.338 Lapua
 

My bud just bought a Savage 110 ba .338 Lapua, neat looking gun. He spent big bucks on, gun, brass and now he's looking for a scope. Any recommendations on a scope? I think it was an impulse purchase, oh well he's divorced so no one to complain at him lol. He's primarily target shooting with it.

The nightforce a little high price for him, I'll have him check the others out, thanks

Target shooting with a .338 lapua means taking advantage of that cartridge's long range capabilities - recommend 32X scope

We just bought NightForce scopes for our AI AWM .338 Lapua dept. work rifles and we love them!!!!!! Yes, they are pricey but worth it!!! I ordered 2 in 3.5x15x50mm for the rifles and I just ordered a 5.5x22x50mm for mine this past month. Will take about 3mo to get here. Best clarity I have ever seen and the Zero Return is a great asset as well.

Just thinking outloud, why would LE need a 388LM? Isnt the average shot measured in feet and not 1500 yards? I understand precise shot placement is the utmost important factor and the AI can provide that. The 308 win can and will do that at urban ranges.

NF are great scopes but I believe they take a back seat to US Optics and Schmidt & Bender.

doubleA, its the old game of newer is better. Just like bigger is better.

go with huskemaw. they're made for longrange shooting.

That rifle will only be as good as the optics you choose to put on it. Personally I would say a Leupold target scope would be the bottom line starting place and go up from there. Your not getting into that game cheap. And the buy-ins cost a lot more when you have already spent your wad on the first go around.

Yep a cheap scope isn't going to cut it. He's looking, hope he doesn't get cheap when buying a scope for it.

X2, my thoughts exactly!

Another scope to concider that gives alot of bang for the buck is the Bushnell Elite 6500 4.5-30x, you can get one for under $1000 and the optics are as good if not better than alot of these scopes mentioned earlier. When you go shoping and you are looking at these high end scopes look at the Bushnell, I think you will be surprised.