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Old 07-27-2007, 06:12 PM
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I'm going to buy a pistol here soon and just wondered what kind of scope you guys are using. The pistol will probably be a Ruger in 44mag to hunt deer with in PA.
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Old 07-27-2007, 10:30 PM
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I have a Elite 3200 2-7. If I had it to do over i would get a Leupold fixed 2X or so.
 
Old 07-30-2007, 05:49 PM
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I own a fewLeupold and 1 Weaver,never had a problem with either brand...
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Old 08-11-2007, 11:22 PM
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I just bought a Burris 3-12 x 32 for a Ruger Super Redhawk in .480 Ruger.

It has good clear glass and it looks good around the edges, but it is very sensitive in the eyebox and the extended eye relief is tricky. The ahnd knobs on the Burris are not as smooth as I might like, and it is heavy at 16 oz. It does have good points though, and overall I like it, but I am thinking about ordering a Nikon Monarch in the 2.5-8 x 28 and trying it, just so I can get a compairison of the two and take the one I like best to use this season ...... and put the other away for future use or sell it.

Am I sorry I got the Burris, NO. It is a good clear scope, but I want to see a couple of others to compare by, and there are no scope dealers around where I live.
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Old 08-23-2007, 05:52 AM
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If you are just starting out handgun hunting with scope,the absolute best choice you can make is a very low power(2x),non magnafying,or red-dot scope. You ain't going to need magnafication due to short range,and the lower powered scope-the less apparent wobble,more forgiving as far as eye relief,field of view,and exit pupil a low powered scope will offer you.
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Old 08-27-2007, 04:32 PM
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I just put a Swift on a new Rugar 44 Maglast year and I am delighted with it .I have used pistol scopes for hunting for 40 years and rated this on the best. Lee
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