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n10sivern
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Posted: October/02/2010 at 16:58 |
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i'm purchasing a .308 remington 700 tactical sps from my neighbor for $400. i dont want the leupold scope he has on it so i'll need another scope. any feedback on the bushnell e6500? i can get a new 2.5-16x50 30mm mildot e6500 for $539 which i thought was a pretty good deal. i will be using this scope for both hunting and target shooting out to 500 yards. my other choices are:
bushnell e4200 6-24x40 mildot for $405 leupold vxii 6-18x40 mildot for $485 sightron 6.5-20x50 mildot big sky sii for $508 plus $75 mail-in rebate Millett 6-25x56 LRS-1 Tactical 35mm for $403 Burris 6-24x44 Signature Select mildot for $544 which would you all think would be the better choice? |
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stickbow46
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Elite 6500 @ that price.I'ts a little more flexable than the 4200 & is 1/4 moa as apposed to 1/8 moa on the 4200!
Also as far as hunting goes 2.5-16 would be better than all the 6x mags.you are looking at.You also get rainguard on the Bushnells a big + for hunting.
I own a 6500 2.5-16x42 MD mounted on a 700 police in .223 & it's a great match!
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n10sivern
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Yeah, that's what I figured. Also knew that was a decent price on the scope, just didn't know how decent til I started researching it some.
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n10sivern
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I can get the bushnell e6500 2.5-16x42 for $480. Is the difference between the 42mm and the 50mm worth the extra $60?
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Urimaginaryfrnd
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42mm bright at 6 power
50mm bright at 7 power
42mm lower rings better cheekweld
50mm taller rings
The difference is not huge but most guys prefer the handling characteristics of the smaller 40mm scocpe unless it is a big heavy rifle.
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empty weight on the rifle, no scope or accessories is 7.5 pounds so its a heavy rifle. |
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