good scope for a ML.
 

i am getting a CVA optima after this deer season and it already has the scope rings installed and i was wanting to get some opinions on a good scope for a reasonable price as i dont have the cash for a really expensive one... any help would be greatly appreciated...

just remember you gets whats you pay for. but seriously to begin with go with a bushnell banner (running around $100 ) but tried to save for a leupold shotgun/muzzleloader ( aprox $200 ) the best scope i've owned to this date is a leupold vx1 1x4 x20 with heavy duplex. @ 1 power fov is 75 feet & great to stay on a deer @ that distance. well worth the money & never had a problem with any leupold

yeah thats basically what im gonna try to get is a starter scope to use until i can get the cash saved up for a really good scope...

A decent scope is the Bushnell Trophy XLT 3-9x40 normally sells for $140 on sale at Cabelas for $90, you can't go wrong. I have it on a back up mossberg 500 20ga., my friend also has it on his mossberg 500 20ga

.http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shoot...3Bcat104535180

I'd put a straight 4X on it. Several decent ones include Leupy, Weaver and IOR (best glass of the bunch).

if you are going with a banner scope try to get a circle x reticle thats what i started out with seems to be quicker on a moving target & when you are target shooting nothing beats that circle on a circle
a 3x9x40 with a circle x reticle runs around $100.

I put the Burris Fullfield E1 2-7x on my TC Omega... takes a few shots to get used to the reticle, but I really like it. The original Burris Fullfield II can still be found for a steal and they are a great scope also.

Not sure of your budget. If your ML season is a ways off, then I suggest that you put aside th $100 now and save up these next several months and buy a scope in the $250 range rather than a scope in the $100 range. losts better glass in this price range.

Shots with a ML are usually going to be makeable out to about 200 yards max, so I see no need pay extra for the 8X to 12X powered variables. Something like 1.5 - 6 x 40 mm variable should be excellent.

Leupold, Vortex, Nikon, Burris, Pentax, and Bushnell all make good scopes in this price range. Everyone has their favorites ... in the $250 range I am partial to the Leupold line. Up to now I have not been a fan of Nikon scopes, but I recently put one on my Cross Bow. And frankly I am impressed. This is a BDC type reticule and though I am still getting used to the "business" of the reticule, it sure came in handy during this past bow season. And was bright and clear right up to the end of the day. I think that Nikon also makes a BDC model specifically designed for muzzle loaders.

I put a Bushnell/Banner dusk-to-dawn on my ML, alo put one on my slug gun (Rem 870 12 gauge), both failed within 3 years. IMHO, money down the drain. Maybe the Nikon Prostaff line is worth a look, or some of the lower end Vortex's. But I think you'll come out ahead in the long run getting up to the 150-200 range. Seasons over, shop around, look for sales. (I replaced my 2 low end Bushnells with Nikons, (Omega on ML, Slughunter on shotgun), I am satisfied with both so far).

i got the cva optima for christmas and went to my local gun shop today and picked up a bushnell scope not exactly sure what the model name on it is i know it's 3-9x40 got a really good deal from the guy i normally deal with out there since he couldnt find the caps to cover the adjusment screws he sold me the scope for around 20 bucks.... he told me that the scope is normally around 50....

here are some pics of the scope maybe some of you can help identify it....

If you need one quick for low bucks go with the Simmons ProDiamond 4x 32. Hard to beat for about $39. Yes, Simmons has a pretty crappy reputation but check out the ML forum, a lot of us use this scope with no complaints. Clear glass, good eye relief and holds up to a lot of punishment. A fixed 4x will easily serve for 90% of your ML needs.

Check it out here.

That's the Bushnell that comes on many of the cheaper package deal rifles. It doesn't seem to have a model name on it anywhere. Honestly, I wouldn't have given $20 for it. My experience in general with cheap scopes has been a lot better than what most guys online would make you believe, but that particular Bushnell is on of the worst scopes I've had. I'm not at all a fan of it, and I quickly sold mine off.

My Accura V2 is topped with a Leupold Ultimate Slam. Love it.

I must have got lucky... I put a Simmons Pro Diamond shotgun scope on my Omega several years ago and it has performed flawlsessly, has clear optics, decent lowlight capability, and always maintains zero. Even bumped it a couple times and still held zero. I wouldn't hestiate buying another.

ML Scope
 

I have a Traditions 3-9X40 ML scope on my Traditions Canyon and a Bushnell Trophy XLT 3-9X40 rifle scope on my TC Omega Z5. While one is a ML scope I don't believe you really eed a "ML specific" scope. The scope on the Canyon I got from Traditions for $75 and it shoots 1 1/2" groups, while the Bushnell came from a local gun shop for $150. Hope this helps.

I put a Bushnell Banner on my Omega Z5. I know it's not an expensive scope but it has served me well. I have had zero problems in the four years that I have owned the combo.

Bushnell's lowest price scope is the Banner. I suspect that this is what you have. It retails around $75 +/-. It is an economy scope and is often included in rifle/scope combo so called "package" deals.

You need to find some turrret covers, otherwise dust and moisture will contaminate the adjust ent turrets and may eventually corrode enough to breach into the scope tube itself. If you cannot find any covers, I suggest that you "tape" over the adjustment turrets with black electrical tape. Looks like heck, but will help keep the moisture out.

What he has isn't the Banner. There are also the Sportsmans which are also lower than the Banners and in the $40-50 price range. Then there is this which is even lower. I've never seen them for sale individually, only on package rifles, but they aren't anywhere near the quality of a Banner. Not that the Banners are all that great.