Need a scope for my remington 7400 I just bought. It had a Dusk & Banner on it and it will only hold 6" patterns. How crappy is that? Anyway, need some suggestions on Scopes. Don' t say Swarovski or Zeiss or Kahles. I am only 19 and work part-time while going to school, so it' s gotta be under $300. I am thinking of the Leupold VX-I, maybe a Nikon. Please give me all the advice you can give. Thanks again and Happy Hunting!!!
Nikon Buckmaster 3-9X40. All the scope you' ll ever need, and priced between 175.00 and 199.00 depending on where you get it. Then you' ll have to figure in about 45.00 for new rings if you need them.
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I just saw some adds for a new line of " less" expensive leupolds you might want to look at. The scopes still come with the lifetime warranty and are supposed to be around $200 retail.
I quickly read the advertisement, and went to go look at it again, the " new" scope is a redesigned VX-1. The scope is a great scope and well within your price range.
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I' m always looking for a good buy.Check out these scopes.
1. Weaver V-series ( around 140.00)
2.Nikon pro staff (130.00-180.00)
3.Sightron SI (150.00-190.00)
These three scopes are great buys and are quality optics.
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I agree with danny .. The nikon buckmaster is hard to beat 3x9x40 $155 at dnrsports.com ... I have one on my 45/70 and disc .. very clear, never a problem ..Bill
SD...for the $, a VXII is hard to beat. You can get a 3-9-40 for about $275. Some other options are...Nikon, Bushnell Elite 3200, Weaver or Sightron. All nice scopes.
Question, are you sure the problem is with the scope? Before I spent much money, I' d make sure it' s the scope, not the gun.
i was lucky and found a used leupold varix II 3x9x40 for 150.....crystal clear....shoots like a dream.......also id make sure it was the scope before i bought a good scope for a junk gun......some guns just wont group well.....also it may be ammo....try diffrent grain bullets and diffrent bullets ect....it may be the ammo or even the gun....ive heard 7400s werent the most accurate thing there is...id definently make sure it was the scope before i dished out 300 to find out the gun still wont shoot.....
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$300 is a reasonable allocation of funds for a scope for your rifle.
If you are just shooting at the range or deer in the local patch, then probably any of the ones listed thus far will do and do so for far less than $300.
If you plan to leave home and go for the big time, now or in the future, then I' d recommend a Leupold VX-I or VX-II with a good set of mounts.
They all look shiny in the glass display case and they all have one bragging point or another where they' ll claim to be " better" . But when you check among hunters that are going for the out of state hunt, with lost wages, significant costs, and preference points used all on the line -- you will find Leupold comes in commonly as the minimum allowable AND as the most commonly used. We have these threads before and when it all shakes out Leupold carries the day 3 to 1.
When we get threads that involve sitting around the campfire bemoaning having to borrow a gun because the scope went bad it is almost always followed up with " should have went for a better scope" and that is commonly followed up with " leupold" with Zeiss being right in the running. I' ll leave out the Swar...... scope since it breaks the $300 mark.
Go to gunbroker.com and search under scopes -- you can do mighty fine and come in under $300. If the gun is the problem, then I assume you will replace it with another. Then keep the scope and put it on the next one.
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EKM
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Scopes.................under $300
