I'm going to be scoping a 458 Win Mag for reasonably close range shooting, and, I've got a Leupold 2-7x33 Shotgun scope sitting in the drawer.

Any reason these two shouldn't go together?

The shotgun model is set for 75 yd.s parallax, shouldn't this work out ok for up to say 150 yd. shots?

I have their 1.5x5 on my .458 No.1 and can't use it above 3x without serious risk to the forehead. Their fixed 2.5x may be the best choice but so far I haven't been able to try one.
C.G.B.

I would suggest a fixed 2.5x leupold on a .458, this is what I have on my .458 Lott and it's all the scope you need on rifles like this. There tough, lightweight, look stylish (African look) and are fine for ggame the size of pigs out to 150-200 yards which is about as far as I ever shoot with a rifle like this.

These 2.5x compacts IMHO are such a good scope I now have them on 4 of my rifles.

Less moving parts and there is less for recoil to stuff with. They also have great eye relief which will help ensure your .458 does not leave beauty marks on your head

Browningguy...The scope should be fine IMO...but make sure it has enough eye relief...So you do not get christened with scope ring above the eye...I like the 33mm eyepiece and it will shoot beyond 100yds..

Mike

Thanks guys, I will probably get a new one for it later but am hoping not to have to buy another scope until after hunting season. Wife see's too much of this stuff sitting in drawers and asks questions like "shouldn't you just sell that since you're not using it?" What a silly idea.

I'd get a 1x4 Leupold, its small and neat and has plenty of eye releif...or find a used 3X Leupold fixed....

But probably the most practical and toughest scope on the market is the 2.5 Leupold compact. It can take a licking and keep on ticking...the 458 is tough on scopes btw....so the compact is a very good option...

You will never need more power than 3X with that caliber because it simply is not a long range rifle...

Most wacks in the head are from too short a stock, not eye releif, but eye releaf gets the blame most of the time.

Throw my hat in the 2.5 compact Leupold ring as well. LOve that eye relief. I replaced a weatherby 1.75 to 5.0 on a 375 H&H with one and now have one on a 458 Win Mag, one of my son's 45-70's, and a rifled slug barrel as well. The other choice I might make is the Aimpoint 700 Series. They are incredible for quick shot pickup and low light. Brush reticle problems are completely gone. I still have concerns about toughness even though the US military uses Aimpoint and Aimpoint shows them on DGR rifles and suggests them for that use. I have one that has so far held up to about 150 full house 350 to 500 grain 458 loads on a different 458 Win Mag. They have also given me no problems on a 45-70, 454 Casull, and a slug gun. Been on for about a year to 18 months depending on the gun. We'll see. I personally like the Aimpoint sight acquirement better; but am still leery of it's toughness if my hide was on the line. In low light the Aimpoint cannot be beat for point of aim. There are three big bore shooters in the family and we love 458's, 45-70's, and scoped rifle barreled Saboted shotguns ( have a Holosight on one of these as well, like the Aimpoint better ).

That 2x7 sounds good to me.I have one on a Browning in 375 H&H and it has worked like a champ so far. If you are going to replace it later I would go with something like 1x4 or 2.5,but like you said that can happen after season.
Eye relief is nice on the 2x7,but the others are a bit better.I was tinkering with shooting it at the high end(5,6,7),that was not a good idea.I never got whacked but it just seems to get to close.

Thanks again guys, I think I'll at least try the 2x7 in December and then switch it out. I'll look at that aimpoint idea too, I have one on a target 22 pistol but really hadn't thought about it for a big bore.

I've been looking for a Leupold 2.5, where are you guys finding them?
Doug

i have a 2-7 on my .458 wm it has had no problem after about 250 rounds, as far as relief goes it seems to have plenty even on 7 power, gun shoots .5" groups at 100 yards all day long. i also have one on my 416 rem mag no problems so far, only about 40 rounds down range as yet!!! what part of houston are you in i am on west side.

Magnum,

if you look on Midway they have them there pretty well at all scope places in the US. There a special order for us Aussies however.

Hi bwanacj, I'm on the NW side just off 290. I work down on I-10 at Dairy Ashford. We've got a real good group of members here in town, a few months back we had a shoot at American and I think about 20-21 people showed up.

Good to see another Houstonian on-board.