RE: brand of scopes
Leupold. Best scopes on the market. You dont need to shell out all the money for a Zeiss or Swarovski when Leupold is just as good if not better. As far as a shotgun/slug scope, i'd go with a Leupold VX-II 1-4X shotgun scope. No better scope for a shotgun IMHO. I have mine on a cantileved barrel. I sighted it in once and it hasn't moved yet. Sure, i check it every year, but its still rock solid and right on. if i want to go for turkeys or pheasant, i just slip that barrel off and put the bird barrel on. Leupold rings, mounts and scopes are the very best you can buy.
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