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    Posted: December/07/2004 at 19:37

I am waiting for arival of my volquartsen custom .17.

I want to scope it for paper punching,and one shot squirrles,vermin,etc. (they smart around these parts) so I must be fast, or long range.  So I would like to shoot 30yds to 200yds. staying around the general price of the

LEU  6.5-20 X40 EFR target, VX-III 4.5 - 14 x 40 long range mark4 4.5-14X40  finedup or mil dot

burris blk. dia. 6-24x50 Mil or fine dup, FF2 w/balisticplex

bushnell 4200  4-16 x 40

 

Any help most apprieciated,   Chas

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If you have not already done so, you should probably check out these two recent topics that also dealt with scope recommendations for .17 HMR rifles:

 

http://www.opticstalk.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1062&PN=1

 

http://www.opticstalk.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=975&PN=1

 

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either black diamond ballistic mildot 6-24x50, or EFR.

 

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The Burris Ballistic Plex reticle was designed to work with just about any caliber and comes with detailed instructions and decals, that depict what the lines represent for different calibers, that you can stick on your rifle stock.  Here is what the hold overs work out to be for .17 Hornady Magnum 17 grain Hornady VMax bullet moving at 2550 feet per second.

As you can see it is very simple to shoot any where from 100 - 300 yards with this reticle.  The Burris Ballistic Plex reticle is available in several scopes.

  1. 2-7x36 Matte Finish, Short Mag for $259.95
  2. 3-9x32 Matte Finish, Compact for $269.95
  3. 3-9x32 Matte Finish, Quad Knobs, Compact for $266.95
  4. 3-9x32 Matte Finish, Short Mag for $269.95
  5. 3-9x40 Matte Finish, Fullfield II with FREE 20x50 Burris Landmark Spotting Scope for $197.95
  6. 3-9x40 Matte Finish, Fullfield II with FREE 8x32 Burris Landmark Binocular for $199.95
  7. 3-9x40 Silver Finish, Fullfield II for $218.95
  8. 3-9x40 Gloss Finish, Fullfield II for $198.95
  9. 3-9x40 Matte Finish, Illuminated, Fullfield II for $315.95
  10. 2.5-10x44 Matte Finish, EurDiamond for $432.95
  11. 3-10x40 Matte Finish, Signature Select for $376.95
  12. 3-10x40 Matte Finish, Illuminated Signature Select for $473.95
  13. 3-10x40 Matte Finish, Posi-Lock, Signature Select for $400.95
  14. 3-10x40 Matte Finish, Posi-Lock, Illuminated, Signature Select for $498.95
  15. 3-10x40 Matte Finish, EuroDiamond for $424.95
  16. 3-9x50 Matte Finish, Fullfield II for $274.95
  17. 3.5-10x50 Matte Finish, Fullfield II for $319.95
  18. 3.5-10x50 Matte Finish, Illuminated, Fullfield II for $380.95
  19. 3-12x44 Matte Finish, Signature Select for $396.95
  20. 3-12x44 Matte Finish, Posi-Lock, Signature Select for $423.95
  21. 3-12x50 Matte Finish, EurDiamond for $475.95
  22. 4-12x32 A/O, Matte Finish, Compact for $317.95
  23. 4.5-14x32 A/O, Matte Finish, Short Mag for $325.95
  24. 4.5-14x42 A/O, Matte Finish, Illuminated Fullfield II for $433.95
  25. 4.5-14x42 A/O, Matte Finish, Fullfield II with FREE 12-24x50 Burris Landmark Spotting Scope for $339.95
  26. 4-16x44 A/O, Matte Finish, Signature Select for $429.95
  27. 4-16x44 A/O, Matte Finish, Posi-Lock, Signature Select for $478.95
  28. 4-16x44 A/O, Matte Finish, Illuminated Signature Select for $546.95
  29. 4-16x44 A/O, Matte Finish, Posi-Lock, Illuminated, Signature Select for $571.95
  30. 4-16x50 Side Focus, Matte Finish, Black Diamond for $579.95

 

 

 

The BSA Sweet 17 line of scopes are made specifically for 17 caliber rifles.  The BSA scopes utilize a bullet drop cam (located on the elevation adjustment) instead of a hold over

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