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Five top scopes if money WAS an object
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<blockquote data-quote="Grumulkin" data-source="post: 951134" data-attributes="member: 29281"><p>My grandson who has limited funds bought a cheap scope; I think it was a Tasco or maybe a Bushnell (both are marketed by Bushnell anyway). As I recall, it cost less than $20 on sale. Surprisingly, it tracked well and has kept its zero well. The little boy is good for ground hog sized targets out to 200 yards off a rest with it.</p><p> </p><p>That said, I had a Tasco scope that hadn't been used all that much which was about 10 inches off at 100 yards in about 1.5 weeks so don't take this to mean I'm recommending either Tasco or Bushnell scopes. You may get lucky and you may not.</p><p> </p><p>As far as the switching scopes between guns goes, I do it all the time. The rings/bases I've used include Warne, Talley and Blaser. There is no loss of zero in taking a scope off and putting it on again using those mounting systems. Actually, there was one exception I had using Warne QD rings on a 378 Weatherby; there was a slight shift in group location when the scope was reattached so I went to a permanent mount with Warne rings. I've used Warne QD rings even on a 300 Win. Mag. witn no problems.</p><p> </p><p>Unless you get a quality scope with tactical style turrets, it's unlikely that you'll be able to write down settings and expect the scope to be on when moved from one rifle to another. I can do that with a Nightforce or Leupold Mark 4 scope but I'm doubtful you'll do that with a cheap scope.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grumulkin, post: 951134, member: 29281"] My grandson who has limited funds bought a cheap scope; I think it was a Tasco or maybe a Bushnell (both are marketed by Bushnell anyway). As I recall, it cost less than $20 on sale. Surprisingly, it tracked well and has kept its zero well. The little boy is good for ground hog sized targets out to 200 yards off a rest with it. That said, I had a Tasco scope that hadn't been used all that much which was about 10 inches off at 100 yards in about 1.5 weeks so don't take this to mean I'm recommending either Tasco or Bushnell scopes. You may get lucky and you may not. As far as the switching scopes between guns goes, I do it all the time. The rings/bases I've used include Warne, Talley and Blaser. There is no loss of zero in taking a scope off and putting it on again using those mounting systems. Actually, there was one exception I had using Warne QD rings on a 378 Weatherby; there was a slight shift in group location when the scope was reattached so I went to a permanent mount with Warne rings. I've used Warne QD rings even on a 300 Win. Mag. witn no problems. Unless you get a quality scope with tactical style turrets, it's unlikely that you'll be able to write down settings and expect the scope to be on when moved from one rifle to another. I can do that with a Nightforce or Leupold Mark 4 scope but I'm doubtful you'll do that with a cheap scope. [/QUOTE]
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