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So I received today the final piece of my "puzzle" now I just need to put all the pieces in the right place.

So far I have had a "cheap" scope on my 1 and only hunting gun (Savage 111 FCXP3 270 Win), the package scope that came with it.

Last year I upgraded the scope, albeit still inexpensive but decent quality for the price, with a Nikon Prostaff 4-12x40 with BDC.


In the past few months I bought/built a few more hunting guns and purchased some more quality glass (some better than others)

So, below I will list the rifles and the scopes.

Wanting to know which optic you would pair with which rifle and why.

Rifles:
Aforementioned Savage 111 FCXP3 in 270 (Deer/Moose)
Custom built 6.5-08, Trued SS SPS, SS Krieger barrel 1:8 twist (previously one of my F-Class rigs), put into an SPS stock to keep the weight down. (Deer)
Savage Light Weight Hunter in 6.5 Creedmoor 1:8 twist (Yeah I know, kinda redundant with the 6.5-08 but had to have it) (Deer)
I'll call this one semi custom even though all parts are factory..... older Rem 700 in 300WM that will be getting a heart transplant in the way of a newer factory SS Rem 700 barrel which has a removable muzzle brake installed. (Moose)


Scopes:
Nikon Prostaff 4-12x40 w/BDC Reticle
Nikon Prostaff 4-12x40 w/Plex Reticle
Leupold VX-2 4-12x40mm AO w/Duplex Reticle
and the newest arrival Leupold VX-3 3.5-10x50 w/Wide Duplex Reticle

My current config is as follows:
Savage 6.5 Creedmoor - VX-3
Rem 6.5-08 - VX-2
Savage 270 - Nikon BDC
Rem 300WM - Nikon Plex.
 
Scopes are less about the rifle they are on and more about how they are used... you essentially have four of the same scope... put them in a pile, close your eyes and pick.
 
A top quality scope, will definetly make your rifle a better shooter, maybe not by much, but for me those little differences are HUGE in the final results... I think it is always a matter of balance... In my book that is... JP.
 
hoytcanon said:
Scopes are less about the rifle they are on and more about how they are used... you essentially have four of the same scope... put them in a pile, close your eyes and pick.
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You beat me to it, what the rifle is for should determine which scope it wears. Consider a .243. In the long range varmint role, a high powered scope like a 5-25X50 wouldn't be out of place, but use that same rifle in a tree stand over bear bait, and a fixed 2.5X would be superior. The primary advantage of the modern glass sight is not magnification, the primary advantage is that both the target and aiming point appear in the same focal plane and both are in clear focus at the same time. The purpose of magnification is to enable the shooter to see his target, with the proviso that as magnification increases, field of view decreases, making the high powered glass difficult to use at close range. You need to be able to see the entire target, not just part of it, and if its a live target, you need to be able to find it in the scenery. Of the scopes you mention, I'd probably put the 3.5-10X on the .300.
 
I'm with boomer on this one, VX3 on the 300 and then throw the rest away and hunt everything for the rest of your life with one of the most versatile cartridges ever introduced............
 
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