muzzleloader scope
#2
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Posts: 67
Depends on what you mean by decent price. Got a Leupold Ultimate Slam last year and love it. Have it mounted on a T/C Encore 209x50. The price was $259.00 last year. Don't know what it is now.
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#4
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: fairview park oh
Posts: 657
depending what you want to spend i have bushnell banner dusk to dawn in a 3x9 with the circle x on my back up muzzy & i love it however i do have a leupold ultra slam on my encore has a small circle & works great & yes its true you can use a rifle scope to lot of companies make special shotgun/muzzle loaders scopes
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Dark Side of the Moon
Posts: 406
I like scopes where the magnification starts lower then 3x. One has a 1.5 power to 7 and the other is 2-7. Some of the woods I hunt have moving shots at close range, but also fields where the higher power is nice.
Personally, I have never been a fan of ballistic recticles as the have never been exact to my load. I want a scope that is clear, fast accusition and very little recticles blocking the field of view. Still looking for the perfect one.
Personally, I have never been a fan of ballistic recticles as the have never been exact to my load. I want a scope that is clear, fast accusition and very little recticles blocking the field of view. Still looking for the perfect one.
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location:
Posts: 2,186
Any scope designed for a center fire rifle will work as far as managing recoil. I would suggest that you go with a variable ... something on the "low end" range like a 1.5-6 and 40 mm.
Buy the best quality that youcan afford. I am not a fan of the BDC type reticles. Just too busy for me. I have had no issues with managing the arc. Unless you are trying a really long shot - 200 yards plus, the arc is no big deal. You just have to have a good ide of where the bullet's point of impact will be at various intervals.
I like the heavy plex because these are easy to pick up in low light and brings my eye to the target quickly. Around $250-$300 you should be able to buy a pretty good scope.
My recommendation is a Ziess Conquest. A 40 mm Ziees variable can usually be had in the $450--$500 range and I think is a very good value.
Buy the best quality that youcan afford. I am not a fan of the BDC type reticles. Just too busy for me. I have had no issues with managing the arc. Unless you are trying a really long shot - 200 yards plus, the arc is no big deal. You just have to have a good ide of where the bullet's point of impact will be at various intervals.
I like the heavy plex because these are easy to pick up in low light and brings my eye to the target quickly. Around $250-$300 you should be able to buy a pretty good scope.
My recommendation is a Ziess Conquest. A 40 mm Ziees variable can usually be had in the $450--$500 range and I think is a very good value.
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#9
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Greenfield, IN
Posts: 953
I have a Nikon Prostaff 3-9 x 40 on my Omega... great scope for the $$$ ($129)... and had betted glass than a Leupold VXIII that cost twice as much!!! Been on my gun for 8-9yrs now..
I normally use it on 4-5x... but I like the 40mm objective better than the 32mm... cuz they gather light better & can get you a few extra min of shooting light!!!
I normally use it on 4-5x... but I like the 40mm objective better than the 32mm... cuz they gather light better & can get you a few extra min of shooting light!!!
Last edited by KBacon; 11-30-2013 at 02:24 AM.
#10
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 532
I just purchased from Cabela's the Cabela Powderhorn 3x10 ML scope. First impression is I was quite suprised to the clarity of it. To my naked eye it was clearer edge to edge than my Leuopold. I just finished mounting in on my White M98 451 and I'm looking forward to sighting it in next week. For $62 including tax and shipping I'm quite please so far.
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