whats a good scope for a muzzleloader?
#2
RE: whats a good scope for a muzzleloader?
I have used: Leupold Fixed 4 power, Bushnell elite 3000 & now have a 4200 elite (bushnell) on top of my current MLer. All worked fine. Some I know use the bushnell trophy or banner series and seem to be pleased as well.
Take a look at the Bushnell 3200 Elite if variable power scope is desired.
Take a look at the Bushnell 3200 Elite if variable power scope is desired.
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: roulette,pa usa
Posts: 349
RE: whats a good scope for a muzzleloader?
I used a simmons prodiamond 1x-5x on my ML for a few years and it worked great.Since then i have been upgrading all my scopes to leupold and have replaced the prodiamond with a 2x-7x var X II ML/shotgun leupold.Both these scopes worked for me. You will just have to determine how much money you want to put in a scope.Which ever one you get spend the extra money and buy good scope covers like the butler creek flip open.Good scope covers add years to the life of you scope.
#4
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Harrietta michigan USA
Posts: 116
RE: whats a good scope for a muzzleloader?
If you want a great little scope at a great price. I would look at the Bushnell Elite 3200 2-7x32.
Jon Jackoviak
The Optic Zone
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Jon Jackoviak
The Optic Zone
www.theopticzone.com
#5
RE: whats a good scope for a muzzleloader?
Any scope that will stand the recoil of a .30/' 06 wil work on most muzzleloaders. I am not familiar with your Buckhunter. Is it drilled and tapped for scope mounts? If so, you' re all set. If not, I have found that using a piece of Brownell' s blank .22 cal., 3/8" tipoff type flat-bottomed scope mounting base material and .22 tipoff type mounting rings (I use steel ones) will allow you to mount a scope on an octagon barrelled muzzleloader, with not problems at all. I have an old Lyman 4X All-American mounted this way on a .50 Hawken with 7/8" barrel, weight 7-1/2 pounds, that has been on this gun since at least 1975. I have fired 370-grain Maxiballs out of this gun with as much as 130 grains of Curtis & Harvey musket powder, and my scope has stayed in place to this very day, with what people would consider a .22 rimfire mount holding it!!
#7
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Bessemer City NC USA
Posts: 218
RE: whats a good scope for a muzzleloader?
When scoping a muzzle loader you may want to consider how long of a season you have. If you are like me and have only a week to hunt you may want to look at a cheaper but also good moderately priced scope. I have a Simmons 3 X 10 X 44 Mag on my Thompson Center Black Diamond. There are others you may choose as well. If you have a long season, then you can up your status to a higher price scope as some have suggested.
#8
RE: whats a good scope for a muzzleloader?
Whatever scope you choose a 2x7 is my favorite. I have had a 2x7 tasco world class on my muzzle loaders for 25 years and it still works great.
#9
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newport Maine USA
Posts: 389
RE: whats a good scope for a muzzleloader?
How about one of those 3x9x40 Bushnell 3200 elites that Natchez is selling for $149?Lifetime warranty,decent optics,bright,and you won' t break down and cry if the ML blow-by eats the finish up a little.
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