I want to step up the quality of glass on my Rem. 700 .30/'06. I know there is a recent thread about this, but my price range is unfortunately lower, and I will give you any info you'd like if you think it will help.
I bought the gun with a cheapy Simmons 8-point 3-9x40 on it. I was looking at these two options and leaning toward the Sightron cause of the mil-dot reticle and the rave reveiws on Midway USA. Weaver is a well know brand with a good reputation and Field and Stream rated it the best new scope of the year and said it scored perfect on the box test, but it is new and therefore untested.
Weaver
sightron
They are about the same price on sale with different dealers, but I'm not sure which of the two is better. I'd really like some opinions or maybe what you would look at in the same price range.
I live in southwest NM I hunt everything from thick pine and deciduous forest to dead flat prairie,and I have intrest in hunting about anything on 4 legs that are legal to hunt. I am using "see through" scope mounts, which work well with my build so I have the option of using iron sights in closer. I am seriously considering getting a higher power scope for improved distance shooting and keeping the iron sights for out to 200 yds the previous owner had them sighted in for shots that far, and killed a cow elk at 217 or so with a well placed group of 2 or three rounds.(He hit in the right spot, but didn't use quality ammo). I figure if the scope is sighted at 200 or maybe 250 I could stretch out to 500yrds or so if I practice to read the distance and have good enough groups at that range. I've done the number crunching and know the round can be deadly to that range if I can ethically make the shot.
I couldn't afford spending more than about 200 or so on a scope in the next 3-4 months so if you have experience with scopes in this range I'd like to hear what you have used and liked or disliked.
Thanks, Joseph
NEED!!!! advice on new scope looking at 2 options now, experienced opinions welcome.
