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I just got a Savage 12fv in 6.5 Creedmoor. I'm in Ontario so this will be mostly for coyote, bear, and if I can get away maybe whitetail. I'm thinking the Vortex crossfire ii in 4-12x44mm but I'm open to other options.

Also, what's the best way to mount as well? Weaver bases and rings?
 
I'd skip on the Chinese Vortex, Nikon Prostaff 4-12 is about the same price and good glass.
2 piece bases I like Burris XTR steel bases. 1 piece MDT is nice, or EGW, Warne, lots of options depending if you want a 0-30 MOA base.
Rings TPS, MDT (only if using a picatinny base like the MDT/EGW since they use dual locking cross bolts on each ring), EGW, again lots of good options there, but avoid cheap rings...will only lead to headaches lol.
 
Instead of looking at cheaper new scopes, you could look in the EE here for a better quality used scope. Many of the scope manufacturers offer lifetime warranties, so no issues there. Leupold Vari X III's and the newer VX-3's are excellent scopes and can be found for reasonable prices. If shooting longer distances, 4.5-14 work well, and if staying inside 300-400 yards, the 3.5-10's are hard to beat. The B&C reticles are nice for hold over on targets beyond 200 yards. Have not had a warranty issue in over 30 years using these scopes, new or used. The one time I fell in the mountains and landed on the rocks scope first, mailed to Korth (warranty/service centre in Alberta) it was back on my rifle in 11 days) for repair, but that was not a scope issue, but damage from an incident.
The Talley Lightweights are a simple, sturdy one piece base and ring design with 4 screws per ring foor solid mounting. Nice clean lines and are reliable. Been using them for several years on a number of my rifles, with no issues.
 
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PastorBlaster said:
I just got a Savage 12fv in 6.5 Creedmoor. I'm in Ontario so this will be mostly for coyote, bear, and if I can get away maybe whitetail. I'm thinking the Vortex crossfire ii in 4-12x44mm but I'm open to other options.

Also, what's the best way to mount as well? Weaver bases and rings?
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Vortex are great optics for the money. Check out EE for your rifle scope, there are some good deals.
 
Another vote for Leupold. Leupold's warranty and their customer support through the Korth Group, make them a top choice for Canadian riflemen. If you purchase your scope used, you can save 30% or more off the suggested retail price, and the scope can then be sent to Korth to be checked out, if necessary repaired for free, and if you choose to, you can pay to have a different reticle or turrets installed. Vortex doesn't offer that.

I've tried all sorts of scope mounting solutions over the years, and at this point in time have reached the conclusion that the greatest latitude for mounting scopes is realized with a one piece slotted Picatinny rail base. This takes into account problems associated with tube lengths presenting challenges for the placement of rings, scopes with long ocular lenses, and a variety of other issues.

The choice of a 4-12X scope takes care of your long shots, but only you know if 4X is low enough for your circumstances, or if you are likely to have more long shots than close ones. I happen to like the 4-12X Leupolds I've owned, but for a single scope user, a 4-12X might not be as useful as a 2-7X if your shots are typically within 300 yards, and a good number of shots are taken on moving targets within 50.
 
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> Badger mounts and rings.

> Nightforce scope. (Also hear good things about the Schmidt and Bender.)

> On a budget: ELITE TACTICAL XRS II RIFLESCOPES - 4.5-30X50, a 34 mm scope, and sometimes rebates are available.

bit of a learning curve on FFP and MRAD, but once you've used it a bit, you will wonder how you ever lived without it.

My best scope is a Nightforce SHV 4 - 14 x 56, mounted on a Mossberg MMR with Vortex rings. I shoot 250 yards max, mostly 100 yds. Clear optics, good eye box, and nice focus.

I'm a cheap shooter, usually set a budget and then try and buy the best value for that budget.

A general rule of thumb, for the first years shooting, the rifle is usually 20% of your cost, 10% for good rings and bases, 40% for optics and the last 30% for shooting supplies and trinkets.

So with your $3,000 budget, $600 app went for the rifle. That means that you have $1200 for a scope, I'd pick a (probably one of the best for the money, see below). Which leaves you $300 for rings and bases, and about $900 for a scope level, Lapua brass and a few hundred ELD bullets and couple # of 4350 powder.

ht tps://spinoutdoor.com/best-long-range-scope-under-1000/
 
With 2 posts and a 0 feedback rating your information is lacking.
What is your objective as to the end weight of your rifle?
Now weigh your rifle and see where you are going to cut weight while adding bases, rings, scope, sling and maybe a bipod.
If shooting off a bench . . . no problem.
Not much of a problem with gently undulating landscape and as the degree of difficulty increases so does your choices for reducing weight.
Cost of your scope will depend on your financial means but take a close look at what you will get at half the value of the rifle, equal value of the rifle and twice the value of the rifle.
The Current Bushnell offer ends in about 10 days but the dealer should also give you a deal . . . the Bushnell offer costs him nothing.
There are lots of threads so you have a great place to start accessing your needs and learning how to understand the differences and luck between hunting coyotes, bears and deer.
That said regardless of what rifle might be used when hunting deer when I see a coyote it suddenly becomes a coyote hunt!
 
"So with your $3,000 budget, $600 app went for the rifle. That means that you have $1200 for a scope, I'd pick a (probably one of the best for the money, see below). Which leaves you $300 for rings and bases, and about $900 for a scope level, Lapua brass and a few hundred ELD bullets and couple # of 4350 powder. "




Great advice, now I can use that argument with my wife why my scope is so expensive !! Lol
 
Burris Fullfield II or Bushnell Elite 3500 are both good hunting scopes, in the $350-400 range.
Stepping up a bit, Leupold VX2.

Next, get good rings and bases. The quality of the scope is moot, if it is mounted in ####ty rings. Leupold turn-in rings with rear windage adjustment are good. Another consideration is ring height. Lower rings are better, but depending on what scope and what rifle you are mounting it to, sometimes with low rings, the scope can interfere with the rear ring base. You want the scope eye-relief to be correct for you, so forward/backward adjustment of the scope is important. There are variants to the rings and bases that can allow scope positioning specific to you and your rifle. Ring base height is also occasionally an issue, for example, on some Remington 7600 rifles, the rear base must be shimmed up to be able to zero the scope.

I recommend buying scope and rings from a knowledgeable and helpful retailer who can setup the rings for you. They will get you setup properly, and likely bore-sight the scope also. If you buy the scope online, you are giving up the personal service that a smaller shop can provide you with, to get the proper rings etc installed for your situation.
 
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Leupold VX-3 3.5-10X40mm
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This. It's an awesome scope without being heavy or "clunky."

I own several each Burris Fullfield II scopes, and Leupold VX-II scopes. Though the Burris are a less expensive scope, I like them equally.

Burris also now has a lifetime warranty similar to Leupold's. I developed a bit of parallax in a Burris, sent it in, and had it back fixed in a couple weeks.
 
nitro-express said:
> Badger mounts and rings.

> Nightforce scope. (Also hear good things about the Schmidt and Bender.)

> On a budget: ELITE TACTICAL XRS II RIFLESCOPES - 4.5-30X50, a 34 mm scope, and sometimes rebates are available.

bit of a learning curve on FFP and MRAD, but once you've used it a bit, you will wonder how you ever lived without it.

My best scope is a Nightforce SHV 4 - 14 x 56, mounted on a Mossberg MMR with Vortex rings. I shoot 250 yards max, mostly 100 yds. Clear optics, good eye box, and nice focus.

I'm a cheap shooter, usually set a budget and then try and buy the best value for that budget.

A general rule of thumb, for the first years shooting, the rifle is usually 20% of your cost, 10% for good rings and bases, 40% for optics and the last 30% for shooting supplies and trinkets.

So with your $3,000 budget, $600 app went for the rifle. That means that you have $1200 for a scope, I'd pick a (probably one of the best for the money, see below). Which leaves you $300 for rings and bases, and about $900 for a scope level, Lapua brass and a few hundred ELD bullets and couple # of 4350 powder.

ht tps://spinoutdoor.com/best-long-range-scope-under-1000/
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That's some funny stuff right there. The poor fellow just wants a simple scope to shoot some coyote, bear and maybe deer and you gave him $3000 overall budget and a list of stuff he probably doesn't want or need. :)

To the OP ...... Any Leupold 4-12, 3.5-10, 4.5-14 in any decent weaver style mounts would serve you well w/o any troubles.
 
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