I am looking for a good hunting rifle scope?

Saturday, February 21st, 2009 at 10:44 am

Kevin asked:

I have a 30-06 springfield 1911 and i want to take it hunting. Either for antelope deer or elk i don't know yet. And i want a nice scope. I shot one the other day with a weaver that was Absolutely perfect and i really liked it however i heard it was really expensive and i am not looking to spend more than $100 for one. What would be a good one?

Sorry i did mean 1903.

Reply:

Scopes are use preferenced and should never be selected on price.
Take a few moments to reflect on the following before shelling out hard earned cash.
1) What range are you regularly shooting at? 150yd, 250yd, ect. (magnification)
2) What light conditions do you regularly encounter? dawn, mid-day, twilight, over-cast, ect. (light gathering)
3) How comfortable with the rifle recoil are you in relationship to the distance your eye is and will be from the scope. (eye relief)
4) Will it be damp and\or wet where you hunt? (anti-fogging)
And there are a host of other questions to consider, but these are the basics.
Talk with the hunters and Shops in your area. they can help you greatly in decieding what to use for you rifle load order prescription drugs and game.
Everyone has their perfect scope and you with honest answers to the basics can find yours.
Mine was a Tasco 1.75x5x30mm on a Ruger M77 RS in .300 Win for Alaska.