Scout Rifle Scope

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I am slowly turning a rifle into a Scout Rifle and the last thing I need now is a long eye relief scope.

I know Leupold makes a FX-11 Scout Scope and Vortex makes a 2-7x32 Crossfire Scout Scope.

Do any other scope manufacturers make scope designed for a Scout Rifle?

I just want compare as many different brands as possible before I buy.
 
I had a Hi-Lux scout scope for a while, bought it second hand and the original quality and the condition were good for the price. It was a variable, 2-7x if I remember correctly, and I sold it only because I wanted fixed 4x. I replaced it with the Weaver K4 Scout (4x28mm, duplex reticle) from their Classic line. They are out of production now, I believe, but you might find a dealer with remaining stock or a used one. Parallax is set at 50yds though.
 
Just put a weaver fix 4 on my win 94.. wanted the Leopold freedom scout scope. The darn thing was to long.. hung over the ejection port...
The Leopold had a great field of view at max power.. i think it a 2 by 7.. great glass.. but $$$$$
The weaver was clear with a little tighter field of view,,, but it was small and compact, and the eye box was huge.. I'm mean instant ,fullglass everytime you shoulder the rifle,, which inthink is over looked..
Yea looked threw the vortex also, price says it all..put it down beside thebburris...lol
 
I've used most of the scout scopes on the market at one time or another; I like the Burris and Leupolds, both variable and fixed power. I think the best value in a scout is probably the HiLux; compares very favourably in terms of brightness, clarity, field of view, etc. to the others at a much lower price. That Weaver 4x is also a gem, but discontinued for awhile now and I haven't seen any deals on them lately.
 
Try feasting your eye on the new scout scope todd, you won't be disappointed,...,.,.
Your right jjohnwm.
Found that gem tucked away at the sportsmen den..
Amazing the stuff found at these old mom and pop shops
 
I have the vortex 2-7 and the weaver 4x. The trade off is weight. I prefer the variable zoom, but most variables are heavy compared to the fixed zoom models. I would determine if weight is a factor unfortunately your setup and use that to help decide.
 
I have
Vx-r leupold
M8 2.5x leupold eer
M8 4x leupold eer
2-7 burris
2-7 hilux
2-7 aim
Along with several others which I have moved on to new homes.

Eye relief, clarity and light is different for each. Some have worked well on one rifle and not another. It's really been a mix and match effort to set my scouts up and have them shoulder well.

Here are some of the scout styled rifles I've had. As you can see, eye relief plays a huge roll in appearance and balance.
 

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stovepipe699 said:
What about handgun scopes?
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Handgun scopes are usually referred to as EER (Extended Eye Relief) and have longer eye relief than scout scopes, which are usually called IER (Intermediate Eye Relief). Some handgun scopes will work on some scout rifles for some people; many have so much eye relief that they simply can't be mounted on many scout rifles. The further forward the pic rail extends on your rifle, the more likely you are to find a scope that can be used.

I have long neck and arms, which makes it even more important to be able to push the scope further forward and also makes the use of handgun scopes pretty much unworkable. There's really no way to know for sure which combinations will work for you until you have experimented a bit with a few different ones. Even when you do that, and think you have a handle on the numbers you need in terms of inches of eye relief and length of pic rail forward extension...you then try to compare those real world numbers to published manufacturer's specs...only to find that those numbers are way, way off from reality. There's no substitute for "try before you buy".

The next best thing is to have a crapload of assorted rifles to try new scopes on until you find The Perfect Combo. This solution is expensive...but fun...:)
 
jjohnwm said:
Handgun scopes are usually referred to as EER (Extended Eye Relief) and have longer eye relief than scout scopes, which are usually called IER (Intermediate Eye Relief). Some handgun scopes will work on some scout rifles for some people; many have so much eye relief that they simply can't be mounted on many scout rifles. The further forward the pic rail extends on your rifle, the more likely you are to find a scope that can be used.

I have long neck and arms, which makes it even more important to be able to push the scope further forward and also makes the use of handgun scopes pretty much unworkable. There's really no way to know for sure which combinations will work for you until you have experimented a bit with a few different ones. Even when you do that, and think you have a handle on the numbers you need in terms of inches of eye relief and length of pic rail forward extension...you then try to compare those real world numbers to published manufacturer's specs...only to find that those numbers are way, way off from reality. There's no substitute for "try before you buy".

The next best thing is to have a crapload of assorted rifles to try new scopes on until you find The Perfect Combo. This solution is expensive...but fun...:)
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I’ve never had a scout rifle, I accidentally bought a handgun scope and was thinking maybe I could scout mount it on something.
 
I find where the pistol scopes come in handy is on military surplus rifles with the no drill and no tap mounts that attach to the rear site. My SKS has a rail over the gas piston so a pistol scope works well. I have a few different scout and pistol scopes so can swap out to see what works.
 
stovepipe699 said:
I’ve never had a scout rifle, I accidentally bought a handgun scope and was thinking maybe I could scout mount it on something.
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If you already have the scope, just hold it over top of your various guns until you find one that lets you mount it so that it works. Like I said, the "fit" of these things is different for everybody.
 
Snider shooter said:
I find where the pistol scopes come in handy is on military surplus rifles with the no drill and no tap mounts that attach to the rear site. My SKS has a rail over the gas piston so a pistol scope works well. I have a few different scout and pistol scopes so can swap out to see what works.
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Do you remember what brand of mount?
 
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