Whats a good scope
 

I heard a good rule of thumb for matching a scope to the rifle you are shooting is that the scope should cost as much or more than you pay for the rifle. I was just wondering if you all think this is good advice. I personally shoot a $500 Leopold on a 50 year old Remington 30-06 I got for free so my experience doesn' t really apply.

RE: Whats a good scope
 

I have heard the least one should spend on a scope is half the price of your rifle. That sounds good to me, but I think 3/4 would be better. Good luck.

RE: Whats a good scope
 

I' ve always heard you should spend as much as you can on a scope :) There is such a huge difference between a $100 scope and a $1000 when you look through them. Me, I can' t afford a $1000 scope anyway, but they sure do look nice.

RE: Whats a good scope
 

Buy the best scope you can afford for your application.
A guy that hunts 2 days a year would not buy a $2000. dollar rifle. Somebody that hunts 30 days a year might, and it would be worth it to him to buy a $500 dollar scope which would work in many applications.

A guy that just wants to own a nice rifle but doesn' t really hunt much or in varied conditions doesn' t need to spend much on a scope unless he just wants to.
EX: he may spend $1000 on a nice Weatherby (or whatever) but he knows he only hunts out of treestands on his brothers ranch and the range he will be shooting is 200 yards or less. He could get by just fine with a $150 dollar scope.

I have a $2000 rifle with a $250 dollar scope on it and a $200 dollar rifle with a $500 dollar scope on it. These rifle and scope combination match the uses for the rifles and meet my personal needs.
Don' t let other people tell you how much you spend on a scope, buy what meets your needs.

RE: Whats a good scope
 

I don' t think how much your rifle cost has much to do with it. It has to do with what you' re using the scope for. Since you didn' t say what you' re using it for I' m guessing its for big game hunting. I think the minimum you would want to spend on a big game scope is about $400-$500 just depending what stuff costs in your area. With that you can get a high quality 3-9 variable power scope thats anti-fog and will stay dead on for years.

RE: Whats a good scope
 

What ever you can afford . I have killed just as many animals with cheap scopes as I have expensive one and they all will work.