best benchrest scope?

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I just bought a 6mm br with no optics.I was wondering what scopes people are using on thier benchrest guns?I plan to shoot mostly 300 yards,but I will occasionally shoot out to 500-600 yards.Does the trend seem to be variable scopes or high powered fixed?I would like to know the make and model and powers you would suggest?Most of my shooting will be back country playing around for start, but later on I will probably try out some local benchrest shoots.Thanks Dave
 
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Benchrest means different things to different folks. You seem to be interested in long distance benchrest, but I can't tell if you're referring to the actual discipline of "benchrest". Check out the forums of benchrest.ca for perspectives on that. If you're going to be competing in BR, then weight is a factor, so remember that.

Anyway, a variable is probably best if the distance is going to be variable. Leupold and Nightforce make up the most predominant, I suppose. If you've got the coin, March scopes are considered by BR folks to be the best.

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Both my TRG are topped by Smidth & Bender 5X25X56 Tactical one in P-3 reticle more for hunting and one in P-4 reticle pure long distance, there are less expensive scopes but none better than those ... JP.
 
Cambell River has regular club meets where they shoot benchrest. i would SERIOUSLY chat with those fellows and let them SHOW you the whats and why. They would welcome you with open arms and I bet you will learn more on one afternoon there than in 5 years of lurking here, You will be pleasantly surprised to know that the scopes used in BR can be less than you think. Be very careful asking for free advice on forums like this... remember what you paid for it.
 
I dont say these scopes will make me win a match ( Younger did win my share of matchs ) but those are like Ferraris to much motor for nothing and i ask ...Why not... Cheers JP.
 
From what I have seen the tactical looking scopes are very popular now and people put them on all sorts of rifles not just tactical bolt guns but IIRC the benchrest shooting community eschews those type of scopes and seems to stick, as Obtunded mentions, with more traditional scopes.
 
Far from me the idea of badmouthing anybody scopes... S&B became for me a way of life i own many more in differents configuration, just installed a S&B 1.1X4 X22 Tactical Short Dot on my Ruger 77-44, cant wait to zero that little beauty... Cheers. JP.
 
For competitive BR, the MARCH is the top dog and used in all disciplines and distances.

If you dont have that type of $$, Sightron, Weaver, Leupold whether fixed or variable show up more often.

Depending on the rules, you may not be able to use scopes like NF due to weight limits. If weight is an issue, fixed front AO 1" scopes are lighter then most 30mm side focus variables.

The weaver fixed 36X is a standby used by many shooters. Doesn't have all the bells and whistles offered by some newer products but it is a solid, well priced scope that just keeps on ticking.

I am partial to the new Sightron SII Big Sky fixed 36X. Wider field of view, longer eye relief, more elevation adjustment, I feel better optics. More money but I feel a better scope.

The last gen SII 36X competed side by side to the Weavers and are of similar tech.

From there, you have variables of all manner and size.

Good thing today is that most main brands work very well and it is just a matter of finding what you like, fits your budget, and discipline you want to compete in.

Go to a few matches, chat with the competitors, see what they shoot, if possible, look through their scopes.

Your answers will come very quickly... reticle choice is going to be very important. What I want in a BR rig may not be ideal for plinking at LR rocks and vice versa.

Jerry
 
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