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 12-11-2017, 21:29 Post: 118471
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Experts typically recommend spending a bit of money on a scope and avoid bargain models. You can easily be fooled by poor optics because when you look through them in the store, they have almost the same light collecting ability as say a Leupold. The problem is the cheap lenses do not have the proper shape for consistent shooting. Everything's fine while shooting at a target because you have the time to find the proper eye relief and center. But in actual shooting conditions you bring the scope up to your eye quickly and may not have a good field of view. Then if you're not exactly centered on the lenses, your shot can be off even if the crosshairs are on the target. Good optics give more consistent shooting.

One of the best of the medium priced scopes is the Leupold VX-1 2-7 power (which is Leupold's least expensive). They are $179 at Gander Mtn (same as the best internet price) with no shipping . I have used a friend's quite a bit with good results and recently bought one for my own gun. I've also heard good things about Nikon.
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 12-13-2017, 02:56 Post: 118555
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I agree with Lion and Yooper's recommendation of the .223. All of the widely used military cartridges from the past century are excellent value (223 308 and 3006). But the smaller is well sized for your target. A gun with excellent value is the NEF single shot in 223. A friend has the "survivor" model and it is deadly accurate. I think he paid $160 two years ago. In an informal competition (shaken beer can hung in a tree at 250 yds) he outshot everyone. Their $1000 rigs couldn't compete. Have fun.
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