MUZZLELOADER HELP
06-13-2005, 02:35 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Lancaster, Ohio
Posts: 809
MUZZLELOADER HELP
i was gona sell my muzzleloader but i decided against it. anyways i am looking for a good scope for my muzzleloader. i have a cva optima .50 cal, i was thinkin about siting it in on 100. is this to far a shot or not. and is this a good range for ohios woodlands. also i need a good starter pack. cva has a good one for about $50.00. now on the scope i dont want to and cant spend over 120. i want a water,fog,and shock proof. i have found many in the range but cant make up mind. and i dont know a good power for a muzzleloader. i was looking at 3-9by40. is this a good power. thank for any help.
06-13-2005, 04:11 PM
#2
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
RE: MUZZLELOADER HELP
3-9X40 mm is a great choice for the Optima since it is able to shoot out to 150 yards or better with PRACTICE and the right projectile. For a low cost scope I would suggest you look at the Bushnell Banner Dusk to Dawn Scopes with 4" eye relief. They can be had for about $65.00 and the optics are excellent in my opinion. They are also fog and shock proof and best of all have Bushnell to back them up. Bushnell has been in the business for many years now. They make a good product and do not charge an arm and a leg.
If you sight in for a couple inches high at 100 yards you could make further distance shots if you practice. It is good to consider how far your average shot is in the area you hunt and sight in based on that information. For instance, most my shots are between 50-100 yards where I hunt, so I like to sight in for 75 yards. That way I am never far from the money shot and can put my projectiles, with practice, where I want them to hit. Even in tight situations.
Check out D & R Sports for a Bushnell Banner. They had some real good prices last time I looked.
If you sight in for a couple inches high at 100 yards you could make further distance shots if you practice. It is good to consider how far your average shot is in the area you hunt and sight in based on that information. For instance, most my shots are between 50-100 yards where I hunt, so I like to sight in for 75 yards. That way I am never far from the money shot and can put my projectiles, with practice, where I want them to hit. Even in tight situations.
Check out D & R Sports for a Bushnell Banner. They had some real good prices last time I looked.
06-13-2005, 08:02 PM
#5
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
RE: MUZZLELOADER HELP
e-mail them and make sure that is the one with the 4" eye relief. My other Banner has 3.5" and I have been kissed when I get too target fixated and forget about proper rifle hold.... Thank goodness none of the contact has drawn blood.
