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Just got one and I am stuck on this. I would love to have something along the lines of a sweet 17 (as in dial the range aND shoot). Obviously this precludes the BSA scope as far as quality goes although I have read some decent things about it anyway what do you suggest
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I put a 10X SWFA with the milquad reticle on one recently and love it. It's the best 17 HMR scope I've ever tried by far.
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I have these scopes on 17 HMRs:
1. Bushnell 3200 10x40 with mil-dot reticle. 2. Sightron S1H 4-12x40AO with duplex. 3. Weaver V16 4-16x42 with duplex.
Of those three, I like the Weaver the best.
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I have a Burris FF II, 4.5X14 on my CZ I love it, the rodents not so much.
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Nikon and Bushnell have 17 Scopes with a drop compensator on them for the HMR...
while I have several of the scope recommended, I don't think one needs that high quality of a glass...
mine runs a Tasco 4 x 16, with a range compensator cross hairs.. and it is dead accurate out pass 200 yds....
Glass is more than adequate for the job...little pop can sized sage rats its main quarry...
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4x16 4200 Elite for me.
For my shooting with a HMR, the higher mags see a lot more use simply to help with the aiming at very small live targets.
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Mine sports an El Paso Weaver K10
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A 17 rimfire is just a tiny pest gun.
Get a better scope for one of your longer range rifles and use the old scope on the 17.
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A 17 rimfire is just a tiny pest gun.
Get a better scope for one of your longer range rifles and use the old scope on the 17. Just another example of Don opining about things he has little working knowledge of.
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My CZ has a Minox 3-15 on it and it is very deadly to 200 yards on squirrels. I missed a 350 yard shot at a coyote because I would have had to hold above the hill at Sky to get him and didn't feel safe - did splatter the bullet fragments on him when I hit the rock below. A VX2 with CDS might be a good fit and look good too.
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Just put an 8X Lyman on my E.A. Brown 97 Hummer for gophs in MT week after next, Nuthin better. Muddy
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I have a Burris FF II, 4.5X14 on my CZ I love it, the rodents not so much.
I have the same identical setup.
Couldn't be happier. Can do 1 hole groups at 50 yds and deadly out to 200 yds.
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Pick the scope that looks like it fits your needs. It is easy to pick one for a .17, as recoil is not an issue and neither is long range. It does not have to be anything special, but depends on your likes.
You did not "seen" anything, you "saw" it. A "creek" has water in it, a "crick" is what you get in your neck. Liberals with guns are nothing but hypocrites.
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Fotis: My favorite all-around Varminting and small game scope for the 17 HMR is the Weaver V-16 (4x16 variable with adjustable objective)! The 17 HMR shoots so flat that I seldom break out my Leica range finder - I just hold on hair and fire! Best of luck to you with whichever you choose. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
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What VarmintGuy said.
I like both the ballistic x and the 223 ballistic plex in the V16. The dual x is about the same without the dots. The dots are good for holdover if needed.
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Zeiss 4.5-14x44 Conquest on my Anschutz 1717 D Classic. However, I am going with a Zeiss Conquest HD5 3-15x42(Made in Germany) with lockable target turrets and a Z plex on my 1727F... Talleys on both...fwiw
Regards, Matt.
Btw, have been thinking about a Murphy Precision Titanium Picatinny Rail for the 1727s. Like the looks of the rail on all fronts except cost(as I need two), however, their rings are painfully expensive. Makes Badger Ordnance, my standby, look positively bargain basement by comparison. May run Alloy Badgers on their Titanium Rail...dunno.
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I put a Bushnell 2 - 7 x 32 on my A-17. The reticle is a little thick, but usuable and ok for fast acquisition.
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Just got one and I am stuck on this. I would love to have something along the lines of a sweet 17 (as in dial the range aND shoot). Obviously this precludes the BSA scope as far as quality goes although I have read some decent things about it anyway what do you suggest For shooting gophers, I started out with a 3.5-10 but moved up to a 4.5-14 because the gun could hit gophers farther than I could see them well at 10x
I probably hit more elk with a pickup than you have with a rifle. I have yet to see anyone claim Leupold has never had to fix an optic. I know I have sent a few back. 2 MK 6s, a VX-6, and 3 VX-111s.
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