Originally Posted by
Hhardrockminer
Hey,
I would like to say "sorry" for the last post and I was just venting and upset with myself for not conveying a little more info than I did.
I don't get into the depth of some things as I should and have people misunderstand what I'm trying to say which is on ME.
Was and am basically wanting to improve my optics as I know the scope my brother had mounted for me was more of a memory of him thing than it was anything else.
My son after we hunted last yr. told me I really needed to upgrade which I plan to do, just trying to figure out which scope to go with.
He just mounted a Nikon Black on his Browning 7mm, but I would prefer not to spend that much seeing as I'm not working and have a set income now.
I will look into the Leupold and a few others and what you all to know I really do appreciate you in put on this post.
Thanks,
Hhardrock
I am going to throw a full wild ball idea for you, as I really get sentimentalist value on things, and to the point I have rifles that are older and I leave AS IS< just due to this reason, they are perfect to em AS IS!
have you thought about just buying a whole new rifle and scope
and before you think this is a SUPER costly deal, I get being on a budget and all
BUT there are decent rifle packages out there, that come with a rifle and a scope on them that can be had for less than or darn near $600 bucks
Rem ADL packages
Mossberg ,, HOWA, and many other rifle makers sell them, you find more of these deals near DEER hunting season at chain sporting good chain stores
but they do have sales on the YR round
NOW you will not be getting the greatest and or most accurate rifles with all the HIGH end parts
BUT< odds are they will be everything your current rifle /scope is and a LOT more
getting you a better scope, and whole new rifle, and you can keep your old one AS IS< for the memories it has AS Is!
Call this food for thought or??
But odds are IF it was , this is the road I would travel down
sentimental value has , worth to me,, more than having the greatest and greatest ???
and again, this can be done in in price range!
OR heck, odds are you can get an even BETTER higher end USED rifle scope for your price range if your willing to go to some gun shops and look!
Its almost IMPOSSIBLE for the average person to AFFORD to shoot out a barrel n a modern rifle(can be done, but few ever do)
and most used guns gets sold for a LOT less than new one's and honestly have very little wrong with them, minus some minor wear and tear marks
most ALL gun shops, place LITTLE value on used scopes, so you can many times get a very high end scope ON a used rifle for a heck of a deal!
be a tad harder getting the exact caliber you want, but not impossible
7 mm mags were and are still very common calibers in used rifles in most areas!
not to add more confusion to things here
but something maybe you should really consider!
here are a few examples I found real fast!
here is a ruger all american(varmit,but can work great on deer and even elk, can be had in a .308 for 619 new?
https://www.sportsmans.com/shooting/...rifle/p/p53052
rem .270 for under 400 with a scope
https://brickseek.com/walmart-invent...r?sku=19480515
savage scope and rifle oin .308
$499
https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p...10sb308wnxxvgu
or a savage with a better scope, in 30/06+- or .308, and have a scope with a designed to help to shoot farther!
$ 550
https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/p...11trphyhntrrif