Well it's even then Muley. We all hate you back.

I like a good balance.

Man, that is a good price and I love Natchez. They ship super fast and it gets here in like 2 days. I love that place even if their shipping is high.

I'm almost tempted to order one myself. Does anyone have one that can tell us what kind of turrets they have? I've got a couple Nikon Monarchs and I really like the turrets on it that you can reset to zero, and they track wonderfully, but on the other hand if it's the turrets like on the older Prostaff's, I don't really want them. If they are similar to the Monarchs I may order one.

I only order my scopes from natchez. But this deal seemed over the top. I even called them to make sure it was not a typo.

Gander has the scope at $269.00. When I asked for a price match the look I got was............................................... .........

I shop early for this reason. Deals, deals, deals.

Doug

I just wanted to thank everyone for the advice. I got the two Nikon Omega
scopes today and they are awesome. Super bright and clear.

And you were right...the 5 magnification is plenty. What a deal.


Doug

My thoughts are to use the most mag. you are comfortable with. I would say that a straight 4X would get you by nicely. However, some states only allow 1X for ML hunting if scopes are allowed. And these guys do quite well.
So, to answer your question a 1X can be used. But I would prefer at least 4X if it were legal.

At 200 a scope is definitely nice but at 100 yd and under I prefer iron sights. 2 inch groups are good enough for me and target acquisition is faster.

Natchez has great prices. But his shipping costs are thru the roof. I placed an order on their site for some accessories for my .54 and the products totaled about $16. But then they wante $17 for S&H for normal ground shipment. NO WAY

For older eyes scopes are a big help. Myself, i cannot focus on the front sight so very good, and am very thankful i have a peep at the rear, because focusing on a rear sight isn't possible.

Actually, it seems to me, no matter how young or old one's eyes are, target acquisition would be faster with a 1X scope than with any iron sight possible combination. Two inch groups with iron sights certainly is mighty fine shooting, and is indeed 'good enough'.

Doug100g

I got lucky and got an Omega 3x9x40 BDC250 for only $100. IIRC that one is no longer made and its now a 300BDC? It is very bright and a steal at less than half of MSRP.

The long eye relief might not work out the best with all bases/rings but at least you can remedy that on most guns. Longer Picatinny rail type bases can make it much easier if they make one for your gun. MIL-STD-1913 standard type make ring options huge and are usually better made. Weaver spec rings will usually fit MIL spec bases but not vice versa.

This rail should fit and give you a lot of options for spacing and relief.
http://www.opticsplanet.net/egw-thom...ope-mount.html