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Scope Advice For A Custom Hunting Rifle.
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<blockquote data-quote="Senderofan" data-source="post: 444057" data-attributes="member: 13831"><p>JDM:</p><p> </p><p>You have an interesting dilemna on your hands....One thing that would be helpful to know....What are some of the specs on your new rifle? I'm thinking specifically in terms of rifle size...is it a benchrest / prone style or a lightweight stalking type rifle? The reason I ask....the scopes you're wondering about can get pretty large and heavy...and added weight to a stalking rifle that you'll be using at altitude to hunt sheep is not what you want.</p><p> </p><p>Having said that...I use military style scopes on my hunting rifles. I'm just switching to a Premier Heritage 5-25X scope from a NightForce NXS 5.5-22X ( Which is going on my teenage sons rifle ). I have also owned / used an IOR 6-24x in the past. I really like the robust nature of the scopes...I also like the reticles. With the Premier....I'll now have zero stops....which is absolutely wonderful. My rifles tend to be heavy from the get go...they are more like bench style rifles....so these scopes do not overwhelm the rig. I also don't do much if any stalking when I hunt....so take my experiences with a grain of salt. I've not used my hunting scopes to shoot beyond 400 yards or so...but I've done that type of range without any difficulty at all. I have a varmint rig with a NightForce 8-32X BR scope that I've used to shoot prarie dogs out to 850 yards and the scope is amazingly accurate when dialing in my dope.</p><p> </p><p>Good Luck...I've enjoyed my NightForce, IOR and now Premier scopes on my rifles. I think you'd be very happy as well...as long as you know that these scopes tend to be large and heavy.</p><p> </p><p>Wayne</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Senderofan, post: 444057, member: 13831"] JDM: You have an interesting dilemna on your hands....One thing that would be helpful to know....What are some of the specs on your new rifle? I'm thinking specifically in terms of rifle size...is it a benchrest / prone style or a lightweight stalking type rifle? The reason I ask....the scopes you're wondering about can get pretty large and heavy...and added weight to a stalking rifle that you'll be using at altitude to hunt sheep is not what you want. Having said that...I use military style scopes on my hunting rifles. I'm just switching to a Premier Heritage 5-25X scope from a NightForce NXS 5.5-22X ( Which is going on my teenage sons rifle ). I have also owned / used an IOR 6-24x in the past. I really like the robust nature of the scopes...I also like the reticles. With the Premier....I'll now have zero stops....which is absolutely wonderful. My rifles tend to be heavy from the get go...they are more like bench style rifles....so these scopes do not overwhelm the rig. I also don't do much if any stalking when I hunt....so take my experiences with a grain of salt. I've not used my hunting scopes to shoot beyond 400 yards or so...but I've done that type of range without any difficulty at all. I have a varmint rig with a NightForce 8-32X BR scope that I've used to shoot prarie dogs out to 850 yards and the scope is amazingly accurate when dialing in my dope. Good Luck...I've enjoyed my NightForce, IOR and now Premier scopes on my rifles. I think you'd be very happy as well...as long as you know that these scopes tend to be large and heavy. Wayne [/QUOTE]
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