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cjhauser
Optics GrassHopper Joined: February/08/2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 26 |
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Posted: February/08/2007 at 21:36 |
I am setting up a hunting rifle and need help picking a scope. The rifle is a remington 700 cdl in 300 rum. It is bedded and I put a muzzle brake on. I plan to use it on elk and brown bear. I looking at 2 scopes in peticular. The Nikon Monarch Gold 2.5-10x50 #6617 and the Bushnell 2.5-10x50 Elite 4200 #422152M . any help you can give will be welcome since I will have to buy online and can not look at them before hand. |
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cjhauser
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I should clearify I hunt elk with a guy who well we will just say he dose not get around really well so most of the shoots we get are rather on the long side. say 300 to 400. then I get the pleasure of the retrevel. He He He.
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cjhauser
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I have NO dout you are corect and I do not plan to ever realy use the 10X side. mabee at the range. the 2.5X with the 50mm is good for wide angle. and I do perfer the #4 reticle and the rings on the rifle are for a 30mm tube. is their any real differance in the low light from 1in to 30mm. If not I will have a gunsmith change the rings and save some on a scope.
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Dogger
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Still think that 2.5X in thick alders up close is too much. On elk you just might have to pass on a shot, but you could end up as Mr. Brown's lunch
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God save the Empire!
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tahqua
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Some of the members around here have some of the bigger scopes on their boomers and like them. The 3.3 inch eye relief on the 4200 is a different story. I think that is a bit too short for a gun that kicks like that RUM. The eye relief on the Nikon is 4.1", much better. I like scopes with smaller objectives and smaller overall dimensions on big guns. The bigger the boom, the smaller the glass, IMO. Edited by tahqua |
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