looking for scope for Tikka T3 Varmint .243

[jacknife]

Hi all:

I am a new rifle shooter... just ordered my first center fire rifle, a Tikka T3 HB SS varmint in .243

Being a noob... Looking for any and all advice on what scope would suit this rifle and calibre. I will be using it for yotes and deer, and targets around 200 yards...further when I get comfortable.

Thanks!

 

[shotgunjoe]

What kind of budget ? Shmidt& Bender or Leapers, lots of good product out there but knowing how much you can spend will narrow responses down.

 

[jacknife]

Thanks for the reply...I am limited to about a thousand for glass.

 

[zimbu]

I'd be looking at a Vortex Viper PST or a Sightron for your application and budget. Stick it on your new rifle with some Talley lightweight one piece rings and you're set.

 

[Fassteel]

Nikon Monarch is a fine piece for around $700, that would be for the 5-20 x 44 model. FS

 

[jacknife]

Thanks to everyone that piped up...
After reading as many posts on CGN and other forums, and watching hours of utube, I have it down to Zeiss Conquerst, Sightron SIII and possibly Leupold VX3.

I am looking for something with 3-4x to 12-16x as it will be for yotes and target shooting as well as deer. What I am really stuck on now is the reticle. I don't want something to confusing to fast target acquisition while hunting. What reticles do you guys use that can double for hunting and target shooting?

 

[Woodbeef]

Take a look at the Swarovski Z3 with the BRH reticle.

 

[Mighty Peace]

Leupold VX3 4.5-14x40 with BC or Varmint reticle. Nothing wrong with a Leupold VX2 4-12x40AO with LRD duplex.

A Zeiss would be sweet.

 

[jeff270]

6x Leupold with the betty crocket reticle.

 

[Calum]

6x Leupold with the betty crocket reticle.

You ment Boone and Crockett reticle right?

 

[wolfclan]

I have the same rifle and installed a Leupold VX-2 target 6-18x40 with the fine duplex recticle. Mounted in their medium dove tale rings and bases.

 

[skypilot]

Mildot is hard to beat for ranging the distance, yote hunting holdovers and you can dial your come-ups for target past 600-700yds

 

[david doyle]

OP a 3-9 x 40 with a nice clean uncluttered reticle would serve you well.

The other option is to take advantage of the great bargains you can find on top of the line 4x zeiss, swaros SandB etc scopes. Everyone loves the fancy scopes with mediocre glass and that leaves the boring ole 4x scopes with best glass in the world to languish.

All the zoom power and widgets in the world will not help you one bit when it comes to cleanly killing deer and coyotes with a .243, excellent glass however will.

You can shop down south with reputable places like euro optic for demo and exc cond used stuff and have Prophet River Firearms import it for you for dirt cheap. Basically get $1500+ worth of quality scope for about the cost of a vortex up here.

You will never regret buying a top of the line scope.

 

[david doyle]

yote hunting holdovers and you can dial your come-ups for target past 600-700yds

done alot of deer hunting with a .243?????

 

[Pescado]

Happy with my 6.5-20x50 Big Sky II for the same purpose. Most the people that use them like them for a reason.

 

[jacknife]

Thanks all...I ended up getting a Leupold VX-3 4.5-14x50 CDS with a Duxplex. I did want this scope with the "betty crockett", but they did not have it. Impatience won out. This scope does have the rough "backbone to brisket" ranging system. I tried it out today, and it is good enough for killing deer to 300 yards.