Scope for Contender

17 November 2003, 08:04

reloader len

Scope for Contender

I have a Burris 2x7 on my contender in 223,
works just fine in day light but in those early
morning or late evening hunts when i can still
see just fine this scope dosen't do the job.
I was varmit hunting so no big loss,For deer
hunting i dont want this to be the case.
Dose any one have a scope for a hand gun that works good in low light?
Thanks Reloaderlen

18 November 2003, 09:09

kjjm4

I have no experience with them, but a 2x scope with a 28mm objective should pick up light well. A general rule is that a scope should have an objective lens diameter of 4 times the magnfication for good light transmission. (i.e a 2x scope needs an 8mm objective, a 9x scope needs 36mm). The lens coating has quite a bit to do with light transmission too. The only Burris scope I have is a 4x handgun model, and it seems to pick up light well. Try and find a low power (4x or less) scope with a big objective lens; it should pick up light well.

21 November 2003, 12:03

Greg K

I like the Nikon 2X. It's a very bright scope.

21 November 2003, 16:08

Still Crawfish

I have a 1.5X Burris pistol scope, all the rest of my pistol scopes are 2X, Leupolds or T/Cs'. I have never had the problem you relate. I have no trouble seeing targets until well after legal shoot time even when these scopes are cranked to the upper end of the magnification range. Maybe there is some damage to your scope that has caused the lenses to become mis-aligned causing light transmission problems.

21 November 2003, 16:45

MS Hitman

If you want a good scope for low light shooting, you need to find a T/C recoil proof. Mine has seen hard use for the past 13 years and still going strong. The lighted reticle is great for early morning/ late evening shooting.

25 November 2003, 01:35

Top

I have a Leupold 2X Intermediate Eye Releif (scout scope) on my 10" 6.5 TCU. Very bright and the shorter eye relief allows for a better 2-hand grip. The paralax is also set at a longer range than a handgun scope which suits it better for the TC chamberings. The 2.5X is the current Leupold offering but the 2X scopes pop up on ebay; just look for a 2X that doesn't have an ocular adjustment. Most will be listed as a pistol scope because the seller doesn't know what he/she has.

25 November 2003, 06:26

clerkofkirk

len,
I've used the Burris 10x IER for load development/groundhogs, 2-6x B&L/Bushnell 32xx for varmints/deer/target, the 2X Leupold LER and the 4X LER Leupold. For deer hunting I think the 4X LER leupold is best. The 2X almost seemed to make targets harder to see. My $.02 worth.

25 November 2003, 12:59

arty

quote:
If you want a good scope for low light shooting, you need to find a T/C recoil proof. Mine has seen hard use for the past 13 years and still going strong. The lighted reticle is great for early morning/ late evening shooting.

I have on on my Ruger SRH. Most excellent scope.

06 December 2003, 01:19

desmobob

Len,

I'm in the same boat as you. I have two scoped Contender barrels; one with a Redfield 2.5-7 and one with a Burris 2-6. Both work great at the range but not well at all for hunting.

I'm about to order a Nikon 2 x 20. I'll let you know how it works out.

Good hunting,
Bob Scott

07 December 2003, 00:13

LRHA-Shooter

Len;

IMHO:

First pick would be a Bushnell Trophy 2-6 x 32mm.
Second pick would be a Swift 1 1/4-4 x 32mm.

Both scopes are very forgiving in eye relief, brigth, and clear. If you do your part, the Bushnell Trophy will handle Woodchucks out to 500 yards.

08 December 2003, 12:06

desmobob

quote:
Originally posted by desmobob:
I have two scoped Contender barrels; one with a Redfield 2.5-7 and one with a Burris 2-6. Both work great at the range but not well at all for hunting.

I guess I should have given my specific dislikes... The Redfield seem bright enough, but the coating on the objective lens is not effective. When aiming down from a treestand at dusk, all I can usually see is the reflection of the sky in the objective. Higher quality multi-coating almost completely eliminates this kind of reflection problem.

Also, as it begins to get dark, I seem to lose sight of the reticle long before I would with any of my rifle scopes. I don't know if this is something you have to live with in pistol scopes, or if this one doesn't give the best performance....

I have the Burris 2x6 on a .22 match barrel that usually gets used for squirrel hunting or garden pest control. I haven't subjected it to the same conditions as the Redfield. I'm going to bring both scopes outside and try a little comparison testing and see which has the more effective anti-reflective lens coating.

Good hunting,
Bob Scott