M88 needs different scope

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Hey everyone went out shooting. I have a M88 in .308 the scope on it is a Tasco 4x32 and I didn't see my target at 100 yards that well so I only took two shots before I realized the futility of taking 100 yard shots. I'm gonna move the Tasco over to my Ithica 72 .22 once it arrives next week as it will work with a .22 much better then a .308 when it comes to long range shots.

I'm looking for some advice on what would be a good scope that can zoom in so I can see the little black center on paper targets not to mention the sweet spot when I'm hunting deer. I'm not wealthy so I need a nice scope under $100 that will let me see my target from 25 yards out to 300 yards.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

C.K
 
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Did you adjust the focus? 4X is fine for 100 y target shooting, and for shooting deer out to 300y (assuming you have the shooting skills) For 100$, you are not likely to get a decent, or even half decent, variable scope.
Please explain your "futility" comment.
 
corrections on my original post

My scope is as focused as I can get it and I can hit a target at 100 yards but not that well as I can't see the actual target center as my cross hair is just to wide for a clear view of it. I also miss typed my budget by $100 as I'll be putting $200 in for the scope. I'm keeping the scope just going to transfer it over to my Ithica .22 as it should work very well with it.

Please if anyone knows of something I should look for please let me know or if you have a nice 3-9 you'd sell me again let me know.

As for the futility it was my first time ever that I went out shooting and with a gun I've never shot before or held till I took it up and we were out in winds gusting up to at least 90KMs as it knocked my rifle off the table and I was way off center at 100 yards. The entire setting of me shooting were so against me yet I made a cloverleaf at 25 yards and hit withing the 2"-3" at 100 Yards and the next day I made some nice shots at 100 yards and after a near miss started twitching when shooting at 25 yards. So I'd say you can drop the assuming I can shoot as I can just look at the following threads. I just need to practice to get better.

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=255088

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=255227
 
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I've told him best bet would be to find a Bushnell Elite 3200 for starters. seems one of the sales persons up at our local WSS pointed him in the direction of a $200+ Simmon's scope. previously a WSS sales person showed us some nice Weaver's that were supposedly full metal construction, including the adjustment knobs.

no doubt we'll be able to find a steal on the Burris Fullfield II or the Elite 3200 in the EE tho...we'll watch it like hawks now! ;)
 
Everything else aside, I find for shooting with a scope, either a small dot target, like a fluorescent orange dot that is 1" or less is good for shooting at, or a square / rectangle divided into 4 quadrants. You put the crosshairs in alignment with the + of four quadrants. Not sure what kind of target you were using, but 4x should be plenty good. If it was a large bullseye, that's a poor target to shoot at with a standard reticle.
 
Free targets printed with laser printer on standard sized paper at home. At 100 yards all I see is a black spot in the middle that my cross hairs completely block along with 1/5 of the target paper from view once I sight in on it.

You might say a 4 times is enough....for you or someone else but I find it's not working for me at anything past 50 Yards as I can't see SQUAT of where I want to place my bullets.

C.K
 
Not to be pedantic, but your targets are too small for 100y, hence the problem with the scope. Standard 100 y targets are circular, with a 6 inch dia black ring, 11 by 18 in overall size.
You and Mr F should hook up with someone that knows the ropes, you'll save a lot of wasted ammo and internet chatter.
Twitching? Whats that all about? Bad news if you're developing a flinch....
 
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What kind of reticle does your scope have? Which target did you print? If you want precision results, you need precision alignment. For hunting you, to some degree, align on the centre of mass. For target shooting, you need precision alignment of the sights on a target. That's why when shooting with a post type sight you set the sights up to align on the bottom edge, 6 oclock on the target bull. If you aimed at center of mass, its too imprecise.

I agree, you can always improve on the scope, but unless your scope has some unusually wide reticle, I can't see how it could work poorly at 100 yards. You should be able to aim minute of angle with the right target, no problem. It might not be good for hitting dimes at 100 yards, but you should be able to hit a tennis ball.
 
Save a bit more and buy a used Leupold 2x7.

You won't be dissapointed. I own four of them. I use them on everything from my 22/250 to my 375/338.


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it has the standard cross hair two lines that meet in the center all one thickness.

I am also meeting up with someone this Friday who is willing to help me out so I'm gonna conserve .308 ammo till then.
 
I'd either draw a red or black + on a sheet of 8.5x11 paper with lines just thick enough to be seen and not obscured by the cross hairs, or place a dot on the center of the sheet of paper, the dot just large enough to be seen and not covered by the cross hairs. Shoot off a sand bag, relax, squeeze the trigger slowly, try to follow through by attempting to watch the impact through the scope, so as not to disturb the rifle. Not that you'll see it, but trying will help ensure follow through (maintaining rifle on target as best can be). The only thing disturbing the rifle should be the recoil and nothing else.
 
That's not a bad target. Are the lines too thin to see beneath the reticle? You should be able to judge the center rectangle as being divided into 4 equal squares.
 
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