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Rifle Scopes Lever gun optic input

cast1

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Hello all,

Putting together a 45-70 for an acquaintance on mine. Will be a 16" Rossi trapper for deer hunting in the thicker parts of his lease. He wants the Ranger point stuff and all that. He wants a scope for it. Probably in the $600-$700 range. I have some inroads with Sig and Leupold, so those brands would be a plus. Would very much appreciate input from someone who's been down this road.

Thanks!
 
I put a 4-14x56 SHV on my Henry X-Model 45-70.

My woods are fairly thick, and 4x is a little more than I usually want on the low end, but I'm sure it's going to work fine.
 
I put the Magpul stock on mine and that allowed me to mount a 3.5x35 acog I had laying around
So far its working

Another option is the 1.5x6x42 S&B
Euro optic had then on sale for around $1250
 
Guess I’m still old school on Levers.
I’ve got an M8 2.5 on my Henry .45 Colt. It’s like looking through a toilet paper tube, but I think you could drive horseshoe nails with it and it’d hold zero.
I almost peep sighted it, but wound up shuffling that scope over from my #1 .45-70.
If I had it to do over, I’d probably just put a dot on it, but it’s a .45 Colt.
FWIW, the .45-70 now wears a VX-III 1.5-5.
Once upon a time, I racked up on $150 used Leupys…..
 
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