Rifle Scopes Hunting/Shorter Range Mil Scope

[Pinecone]

My wife has fallen in love with the Savage Model 11 Lady Hunter. They have designed a stock for a woman's body. We will probably get it in .308 (available in .223, .243, .270, .308, 6.5 Creedmore, .30-06, and 7mm-08). They are 20 inch barrel with a fairly thin (for weight) barrel.

Looking at scoping this for out to 400 or so yards. SO thinking a 2.5-10, 3.5-10x, y-12x, or similar power range.

She is used to the Viper PST 6-24x FFP on our Rem 700 based long range rifle. So would like to stay with a Mil reticle and Mil turrets. Also prefer capped turrets, but finger adjustable once the caps are off. SFP/FFP do not matter. Vortex doesn't offer Mil below the Viper HS-T models (4-16x lower power range and uncapped turrets). And like to the keep the cost down somewhat.

So what is a moderate power range, Mil/Mil, capped turret decent scope?

Thanks.

 

[ShtrRdy]

Take a look at the Burris MTAC 4.5-14. Make sure your looking at their gen2 mil reticle and not their ballistic drop reticle.

 

[roggom]

There are many, but in that price range a Leupold VX/r patrol has the TMR reticle and low profile external adjust turrets. Red dot shuts off by its self. For some more money, guys are selling off the Nightforce 2.5-10x32 with capped turrets for around $900-1100, thats when they pop up here on the hide.

 

[Pinecone]

Thanks

 

[nelson34]

weaver tactical 3-10x40 has .1 mil adjustments. had one on a hunting rifle for a while. glass was pretty good, and tracked spot on.
here is a link, looks like its on sale right now as well-
Weaver Tactical Grand Slam Rifle Scope 3-10x 40mm 1/10 Mil Adjustments

 

[MarinePMI]

3-9x42mm SWFA SS might be worth looking at. I used to use one of their straight 6x SS scopes for hunting, and it was more than adequate for early morning Texas whitetails out to several hundred yards. I've never used the older variables, but the older straight power scopes were/are built like tanks.

Just tossing out an option...

 

[Jig Stick]

i put the NF NXS Compact 2.5-10x42 on my .270 hunting gun. very nice scope, but a little pricey. what is your budget? Leupold has some nice options for you at a reasonable price. I love all of my Leupolds. I got the NF just to try something different

 

[Pinecone]

I thought NightForce was pretty much all MOA?

MTAC looks good.

The Weaver is not bad, but not capped turrets.

Budget is probably $500 +/- I would go more for a a good match in a good scope, but would prefer to keep it under that.

 

[MJY65]

For her stated purpose and range requirements, I might be inclined to skip the exposed turrets and ranging reticle. A lot of weight (and money) could be saved by utilizing a standard hunting scope with a duplex reticle and capped turrets.<script type="text/javascript" src="safari-extension://com.ebay.safari.myebaymanager-QYHMMGCMJR/e43f3fd0/background/helpers/prefilterHelper.js"></script>

 

[Pinecone]

While those are the main uses, I am sure she will be trying some longer range targets.

And I do NOT want exposed turrets, capped, but finger adjustable.

 

[Redmanss]

I think you're going to have to give somewhere. Capped mil turrets just do not commonly exist, especially in that price range. Topping it off with a mil reticle makes it that much more difficult. Nightforce doesn't cap mil turrets (would LOVE to see a mil SHV though). Neither does Vortex. USO does, or at least used to (haven't checked them out in a while), but then your budget is blown. Same with some European made hunting optics where you can find capped mil finger adjustable, but then you usually don't have a mildot reticle and are paying through the nose for it as well.

Honestly, I would say go for the Bushnell LRHS. You give up the capped elevation turret (windage is capped) and they're going for a touch under $1k, but you gain a lot in it at the same time.

 

[EasyGravy]

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