Scope for 300 wsm
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What kind of rifle and what are you planning on doing with it? The use has more bearing than the caliber.
I’ve got a 4.5-14 X 40, 30mm side focus with B&C retiicle on my Kimber 300 WSM. For pure hunting I would be as well served with a 3.5.-10 but I shoot a lot of steel and the higher power aids in seeing the impact marks on the paint. I don’t mind the extra 3 ounces of weight,
Thats my use though, your’s may be different.
I’ve got a 4.5-14 X 40, 30mm side focus with B&C retiicle on my Kimber 300 WSM. For pure hunting I would be as well served with a 3.5.-10 but I shoot a lot of steel and the higher power aids in seeing the impact marks on the paint. I don’t mind the extra 3 ounces of weight,
Thats my use though, your’s may be different.
Wow… two eye roll comments in a row. Good jobSo that would be THE BEST for pushing bush and shooting moose at 50 yds?
I have three rifles in 300 wsm and each one has a different scope for a different scenario.
One has a leupold 1x6 firedot,
another has a zeiss 3.5x10,
and the last has a zeiss 4.5x14
You may want to consider buying a scope with a 3x18 power range as it would cover all the bases.
One has a leupold 1x6 firedot,
another has a zeiss 3.5x10,
and the last has a zeiss 4.5x14
You may want to consider buying a scope with a 3x18 power range as it would cover all the bases.
It seems like you’re setting up a moose rifle, your 300 wsm is fine btw.
Moose are big, a 400 yard bull presents the same as a 100 yard deer. My choice would be a leupold 3.5-10, especially if the rig might be for sale after the hunt.
Moose are big, a 400 yard bull presents the same as a 100 yard deer. My choice would be a leupold 3.5-10, especially if the rig might be for sale after the hunt.
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Irons. - danSo that would be THE BEST for pushing bush and shooting moose at 50 yds?
As mentioned above, buy the best glass you can afford.
Depending on what you are hunting, the environment you are hunting, and your chosen/preferred hunting style (spot and stalk vs stand hunting), choose the variable power range that best suits those conditions. E.g., a 3-9x40 or 3.5-10x40 for all around use across the widest variations, 2-7x33 for stand hunting or spot and stalk in the thick timber, or a 4-12x40/4.5-14x40 for open country/alpine hunting.
If you are stand hunting or in open country/alpine country, a range, dial, shoot set up with turrets can work, while spot and stalk or stand hunting in the thick timber is better suited to a plain duplex reticle, and for spot and stalk over a wide range of terrain and environment types, a reticle with a Bullet Drop Compensation (BDC) element may be more useful when range/dial/shoot may not be as convenient.
As I am of the latter group, I have a Leupold VX-3 3.5-10x40 B&C scope on my 300 WSM. Has worked great for me for the past 22 years! But this is just my preference.
Depending on what you are hunting, the environment you are hunting, and your chosen/preferred hunting style (spot and stalk vs stand hunting), choose the variable power range that best suits those conditions. E.g., a 3-9x40 or 3.5-10x40 for all around use across the widest variations, 2-7x33 for stand hunting or spot and stalk in the thick timber, or a 4-12x40/4.5-14x40 for open country/alpine hunting.
If you are stand hunting or in open country/alpine country, a range, dial, shoot set up with turrets can work, while spot and stalk or stand hunting in the thick timber is better suited to a plain duplex reticle, and for spot and stalk over a wide range of terrain and environment types, a reticle with a Bullet Drop Compensation (BDC) element may be more useful when range/dial/shoot may not be as convenient.
As I am of the latter group, I have a Leupold VX-3 3.5-10x40 B&C scope on my 300 WSM. Has worked great for me for the past 22 years! But this is just my preference.
IMO and that is just that, my own opinion, stay away from complicated scopes and high magnification scopes, like busy reticles, big external turrets, heavy and bulky scopes. KISS is the way to go for hunting scopes! Target dedicated scope can be different!
Anyway I’m a big fan of Leupold scope because they are, in my experience anyway, reliable and light weight compared to most other brand. My favorite one are 2.5-8 by far, but a 3.5-10 is ok too and still quite light!
Anyway I’m a big fan of Leupold scope because they are, in my experience anyway, reliable and light weight compared to most other brand. My favorite one are 2.5-8 by far, but a 3.5-10 is ok too and still quite light!
