Helpful criteria when choosing scope or asking for scope recommendations ...

[FEENIX]

There seems to be people looking for scope recommendations but do not specify their parameters/personal preferences from the start. The following are some helpful considerations ...

- Budget (most important IMHO)
- It never hurt to add any personal research done (to prevent duplication of effort)
- Intended purpose and at what range
- SFP vs FFP
- Fixed vs Variable
- Magnification range
- Illum vs non-illum
- 1" vs 30MM or larger
- Weight restriction
- Length restriction
- Reticle
- Zero stop/non-zero stop
- Zero or canted mounting
- When in doubt go directly to the source

These are just starters but the more pertinent information provided at the start, the better the yield. If there is a change, make the revision to the original post, not elsewhere in the thread, most will NOT read all the posts but will make recommendations based on the original post.

Cheers!

Ed

ADDED:

- It doesn't hurt to perform a search either since this subject has been discussed in every way conceivable (courtesy of @Rick Richard ).
- Physically look through the scope (at the store or friend, etc.) if possible (courtesy of @JMW67).

 

[JMW67]

You are 100 percent correct here It is always nice to have some friends in the shooting game so you can play with their rifles and ask their opinions if you dont have these friends go to your local range talk to some folks most are likely to let you look through their scopes and answer questions the ones that wont are most likely clueless anyway

 

[Rick Richard]

It doesn't hurt to perform a search either since this subject has been discussed in every way conceivable.

 

[FEENIX]

It doesn't hurt to perform a search either since this subject has been discussed in every way conceivable.

Yep!