Re: need help choosing
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kcshooter308</div><div class="ubbcode-body">i need help choicing between some scopes
it would be mounted on my remington 700 sps 20 inch barrel (.308)
i will be using them for long range shooting out to 600 yards
tell me which you like and why or which you dont like
1. SWFA SS 16x42 Tactical Riflescope <span style="color: #FF0000">MIL/MOA</span>
2.Vortex 6.5-20x50 Viper 30mm Rifle Scope <span style="color: #FF0000">MIL/MOA</span>
3.Leupold 3.5-10x40 Mark 4 LR/T 30mm Riflescope<span style="color: #FF0000">Which one??? Leupold has more choices than Burger King....</span>
4.Vortex 4-16x50 Viper PST 30mm Rifle Scope<span style="color: #FF0000">FFP MIL/MIL or MOA/MOA??? Also not available yet</span>
5.Weaver 3-15x50 Tactical 30mm Rifle Scope<span style="color: #FF0000">FFP Mil/MOA</span>
6.Barska 10-40x50 Swat Extreme Tactical 30mm Scope<span style="color: #FF0000">JUNK</span>
7.Nightforce NXS 3.5-15x56<span style="color: #FF0000">MIL/MIL or MOA/MOA, and why a 56mm??? You don't need 56mm for paper punching</span> </div></div>
See notes in red above. This has to be one of the more disfunctional posts ever made. You have scopes that top out from 10x to 40x. Your bottom powers run from 3.5 to 10x. Your objectives range from 40mm to 56mm. You have fixed powers; Variables; SFP; FFP, and scopes that aren't built yet. Your running from $100. to $1700.
In short you have no idea what you need or why. Stop, take a deep breath, and think.
First, what can you afford in terms of dollar range; max?
What are your applications; hunting, paper punching; Tactical shooting; F Class; Benchrest; all the above?
You already said a max of 600 yds:
Through a 10x scope at 600 yds target will appear to be 60 yds away.
@ 15x = 40 yds
@ 16x = 37.5 yds
@ 20x = 30 yds
@ 40x = 15 yds
So how big is your 600 yds target going to be? That does make a difference in the power range you need.
How close may your closest target be? Will it be moving? Those questions do have an impact on your bottom scope power.
You have 4 SFP scopes and 3 FFP scopes ( if the Leupold 3.4-10x40mm your considering is the FFP one). Do you understand the advantages and disadvantges between SPF & FFP?
Do you understand the difference between matched turrets and reticles and mis-matched ones?
You have a lot more reading to do. Spending money is easy. Spending it wisely takes some effort. Spend more effort, than money......
