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    Posted: April/08/2017 at 17:57
Hello all: I'm new here but have been through the mill as far as shooting in general goes & have only ever been interested in extremely accurate rifles and handguns.I've always been intrigued by switch barrel rifles & bought a 455 in .22 LR when they first came out.It shot well enough but I thought it could be better. I put a target crown in it & lengthened the chamber/throat .100in to shoot Stingers.One down,3 to go. Next was the standard chamber LR barrel. It was a ringer right out of the box. I figured the 17 HMR would be easy & it was. Took about a box of shoot & clean regimen & it was amazing. 3 down....on to the WMR. I figured this would be the toughest one & turns out I was right. I originally bought 2 of these...the first was pretty good, much better than the second one. I was ready to order a third but decided to try to make the "bad" one shoot..mainly because it was bad enough that I didn't want to be associated with selling it. After a lot of bore scoping I decided to shorten it.500 in. & re crown. Half a box of shoot & clean later it started to come around & by the end of the box it was the most accurate WMR I've ever had...& I've had some good ones. Testing was done with a trusted 36# Leopold bench rest.          Sorry for the ramblings but I wanted to set the stage for the question: What moderate sized & weight scope do I put on it for squirrel and " egg shoots"? (Chicken eggs laying on their sides at 200 Yards, rimfire only & 7.5 lbs total weight. LOTS o fun especially if the wind is blowin!!                                 About 7 years ago Zeiss started making their conquest in 4.5-14 x 44. Side focus down to 30 yds,glass & quality that made Leopold look silly for half the price...They could be had for about $425 & I bought 2 of em....should've got 10. Best bang for the buck I've ever found & naturally they don't make em anymore.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Urimaginaryfrnd Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April/08/2017 at 19:41
It sounds like you have some really nice rimfire set ups going.  Are you looking for glass for the 455?
egg size targets at 200 yds takes a different type of scope than stalk and shoot squirrel hunting so I'm really thinking you would enjoy 

Vortex 3-15x42 Razor HD LH Rifle

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I had a few of the zeiss 4.5-14s, am disappointed they discontinued it.

The vortex would be a good fit. Swarovski had a scope several years ago with a turret that allowed for multiple zeros. I've always been enteigued by the switch-barrel guns, but figured keeping track of all the zeros and details would make it more work than it was worth.

I would think you want something with lots of elevation travel, exposed turrets, no zero stop, and a stock for a very complicated range card.

Good luck. Vortex makes great stuff.
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The Conquest 4.5-14x has been reborn as Meopta MeoPro 4.5-14x. it is not as affordable as it was back then, but still a very nice scope

I'd be looking at Vortex Razor HD LH as well. If you need a turren, try Kenton.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Michigan Mark Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April/11/2017 at 08:45
Thanks guys for your thoughtful help on this. It does seem I read somewhere recently about a guy that bought a couple Meoptas & absolutely hated them but I guess that can happen with anything. If they are the conquest reborn & as good I'll probably have to try one! Thanks again.
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