I'm trying make the "short list" of scopes for consideration to go on my new 17 Remington. Primarily it will be used to shoot paper out to 300. It will also be used to shoot ground hogs in the east which are generally 200 yards and in. It may also, at some point in time, be used to shoot at PDogs out west (though a Tac 20 may get the nod on that job). It may also be used as a calling gun for coyote in the east which are generally 200 yards and in.
As a note, I generally like higher magnifications when shooting paper.
What magnification might one use on those 300-500 yards PDog shots out west? I imagine that to even see those little boogers one would have to have pretty high magnification.
Right now I'm looking at (in no particular order):
Falcon Menace 4-14x44 FFP MIL/MIL
Bushnell Elite 4200 3-12x42 FFP MIL/MIL
Bushnell Elite 4200 6-24x50 FFP MIL/MIL
Bushnell Elite 6500 2.5-16x42 MIL/MOA
Super Sniper 3-9x FFP MIL/MIL
Nikon Buckmasters 4-16x MIL/MOA
I imagine that the SS 3-9x is not the best option if I were to go out west to pdog towns (though I have been looking for an excuse to buy this scope). Just not high enough. It also seems that 6x on the low end of the 6-24x is too much for shooting at most anything here in the east as tracking faster game might be tough.
At this point, I'm not looking to spend more than $799 (the price of the new Bushnell 6-24x50 FFP).
Thanks
As a note, I generally like higher magnifications when shooting paper.
What magnification might one use on those 300-500 yards PDog shots out west? I imagine that to even see those little boogers one would have to have pretty high magnification.
Right now I'm looking at (in no particular order):
Falcon Menace 4-14x44 FFP MIL/MIL
Bushnell Elite 4200 3-12x42 FFP MIL/MIL
Bushnell Elite 4200 6-24x50 FFP MIL/MIL
Bushnell Elite 6500 2.5-16x42 MIL/MOA
Super Sniper 3-9x FFP MIL/MIL
Nikon Buckmasters 4-16x MIL/MOA
I imagine that the SS 3-9x is not the best option if I were to go out west to pdog towns (though I have been looking for an excuse to buy this scope). Just not high enough. It also seems that 6x on the low end of the 6-24x is too much for shooting at most anything here in the east as tracking faster game might be tough.
At this point, I'm not looking to spend more than $799 (the price of the new Bushnell 6-24x50 FFP).
Thanks