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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote jonbravado Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December/07/2006 at 11:51

the 44 would possibly cause you to mount the scope a step higher -

 

so if you like the 'shotgun' feel of looking through scopes, i would stick to the 40mm's

 

i really don't know about the pentax line too much - i can speak highly of the nikons.

they UCC nikons are very nice scopes - but for daytime, you should be fine w/ the buckmaster line.

 

if you don't mind the adjustable objective, get the Monarch UCC, it's the best of the bunch, IMO

(not considering pentax as a 'tried and true' brand, of course)

 

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First, great choice on cartridge and firearm.

I have had great success with factory and handloads in my Tikka 7-08.

For the scope, I would look at 4.5-14X.

I have  a preference for Burris.

Fullfields are great, Signatures are fantastic.

I just traded a Nikon Buckmaster 4.5-14 with sidefocus.

Not as clear as I'd hoped.

Nice scope and nice finish...I feel my Burris Fullfield glass is better.

 

If this is going to be a truck gun, consider upgrading the mounts from the standard Tikka.

I haven't had any problems but they don't seem all that sturdy.

Good luck.

Where do you shoot?

I live and shoot in the Issaquah area.

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Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40.

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Originally posted by thinkingman thinkingman wrote:

First, great choice on cartridge and firearm.

I have had great success with factory and handloads in my Tikka 7-08.

For the scope, I would look at 4.5-14X.

I have  a preference for Burris.

Fullfields are great, Signatures are fantastic.

I just traded a Nikon Buckmaster 4.5-14 with sidefocus.

Not as clear as I'd hoped.

Nice scope and nice finish...I feel my Burris Fullfield glass is better.

 

If this is going to be a truck gun, consider upgrading the mounts from the standard Tikka.

I haven't had any problems but they don't seem all that sturdy.

Good luck.

Where do you shoot?

I live and shoot in the Issaquah area.



thinkingman - I live in Bellevue.  Haven't shot in awhile...been doing too much bird hunting.  But I plan on getting back into it during the 2007 season for deer and elk.

Let me know where a good place to practice is...I will also be practicing out in the real world with a rangefinder on distant objects.

At this point, I like the Burris Signature Select 3-12x44mm, but I just don't know if I'll like the bigger objective.  I'm also going to make a point of checking out the Pentax Pioneer 4.5-14x42mm.  I've heard from several sources it is the equivalent of a Burris FFII or a Nikon Buckmaster...and at $279, if that's true, I may have to hook it up.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote OK hunter Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December/07/2006 at 20:20

I'll chime in on the caliber.  I have (3) 7mm-08's and love them all.  I have a Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40 on one, a Burris Fullfield II 3-9x40 one one and a VXIII 2.5-8x36 on the third one.

I fully embrace the Burris line of optics.  I think the signature select is a wonderful scope and I would not hesitate to use it.  I also really like the 44mm objective, which I have on some other rifles, but I don't  think it's absolutely necessary that you have it.  I also dont know if a side focus is necessary on a big game rifle, unless you feel you'll have plenty of time to adjust it in before the shot.  Comparing a buckmaster to a signature select I think is an apples and oranges comparison.  Go Burris.

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