What do you guys have on your .270 weatherby. The time has come to scope my Model 70 in .270 roy and I am having a hard time deciding what to put on it. I am thinking maybe a Nikon Monarch, Burris Signature, or maybe a Leupold VXIII. The hardest decision I have is whether to go with a 3-9x40 or a 3-12x40 (or comparable power and size).

I don't shoot a 270wby but my 7mmDakota wears a VXIII 2.5x8 & I have never really wanted more magnification. I'm not a big fan of the 4-12 range of scopes for big game hunting. JMO, Just too much glass for the average hunting situation & even for a 400yd shot, 8x-10x is plenty for deer size game. So a 3-9 Zeiss Con. or 3.5x10 VXIII would be a good choice for you.

I have two. A VZ-24 with a Leupold VXIII 3.5-10x40mm. The other a Montana 1999 with a Kahles 3-9x42. Both are great scopes for this round.

Leupold 4.5 x 14 VXIII . I had a 3 x 9 on it but critters would hide behind the crosshair at longer ranges.

I would sure consider buying a 4.5 X 14 X 40 LR Leupold in the VX-III line. I shoot a 7mm Wby and a 300 Wby and they both wear this scope.

The model I would recommend is the 30mm long range version with the side focus. I would also highly recommend the Boone and Crockett reticle.

With a gun as fast as a 270 Wby Mag you could sight it in at 300 yards and then the hash marks in the scope would be on for 400, 500, 550, and 600 yards.

I shoot pretty heavy bullets in my two Weathery's so I have them sighted at 200 yards.
The hash marks are on for 300, 400, 450, and 500 yards. The reticle works! Last month I used the 300 Wby to shoot a nice 6X6 bull elk in New Mexico at a lasered 434 yards.

mine has a 3-9 zeiss

I'm with R Flowers. A .270 Wby is for long range work, and you make it a lot easier on yourself if you get either a reticle with ballistic compensation or a system to compensate via clicking (if you prefer that).

My own personal choice would be a Leupold VX-III 4.5-14x40 - and then have Leupold's Custom Shop change the reticle to one matching my particular ballistic curve. That way, I could sight the scope in as I preferred. If you can live with adjusting to what the manufacturers offer as standard solutions, there are a bunch of good options today for ballistic compensation: Leupold, Zeiss, Swaro - you name it.

- mike

How good are you ?
I shoot better than most, but I still find no use for big magnifacation on a big game rifle.
I do not think I will ever buy another scope with adjustable objective for a hunting rifle.
A VX2 3X9 is fine, if you want to spend a little extra get the VX3 3.5X10.
A 3X9 ziess conquest is an excelent scope. When I am thinking of a new scope , I allways start with Leupold.
Not that they are head and shoulders better than Nikkon or Burris. But they are very good and USA made.
Burris is for the most part USA made but As far as I know still owned by beretta.
But A 300 dollar VX2 3X9 would in my opinion be a very good scope for your excelent cartridge.
But unless you do lots of shooting , keep your shots down to not much over 300 yards.
No flat shooting cartridge or extra cros hairs on your scope makes up for lots of practice.
...tj3006

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Originally posted by GrosVentreGeorge:
What do you guys have on your .270 weatherby. The time has come to scope my Model 70 in .270 roy and I am having a hard time deciding what to put on it. I am thinking maybe a Nikon Monarch, Burris Signature, or maybe a Leupold VXIII. The hardest decision I have is whether to go with a 3-9x40 or a 3-12x40 (or comparable power and size).

The 270 Wby is a flat shooter so it depends on what your hunting situations are like. My 338-378 wears a VXIII 3.5-10x40. I'll be putting a 4-16x42 Monarch on my 257. I'll bet the 3-12x42 or 4-16x42 Monarch would be a good choice for the 270. I put the Leupold on the boomer as I knew it would handle the beating from the recoil. It's been flawless. The Monarchs are nicely priced and you get some very good glass in the deal . The Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40 is also worth looking into. Very good glass.

Ken....

I shoot a 4.5 X 14 Ziess Conquest on my .270 WSM and would put the same on a .270 Wby, and never look back. Good shooting.

I don't have a Roy in .270 weathmag but I do have one in 7 mag and it has worn 2 scopes.

A leupy VariX III in 3.5x10x40 and a Nikon Monarch 3x9x40. I personaly enjoyed the extra eye relief the Leupy has over the Nikon. Both are great scopes but I gotta go with the extra eye relief of the Leupy.

For hunting situations the higher power scopes are more of a hinderance than a help. The field of view is much smaller when you go up in power. It makes following a moving animal harder to follow. I have a 3X9 power on my 270 WBY and never needed anymore glass than that.

Although I use higher powered scopes for varmints, I use a Leup 2.5-8 on my Lapua 338 for mulies and elk. A 3.5-10 would be fine but the "bigger" scopes don't work as well for a scabbard rifle IMO.

I believe one should shoot with both eyes open, even with a scope (or especially with one!)

Years ago when I was totally scope lost on a mulie buck my mentor schooled me in his shooting technique. Keep both eyes on the quarry and when you shoulder the rifle the "scoped" sight picture will be there. It takes practice but I always shoot my rifles with "both eyes." Even my 20X varmint scopes are shot this way. One gains a lot of information and perspective from the not shooting eye.

Higher magnification scopes are great, but one still has to aquire the target and PINPOINT the aim. Aim small is a hallmark of good shooting.

One thought that a wiser person than I pointed out is that a 8X scope at 400 yards is like a 4X at 200 and a 2X at 100 yards. If you concentrate on the reticle and the desired aiming point of the animal (which is of coarse needed on any shot!) a 2X at 100 yard shot on big game will put meat in the freezer. Something to consider IMO.

John

Well I think I have narrowed it down to 3-9 or 3-10 power. I am leaning towards a Burris Euro diamond in 3-10x40 but would not rule out a Leupold or Zeiss. They all seem to be around the same price range.

Wise choices all.
Quality wise I don't think you can go wrong.
If you get a chance to compare them all side by side , I would love to hear what you think.
I Would only buy the ziess if it is a clear cut advantage over the US made scopes.
Quality needs to be 1st consideration. But Leupold keeps your money in the US.
...tj3006

I’m using a Leupold VX-III 4.5 X 14 X 40 on my .270 Weatherby. Why? Because I had it and it was not on a rifle.

4.5-14 is my recommendation. I have the VX3 4.5-14 and the Conquest 4.5-14 and IMO the conquest is the better of the two for about the same coin.

Good Luck

Reloader

My favorite scope is the 4.5x14x40 VXIII, it is built in the same tube as the 3.5x10, same lenth, same weight, so why not, if you need the magnification, fine, if not, you are not out anything, it is there if you need it.

On my 270 roy I have a Bushnell banner 3 to 9 x 40 with BDC. This is the older style from when they gave you specs on which disc to use. It is an FN actioned custom that I picked up cheap years ago.

Rad

I am running a Older Short tube Leupold
Vari X 3 1.75 x 6x 32 on my Custom Shop
Mark V 270 WBY.

I have compared the Leopold and zeiss scopes side by side and the clearer glass was the zeiss so I bought it. The leopold glass was very good as well don't get me wrong, but the 3-9X40 conquest is a good scope for a little cash.
Just my 2 cents

i also run a leupold 2.5-8x on my 338 lapua. that thing wore a number of different scopes. had a 3-10x swaro for years, but i like the current set up the most. is also good for groundhogs out to 300 with that scope.

open sights

Leupold --

Take a look at Saeed's collection(s). Then think to yourself, "If he can afford most anything and picks Leupold, there must be a reason."

. . . and I don't suppose it's because he has an advertising contract with Leupold.

I am not a huge Leupold fan, don't dislike them by any means, have a couple, but their optical quality lags behind. How tough is it to put a fast focus eyepiece on a scope anyways??? (pet peave)

I agree with MHO though, and having a Leupy with a ranging reticle that matches your rig is a great option for a long range rig such as the 270 Wby.

Having said all of that, I would go with a Swaro 4x12x50, maybe with one of their ranging reticles (the quit the TDS which would have been great--maybe you can find someone with one still in stock) it's as high of a power that I know of with no AO, which I prefer not to have on a big game hunting rig.
Another good option is probably one of the Conquests from Zeiss with the appropriate Rapid Z reticle.


Good luck!

my 7mm stw wears a 3-12x42 Klassic SB #9 reticle, and I like it a lot, the .270 wby and 7mm stw are almost twins as far as performance goes. I liek Zeiss Conquests as well a conquest 3-12x56 would be an awsome scope lots of light gathering and priced well.