Mine is a Bushnell Banner 4x40 BDC. BDC adjustable from 150-550 yards with the 270 Winchester though shooting past 500 yards with a four power scope probably would call for a weaver k6. I like those older steel scopes and they are accurate.

Depends of the rifle - if I get picked for a branch antler elk I'll be using a 338WM on which is a Zeiss Diavari 3-9; if I don't which limits me to spikes, then Ill use a 7-08 on which is a Leupold VX 4-14x. Or I may get serious and break out the 404 on which is a Nikon 1-4x - just incase we are harassed by rogue elephants.

Leupold VX3, 3.5-10,CDS, zero’d at 300 yards with 250TTSX (3130fps)from .375 AI. Capable to a little over 800 yrds....if “push comes to shove”! memtb

Hello ar corey, I have some of those good old steel scopes.
- Two Weaver 3-9 wide view. (TV screen) Excellent shape. I am selling them. Too many scopes and I don't hunt Big game in Canada any more.
wbriangallup@gmail.com Kamloops BC.

Brian Gallup

I'll be using my 'new' reticle-movement B. Nickel Supra 1.5-6x36 on the 338WM. It has a rail and sits higher than the old Kahles 2.3-7, but its long eye relief gives a great heads-up position near the back of the Finnbear's sloping comb.

It's at least 40 years old but is beautifully clear, has field blending like looking off the edge of frameless specs, and I bet it outlasts me.

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Originally posted by Brian Canada:
Hello ar corey, I have some of those good old steel scopes.
- Two Weaver 3-9 wide view. (TV screen) Excellent shape. I am selling them. Too many scopes and I don't hunt Big game in Canada any more.
wbriangallup@gmail.com Kamloops BC.

Brian Gallup

Brian, I am just interested in the fixed k6.

Could be a Leupold or Nikon or a Burris. It could also be a Minox or a Vortex or a Zeiss. Or it could also be a Weaver or a Sightron or a Bushnell. If I reach really deep into the safe, it could be a Simmons or a Tasco or a Mueller.

A stroll through my gun room would reveal predominately Lyman and Leupold scopes, with a Noske, Unertl, Zeiss and Hensoldt here and there, mostly fixed low power models, with a scattering of low powered variables, overwhelmingly Leupold 1.5-5X.

The vast majority have post and crosswire reticles, with the German No. 1 reticle a distant second.

If the overview of my rifles had been made a few years ago, it would have included a number or varmint rifles and target rifles with relatively high powered target scopes, overwhelmingly Unertl and Lyman, none over 10X, with plain crosshair reticles. Since I no longer pursue either of these activities, those rifles have been passed on to those who do.

I have a small fortune in V3's almost all of my rifles wear one so I have no doubt that whatever rifle my wife or I use it will have a Leupold on it

With the exceptions of my .300 Weatherby which has a 3x9 Leupold and my wifes .257 Roberts that has a Cabela's Pine Ridge fixed 6 power scope, all of the rest of my bolt actions have steel tube, El Paso made K6 Weavers and I still buy up any of those that I can find worth the $$$$.

I was a die hard Leupold guy but have since moved to the European scopes because I can see out of them much better than the Leupolds.
Most of my rifles now have Zeiss scopes and seems to work for me.
I do have a couple of the old steel tube Weaver scopes and have a 2-7 variable that will hit the chopping block soon.

I use only one scope these days on all of my rifles: Leupold 2.5-8 VX3.

I do not scope any rifle 40 caliber or higher.

Just me. But it works brilliantly for me.

An old Weaver K4. roger

I'm not a 1 scope person, but all are 3x9x50

For deer sized game, I favor variable scopes with a lowish low power: I have an ancient Redfield Widefield on my .270, a new Redfield 2-7 on my Mod. 99f .300 Savage.

My big rifle, .338 Ruger, wears an old Leupold 2.5-8 VX3

CORRECTION: that would be an old Leupold 2.5-8 Vari-X III.

All Leupolds

Leupold VX6, Leupold VX3.

All of mine are now Leupold VX-6 2-12. I bought several when they were clearancing them out last year. Love those scopes. My eyes aren’t good enough to tell the difference between them and the new HD models.

well it can be a lot of different kind...

but i need to focus on spring bear season first.

we are getting rid of snow so bear will be out soon ...

not too long ago I would have said Leupold, the last couple of years I'm more likely to say Vortex.
I guess it just depends on whether I take a rifle I have had for 5 or more years or a more recent acquisition.

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Originally posted by Ray B:
Depends of the rifle - if I get picked for a branch antler elk I'll be using a 338WM on which is a Zeiss Diavari 3-9; if I don't which limits me to spikes, then Ill use a 7-08 on which is a Leupold VX 4-14x. Or I may get serious and break out the 404 on which is a Nikon 1-4x - just incase we are harassed by rogue elephants.

I would hunt elk with the 404

Is there a wildcat called the 338-416 Rigby?

Depending on which rifle I choose the hunt deer here in EC Minnesota..... Leupold VX-II 2 x 7 on my M70 Winchester 270; Redfield 2 x 7 on the sporterized Mauser 7 x 57, and on my oldie Savage 99 featherweight an old Weaver K4 with a post & crosshair. A 150 yard shot is a long shot in the thick woods I hunt. All have worked well for me.

I use 3X and 4X Leupolds almost exclusively, but I have a few 2x7x28s as they are about the same size as a 4X Leupold..I only use Leupolds as a rule, with very few exceptions..

Another scope I getting fond of is a 3x9 Leupold compact that recently came on a used gun I bought, its really a great hunting scope..

I’ve got a bunch of different rifles wearing different scopes, but almost all of them wear Meoptas, Nikon Monarchs, or Leupolds. I’ve tried others, but keep coming back to those three as a sweet spot of value and performance for the dollar.

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Originally posted by ar corey:
Is there a wildcat called the 338-416 Rigby?

Dan Lilja used a 338-416 rigby for his long range shooting and was instrumental in getting Sierra to start making their 338, 300grain Matchking. Yes it was Dan that convinced them the 300 grain Matchking was needed in the 338 caliber.

Wii be a Meopta, all Meoptas except for 1 Leupold and I will probably trade it for a Meopta.

Leupold for the most part, one Weaver 2-7X on the 6x45mm, a smattering of other stuff on the 22s. Peep sights on anything without a scope.

On my three most used rifles:
For stalking red, and roe deer in our pine woods; a Ruger M77 International, 30-06 with Zeiss V6 1,1-6x24.

High seat and low light hunting red deer, fallow and boar; Winchester M70 Featherweight, 30-06 with Zeiss Victory 3-12x56.

Moose hunting; Kimber 8400 Classic, 338-06 A-Square with Zeiss Victory HT 1,5-6x42.
All with reticle 60 (red dot).
I`m a fan of American rifles, but prefer top end European scopes.
Big game hunting is expensive, and I will not miss chances because of inferior or fogged down scopes.

Up here on the North West coast of Norway, we sits in the middle of the highway for the low pressures starting off Newfoundland, and they are blessing us with cold, dark and wet weather.
Low light demands first class scopes.

I guess as an international crowd, we hunt under very different conditions, all depending on where we live.
And here, good quality scopes are a must if one want venison in the freezer.

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What scope you using this fall?

A classic Jeff Cooper 'Scout Scope,' forward-mounted of course.

Nothing better on the planet for taking critters inside 300-yds, ... unless you're a semi-blind Fudley McGoo who needs a 10x to see anything beyond arm's reach.

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A classic Jeff Cooper 'Scout Scope,' forward-mounted of course. Nothing better on the planet for taking critters inside 300-yds,

Well I think that may be up for debate, I just can't warm up to the forward mounted scope idea with the tiny sight picture and if sun is at your back you have glare issues on the objective lense. It's a poor idea that caught on with only a few followers. May work great for someone with special eyesight issues and shooting out of a box blind but for the kind of hunting I do you'll find a good Leupold on my rifles in the 2-7, 2.5-8, 3-9 or 3.5-10 flavors all mounted to the rear where you get an excellent sight picture and can really pick your shot or "thread the needle" in some shooting situations. I do have a couple Nikons that are great scopes as well. They too are mounted traditionally on the rear of the rifle.

I usually hunt deer with a Ruger M44 finger grove stock topped with a Weaver 1.5 post (fine point) or a Rem 700 Mountain Rifle in 7x57 topped with a Leupold fixed 4x.

4X on 308 KM
1 1/2X5 on 35 Gibbs
2.5 on 411 KDF

All Leupolds,my wife likes Nikons, and son has a new Weaver and it seems to be a fine scope to me.

I use several different types and brands of scopes and rifles each season. However, my primary rifle/scope combination this Fall will be a 1939 era Hensoldt Dialytan 4X mounted on my new acquisition, a 1903 Mannlicher Schoenauer stutzen. It will a pleasure and an honor if I can bust a whitetail with this classic combination of steel, wood, and glass.

To borrow from the old Yamaha commercial
"Different Strokes for Different Folks"

22-250 REM = Bushnell 6x24x42

224 Valkyrie = Mueller 8x32x44

357 MAG = Nikon 2x7x32

Iron sights and then a Nikon Monarch 1-4x if I go after plains game.

Majority of the time it’s a leupold or Zeiss

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Originally posted by Snellstrom:

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A classic Jeff Cooper 'Scout Scope,' forward-mounted of course. Nothing better on the planet for taking critters inside 300-yds,

Well I think that may be up for debate, I just can't warm up to the forward mounted scope idea with the tiny sight picture and if sun is at your back you have glare issues on the objective lense. It's a poor idea that caught on with only a few followers.

+1

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Originally posted by Hook:
I use several different types and brands of scopes and rifles each season. However, my primary rifle/scope combination this Fall will be a 1939 era Hensoldt Dialytan 4X mounted on my new acquisition, a 1903 Mannlicher Schoenauer stutzen. It will a pleasure and an honor if I can bust a whitetail with this classic combination of steel, wood, and glass.

You should do fine on a controlled hunt with a guide, shooting at feral deer from a blind, on the property of a fenced hunting club.

It's very safe, plus you're guaranteed the tag for your feral deer, even if the guide has to shoot it for you.

My .270
Has a VX2 2x7 , But i will likely use my new CZ .308 , and i think i will mount one of the new VX freedom Leupolds on it Either a 3x9 or a 2X7. if a go nostalga and hunt my Sasvage 99F .308 i migh Rob the 2.5x8 VX3 off my Roberts...tj3006

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Originally posted by A.J. Hydell:

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Originally posted by Hook:
I use several different types and brands of scopes and rifles each season. However, my primary rifle/scope combination this Fall will be a 1939 era Hensoldt Dialytan 4X mounted on my new acquisition, a 1903 Mannlicher Schoenauer stutzen. It will a pleasure and an honor if I can bust a whitetail with this classic combination of steel, wood, and glass.

You should do fine on a controlled hunt with a guide, shooting at feral deer from a blind, on the property of a fenced hunting club.

It's very safe, plus you're guaranteed the tag for your feral deer, even if the guide has to shoot it for you.

AJ Hydwell you really are a peach. Do you ever post anything that isn't insulting, rude and inaccurate?
You are quite an opinionated blowhard, too bad you don't even know what you are talking about.