Serious rifle shooters help me out

[thunderchicken]

Alright, I was in the market for either a .243 or .270 for traget shooting and some coyote control/ maybe deer and prong horn. Long story short I picked up a Savage .300wsm from a friend instead. Now here is what I need help with. What kind of scope would you recommend? I have set a $300 limit for glass.

 

[gunman41mag]

Alright, I was in the market for either a .243 or .270 for traget shooting and some coyote control/ maybe deer and prong horn. Long story short I picked up a Savage .300wsm from a friend instead. Now here is what I need help with. What kind of scope would you recommend? I have set a $300 limit for glass.

For that money, I say look at NIKON, NATCHEZ and GRAF & SON sell them cheap

 

[Yeah]

I'd look for something used with that budget. You can find Leupold M8s around there. I just bought a Sightron Big Sky for less than $300, and they are excellent.

 

[l c gun guy]

Millet. Mine works very good clear mill dot 16 power returns to zero no problem lifetime warranty.

 

[42769vette]

nikon buckmasters 6-18x40 in with mil recticle. the only time i will get a recticle that is diffrent than the turrets. you can use the mil dots for holdover @ a set power setting

 

[teddy12b]

I'd say either a nikon buckmaster, or burris fullfield with ballistic plex. I've had buckmasters in both 4.5-14 & 6-18x and they were great scopes. I've also been a fan of the burris fullfields with the ballistic plex reticles for a scope that gets sighted in and left alone.

 

[IndianaGTI]

I like my BSA for a cheap scope. Holds its zero but I have never been brave enough to check its return to zero. That being said, I have a Leupold Mark 4 for serious LR shooting.

 

[bstewrat3]

Nikon is my go to company for scopes. I have Pro Hunters on my muzzleloaders and slug guns and Buckmasters on my rifles. Never had a problem with any of them and the 12 gauge slugs from a 6 pound Encore are brutal recoilers.

 

[Thumper]

Millet. Mine works very good clear mill dot 16 power returns to zero no problem lifetime warranty.

Millets cs sucks.All they told me was sorry about your kuck.

 

[gunman41mag]

Millets cs sucks.All they told me was sorry about your kuck.

I had a MILLETT BUCK GOLD 4-16x56 shot about 45 rounds of 50 BMG & the scope lens shot loose, but MILLETT sent me a BRAND NEW one

 

[Yeah]

Millet generally sucks, across the board.

 

[thunderchicken]

Thanks for the advice everyone.

 

[patience0830]

Natchez

Natchez has some refurbed Nikons that are a deal. Optics planet is usually pretty good about prices and SWFA has what they call the samples list that often has some excellent glass with minor cosmetic blems for cheap.

 

[shooter1054]

I have a Browning A bolt in 300wsm. I put a Nikon Prostaff 4-12x 40 on it for under $200. I have Prostaffs on all my rifles and have never had any problems. They all hold zero well. For my money, scope buying is easy: buy a Nikon, install it then shoot the bull out of the target.

 

[hunter46140]

you need to watch the natchez refurbished scopes. I had a buddy get 1 and you could clearly see that the crosshairs were not centered in the optic! They were way off!

 

[worksalot]

For that money I would recommend a nikon or a burris.. I think the Burris fulfield is a nice clear scope for the money

 

[dross]

Mueller Tac II. Six hundred dollars worth of scope for less than three hundred. You won't be sorry.