.......I reached out to a few tech reps from some of the brands we handle and this is the feedback/suggestions I received:.......
Leupold mk4. Seal teams loved them because they r so tough. I have 6 or seven on rifles up to 375 cheytac. Never had one fail. Midway has 4.5-14x50 on sale right now $699. Anither place to try is cameraland ny, mention u are a lr member they giva an extra discount. Goid luck.I have a Savage in 300 win mag that absolutely eats scopes. I've blew up 4 scopes . 2 Bushnell and 2 Vortex . They have all be warranted . I usually miss something before I know the scope is junk. I have a DNZ Game Reaper mount . I'm not looking to break the bank here . $500 -$600 is my budget . Any ideas ??? Thanks.
Agree 100%Oh, and use Burris ***- align regular or tactical rings. They are the best in my opinion, been using them for over 20 years. Ive switched all my guns over except where scopes were mounted and marked already. I have only 2 rings (1") holding a burris 1-4 pistol scope on a 45/70 TC Contender and it doesn't slide or rotate. Nearly 100% gripping surface except where the rings are split and that's only a hair on each side. You can even put a spot of blue loctite on the rings surfaces if "yee hath little faith!" I always try the set up before resorting to that.
Try a hi-lux phenom 5x30x56 or the osprey 6x24x50 I have the savage 338 Lappula magnum with a HI-LUX Phenom on it and I'm a reloader and I don't have any problem with that scope I have multiple Osprey scopes on large caliber magnums and I have had no problems with them and they have a lifetime no excuse Warranty the Hi-Lux is a really good scope for the money I found I have a few of those on smaller caliber rifles but the phenom is a good scope for the money is about $660 you could get a Osprey scope on eBay for around 250$I have a Savage in 300 win mag that absolutely eats scopes. I've blew up 4 scopes . 2 Bushnell and 2 Vortex . They have all be warranted . I usually miss something before I know the scope is junk. I have a DNZ Game Reaper mount . I'm not looking to break the bank here . $500 -$600 is my budget . Any ideas ??? Thanks.
I have a Savage in 300 win mag that absolutely eats scopes. I've blew up 4 scopes . 2 Bushnell and 2 Vortex . They have all be warranted . I usually miss something before I know the scope is junk. I have a DNZ Game Reaper mount . I'm not looking to break the bank here . $500 -$600 is my budget . Any ideas ??? Thanks.
Also I do shoot out of a lead sled but I don't use any weight just the rest.
I don't believe itI have a Savage in 300 win mag that absolutely eats scopes. I've blew up 4 scopes . 2 Bushnell and 2 Vortex . They have all be warranted . I usually miss something before I know the scope is junk. I have a DNZ Game Reaper mount . I'm not looking to break the bank here . $500 -$600 is my budget . Any ideas ??? Thanks.
take a look at the meopta line of scopes the optika 6
just get a Leupold 3i what ever power you want and get rid of the Dnz they are not very good quality get EGW BASES AND RINGS AND YOU WILL NOT HAVE PROBLEMS (IF SOMETHING WOULD GO WRONG WITH THE LEUPOLD THEY HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY) WORTH EVERY PENNYI have a Savage in 300 win mag that absolutely eats scopes. I've blew up 4 scopes . 2 Bushnell and 2 Vortex . They have all be warranted . I usually miss something before I know the scope is junk. I have a DNZ Game Reaper mount . I'm not looking to break the bank here . $500 -$600 is my budget . Any ideas ??? Thanks.
I have a Savage in 300 win mag that absolutely eats scopes. I've blew up 4 scopes . 2 Bushnell and 2 Vortex .
I use Shepherd scopes. I have two mounted on 300 winmags, two mounted on 30-06's and one mounted on a 35 Whelen. They will hold up to the recoil of the Barret Light 50, and I've had no issues with them on any of my rifles. I'm currently getting a 2nd 35 Whelen made and I have already given the gunsmith a Shepherd scope to mount on it. By the way, the Whelen generates around 28 to 34 ftlbs of recoil depending on the charge and bullet weight used, which puts it at or above the recoil of a 300 winchester magnum. The web site is: https://shepherdscopes.com/ and the scopes that I use are the DRS scopes. They contacted me today to let me know they're bringing out a 3.5 to 15 power scope with a 30mm tube in their DRS line sometime this spring/summer. It will run around 900 dollars and be capable of bullet drop compensation out to around 2,000 yards and maybe farther. Also, they have a number of conventional scopes which have the range finding reticle in the front focal plane which will fit your budget and your rifle's trajectory out to 1,000 yards or farther.I have a Savage in 300 win mag that absolutely eats scopes. I've blew up 4 scopes . 2 Bushnell and 2 Vortex . They have all be warranted . I usually miss something before I know the scope is junk. I have a DNZ Game Reaper mount . I'm not looking to break the bank here . $500 -$600 is my budget . Any ideas ??? Thanks.
John if you strap you rifle down in the lead sled with the weight bags under it to offset the recoil of the rifle being used you can damage most scopes in the price range quoted, S&B scopes are tanks for sure. if you let the rifle free recoil in a lead sled, the effect is much less. Just saying. Only my observations due to me damaging a few scopes in year past in a sled shooting a 375 H&H. But I'm sure your experiences are far more accurate than mine.I have used a leadsled for sighting in two Weatherbys, a .300 and a .375, for years. Both Weatherby's are braked and have good recoil pads, I've had absolutely no problems.
I intend to go to Africa this fall and will be sighting in with a lead sled and two S&B 30mm scopes. I anticipate no problems whatsoever