I set up my Bushmaster with the help from this forum so I am asking advice for an other project. I purchased a Remington model 700 20" barrel, SPS Tactical with a Hogue stock .223. I have the Picatinny 4" base for the rifle. What would you guys recommend for a scope. It is going to be used for long rang shooting. Again I am looking for the best value and your opinions.
Thanks,
Hefe
Well, for best value, it’s hard to beat the Bushnell Elite 3200 10x40. Very nice scope in the sub-$250 range. Actually, it’s the only sub-$500 scope I routinely recommend. I abused one for several years and never broke it. If you want to spend more than that, the options expand considerably. It’s not a S&B, USO, NF or even a Leupold…but a very serviceable piece of glass that will serve you quite well in my experience.
Thanks for the advice, I will look into the information provided.
Definitely look into the Super Sniper. I’ve got a 16X on my 5R and I couldn’t be happier.
Are these scope good? I believe they are made by Tasco. What are the negatives and positives regarding this scope?
I use a Countersniper 3-25x56 on my Remington 700 in 300 win mag. It was $500 and holds up to everything I throw at it. Glass is clear at long ranges, first focal plane, and I saved over a grand considering the nightforce I was thinking of buying till I compared the two. Only complaint was that the reticle was a bit cluttered until I got used to it and now I like it just fine. Those are my two cents, rub em together if you like.
-Goober
P.s. The Bushnell and Supersniper should hold up just fine too for your .223. If it is not a heavy hitting magnum caliber there are a lot of options that won’t break your bank or your scope.
They were at one point made by Tasco and then got a bad rap when the quality declined. SWFA now owns SS and the quality has improved. Glass is very clear and the scope is a great bargain.
Thanks, I work at Lejeune and I get a lot of impute, one recommendation I got today was Swift and Nikon. I guess I don’t understand the dramatic price differences in scopes. I know the entry level stuff is just cheaply made but it is the $400 to $2200 thing I have a hard time dissecting.
Good glass is hard to appreciate until you have it, then you are ruined for life.
S&B / USO / Premier are in a different world. It’s like comparing Zeiss binos to Nikons.
I really would have to say go with the Bushnell 3200 at the least… They are good optics that will take a good amount of abuse… But like the poster above said it is not a NF, Leupold,S&B,Trijicon or anything in that realm. As for me I went to the dark said after picking up a Trijicon ACOG I have a TA31F on my Armalite Middy HBAR and it is some of the best glass I have seen… I am looking into getting a SR. Im looking at getting a Remington XCR Tactical and I will be putting a Leupold on it (as of right now) but my mind is not made up… Once you use a good optic for a while you really cannot go back to a cheap POS. IMO at least spend as much on the optic as you do on the gun…