I was thinking of mounting this scope on my T3 in Talley LW mounts and was wondering if it would hold up? Scope is a 4-12x40.

why not?

I would be reluctant to do that. First, I think the power range is too big; a 2-7 would suit the .338 better.

Secondly, I think the Tikka might be a bit light and could shake the guts out of that scope. I would at least go to the Leupold VX-1, which may be the same thing without knurling but has an established reputation. I've got one on a Tikka 270WSM, and seems good so far and has survived being dropped three times on shingle slides.

Better still, if you can afford it, get a VX-3 because they apparently have special springs under the erector tube to withstand heavy recoil.

Sambarman,

4-12 Redfield are made by leupold and are a combo of vxI and VXII, do not see them not holding as except the sticker they are the same.

talley are holding on 375 so why not on a 338 ... not my choice but ....

i had a 2-7 redfield revolution on a 375 ruger and still there on a 9.3 so again pretty sure it will hold.

I hope it does, medved

I agree with sambarman338 that the 4-12X range is too high for most applications of the .338, but I suppose that is beside the point of the question.

The Redfield Revolution is the American assembled one of the Redfield line, while the Revenge is the Asian-made scope. I'm given to understand that the Revolution shares a number of design features with the original Vari-X and its descendants, but have no anecdotal evidence of how it may handle recoil. However, the ones I've seen appear to be serviceable scopes and a relatively good buy.

The Revenge is of unknown design, but as with most modestly-priced Asian scopes it is a roll of the dice as to its serviceability.

I had a 2-7 on a 450 marlin and it held up great, tracked true, and held zero. I'd say the same quality as a VX-2

I bought one some time ago,just to see how good it was..I had it on my 300 H&H, my Ruger .338 Win and its now on a 30-06...

It has held up just fine and been used and hunted a lot..I have the range finder reticle, and I'm not fond of it, but I don't care for any range finder reticles preferring the std duplex and sight my gun in 3" high at 100 yards, so the reticle problem is just a personal thing,and it works as advertised, but I don't shoot at much beyond 300 yards, so have no need for such modernization and clutter, its a curmudgeon thangie!....

What I particularly like about the Revolution 2x7 is the compactness of it, slim and trim and very "hunterish!" I dislike huge big bulky scopes that look like a 1940s German patato masher handgranade!

I had one of the new Redfield revolutions 3-9 on a 450 marlin and it held up just fine. They are tough scopes.

I had a Redfield Golden 5 Star scope on my 30-06 and while on a hunt for caribou, the crosshairs broke. I sent it back, they fixed it for free and I tried using it again. Then while on a hunt for blacktail deer, where temps went from freezing to very warm in a few hours, it fogged up on me so bad I couldn't see through it. I sent it back and they fixed it again for free. I replaced it with a Zeiss scope and have never had any problems since. That Redfield scope is on a plinking rifle that never goes on big trips.

For my .338 win mag, I went with a Swarvoski scope. I only use that rifle for big trips, and with so much money going into the trip, I wanted the best scope out there. It was expensive, but it has worked perfectly since the day I bought it and I've fired hundreds and hundreds of rounds through that rifle with it.

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Originally posted by EddieWalker:
I had a Redfield Golden 5 Star scope on my 30-06 . . .

The "Redfield Golden 5 Star" is completely unrelated to the current Leupold-marketed "Redfield Revolution". Made by a different manufacturer in a different country in a different decade and of a different design. All they share is a succession of rights to use the name "Redfield".