Ruger Scout Rifle Optics, what you got

[Boomer74]

I'm looking for a good (low-power) long/extended eye-relief scope for my lever-gun.

I'm mounting a barrel-mounted picatinney rail on it because I want magnification for those 100m shots.

I want a scope that; a) has an objective of atleast 28mm, b) has variable magnification (1.5 min - 10 max), c) an eye-relief of 6"-12"

Most of what I've seen that meets my criteria are handgun scopes. The Bushnell 6500 posted above is the only rifle scope I have found...

 

[aikidoforever]

A&Shuntr posted: Has anyone seen any of the Leupold Scout scopes in Gunmetal Grey around?





Now we're the same - except mine is a lefty, and I think my wife wants it! Ryan from SFRC got it in for me. I think he still has a matte black one in stock

Nice. Just got my lefty last week and I LOVE it. It is the perfect rifle - for me. I really like the peep sights, might not put optics just yet.

 

[blasted_saber]

The rifle comes with a set of stainless 1" rings from Ruger. Remove the rear sight, then mount the rings and scope. The front rail will have to come off if you install a scope with a 40mm or larger objective lens. A Leupold 2-7 X 33 fits without removing the rail.

Awesome, thanks. Not a big fan of forward mounted scopes

 

[captonion]

Awesome, thanks. Not a big fan of forward mounted scopes

Strange to shoot also..Especially hard to aquire target off hand IMO..

 

[A&Shuntr]

Strange to shoot also..Especially hard to aquire target off hand IMO..

You must have had the scope mounted backwards!

 

[josquin]

You might be interested in David Fortier's article in Shotgun News, "Scoping your Scout Rifle", where he compares Burris, Leupold and Hi-Lux/Leatherwood EER scopes. You can find it on the Hi-Lux website at hi-luxoptics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/SGNScopingScout-1.pdf

Stuart

 

[captonion]

You must have had the scope mounted backwards!

Ya thats it!

I do find it much slower to aquire a moving target, especially in the bush...

 

[NoTarget]

I'm looking for a good (low-power) long/extended eye-relief scope for my lever-gun.

I'm mounting a barrel-mounted picatinney rail on it because I want magnification for those 100m shots.

I want a scope that; a) has an objective of atleast 28mm, b) has variable magnification (1.5 min - 10 max), c) an eye-relief of 6"-12"

Most of what I've seen that meets my criteria are handgun scopes. The Bushnell 6500 posted above is the only rifle scope I have found...

I would suggest you look at a Burris Fullfield 2-7x35 scope as that would be close. You might not have 6" eye relief at full magnification but you will have more than enough at the lower settings.