Savage 93 + Bushnell 3200 10x

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I have a Savage 93FV in .22wmr that I am thinking about mating with a Bushnell Elite 3200 10x tactical scope. I was wondering if anyone out there had tried this scope out with a .22wmr and if so, how did it work?

I am shooting from 50 out to 100+yrds and I find that I am not moving below 9x magnification on my current 3-9X scope and that I am finding it a little had to see what I want out around 100yrds.

I am shooting mainly paper with a few gophers thrown into the mix.

What do you guys think about this scope choice, or do you have any other thoughts?

Cheers,
 
I bought the same rifle this year and put on a Bushnell elite 3200 3x9x40 I had on another rifle and now am thinking the same as you (I want more power ...lol)...I also added a Boyds tacticool stock and have a Harris bipod on the way for it.


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that's true, I did not think about the parallax for this being a problem. thanks for bringing that up medvedqc.

that is sure pretty chalkriver. i am thinking about getting a stock from Boyd's one of these days aswell.
 
the 10x is not enough to see .22 holes clearly at 100m.

I had one on my .223 Savage BVSS and while it is a good scope it didn't satisfy me.

I found myself struggling to see my shots, and started using shoot n see targets, but they are expensive.

I would look for at least a 12x, but I went with a 5-15.
 
I used a 10x40 for a about 500 rounds on my remington 597 .22LR. I was trying to find a good combo.

I liked aspects of it, the mil dots were handy.

at 25 yards however, with no adjustable focus, the reticle was blurry. parallax was an issue as well.

This was for one range trip only,took if off afterwards. never took it out for gophers.

Glass is clear. turrets are mushy. eye relief is a little short for myself.

For the $, it's a hell of a scope, but for rimfire gopher applications, no. I went with a 3-9x40 instead. Less magnification, but variable won big points in the gopher fields.
 
I bought/shot my first .22WMR this spring, and it's the same 93FV you have. I ended-up using it all summer as my Groundhog buster and with the 30 grain V-Max loads, this thing is a WAY flatter shooter than I had even hoped. Love the gun.

However, as you've noticed, a 3-9x really isn't enough power (it's what I have too) and like you, I plan to give it a little more scope soon. That said, while the price is attractive, I don't think the Elite 10x Tactical will be that big a change. Nice glass, but I'd say get a little more. My plan...and it's partly a budget thing...is the Bushnell Legend 5-15x. About a $200 scope, with mildot reticle. (which I like)

Stock wise...the VERY cheesy black synthetic will stay until the important stuff is sorted-out. :) Good luck with whatever you choose.
 
I just bought a Vortex Crossfire 4-12x40 AO (1-inch tube) Fine Crosshair for my Savage HB rimfire after checking out one another fellow had at the range.

Just waiting for it to come in now.


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I had the 10x Bushnell on my Savage 93 in .17HMR for a couple of years, and was totally satisfied with it. Parallax would not be a problem unless you are shooting at close range...that is a centerfire scope which is parallax-free at the 100-150 yard distances for which the .22WMR is well-suited. As mentioned, the bullet holes were not visible through the scope most of the time, but that's okay...that's what spotting scopes are for. Rifle scopes are meant to be used as aiming devices, not for observing tiny bullet holes in paper targets.

For the money, that scope is very high quality, and the mil-dots can be fun and useful if you start to extend your distance a bit. The only reason I removed it is because I came across a 12x Leupold with a gloss finish that better matched the finish on the gun. The 10x is still going strong now on one of my .308's.
 
I have a Bushnell 3200 10x Tactical scope and like others have mentioned its not ideal to use it inside 100yrds.
Its mounted on my Rem700 SPS Tac .223 and works great at 100yrds+. However, holes at 100yrds are hard to see without ShootnSee targets or a spotting scope.
I like the fixed scope because I find it lighter, robust, and no real need to mess with dials....and for ~$200 its a solid deal.
 
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