I am looking at two different scopes for my Knight Disc 50cal. The first one is a Bushnell Banner Dusk and Dawn 3-9x40 and the second is the Nikon Prostaff 3-9x40. The Nikon is quite a bit more expensive and I would rather get the Bushnell if it is a good scope, the reviews for the Bushnell didn't look bad at all. The Bushnell is on sale right now at Bass Pro for $89.98 with extended eye relief and the Nikon is going to run me up about $150. So what do you think?

Joey

Have not yet jumped into Muzzle loaders but have been doing some reading. Most of the scopes that come as a package on MLs are fixed 6 or 7 power scopes. Kinda of makes sense seeing that you probably would not take any shots over 150yards, ok 200 with some of the hotest loads. With that said a 6X will work well out to those ranges. Just something to think about.

I have a 6X on a .270 and it works fine out past 200yards.

Georgetownboys

I have never heard of any muzzleloader kits coming with 6X/7X scopes. I believe all are either 1.5-4.5 or 2-7 or 3-9 or 4X fixed.

brushbuster07

Another poster bought the new model 6" eye-relief 3-9X40 Bushnell Banner & returned it because even with low mounts on his T/C Black Diamond XR ML, he ran out of vertical adjustment room. That rifle has the same length barrel as yours.

I always avoid brand spankin' new models of guns & accessories. Sometimes they need to get all the bugs out first & that may take a complete year after it enters the retail market.

Your probably right. . .I just had spent a little bit of time browsing the cabelas catalog looking at the various ML they have to offer. the reason I keyed on it is because I have a Springfield 6X40 and was wondering to myself if it is suited for the ML products. After my read I thought yes, so that opens the door for me to buy the ML and move my scope from my .270 over the the ML and then pick up a new loopy for my .270.

But with thayt said it also sounds like you are stating much the same in that most of the ML packages come with scopes at the lower power end of things. That is the message I was trying to send as well.

With a scope you really need to get your hands on the thing and do some looking through it to tell how much you really like it. I have a Bushnell Banner Dusk to Dawn on one of my inlines. It is nice and clear and seems to gather light very well.

Your making a good choice in getting something more then the 4.5 power scope. I have a 1.5 X 4.5 Banner. It works fine but with my old eyes, I sure would appreciate a bigger power at the real long range shooting. More so for checking things like a spotting scope VS the actual shooting. I am sure the Banner would do you fine.

Check out Natchez.Com that Bushnell your looking at with the 6" eye relief is on sale. For how much longer I am not sure. BH713947 Bushnell Banner Extended eye relief.. $64.95 (save your self even more).

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My favorate for ML is 1.5-5X20 Leupold Vari-X III and 2-7X20 Leupold. I like the parrallax set for 75 yards. The ones you are talking about are not and are meant for centerfires. And you would never need over 6power for a Muzzleloader.

Georgetownboys

I'll bet you got your money's worth out of that 6X Springfield? Haven't seen that one around in quite some years.

Brushbuster

I just checked Bass Pro Shop website. They have a couple of 4" eye relief Banners in 3-9X40 in stock. Personally, unless you plan on "only" shooting three pellets or 150 grains loose - if you are like most folks who use 80-120 grains, the 4" ER model has better optics/clarity than the 6" model & does the job for the money. If Bass Pro has neither in stock & it's quite obvious that it's too late to mail-order a scope with deer season so close, then the Nikon Prostaff will be there for you. That is an upgrade to the Bushnell Banner in my opinion... worth another $60.

If you by-chance have time to mail order, this one below is a Best Buy at $119.90. Plenty of nice optics late or early -- plenty of eye relief (4.5") and plenty of adjustment room vertically/horizontally and in-between the turret for sliding back & forth while in the rings. I have two of em... this one & the bigger 2.5-10 model.

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