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Hey, y'all, in 30 days I'll be ordering a scope for a T3X 270 Win.
I am curious, what scope, brand and power, are y'all using on yours?
I was initially planning on a Nikon Monarch 5 2.5-10x42 with BDC, but I am willing to consider other options as well. Budget is up to, say, ~$500.
Primary use will be in Montana after I retire in 4 yrs, although I am not sure exactly where in Montana, as I am as yet ignorant about where to hunt and rules and such in Montana, nor where exactly in Montana I will land.
Thanks for any help you gents can provide.
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Zeiss conquest rapid z 600 reticle.
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Zeiss conquest rapid z 600 reticle. Way outside the budget given...
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My 270's have had 6x36, 2-7x33, and 3-9x40 Leupold's on them. Push to shove, I like the 6x36 with dots. My Kimber MT 270 currently has a 3-9x40 with a CDS.
People that come here to Montana tend to think they need Big-Ole-Hubble-Scopes on their rigs. Really, it's just not so.
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I've got 2.5-8 on one and a 2-7 on the other. A 3.5-10 wouldn't be a bad way to go either.
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Have our Tract Tekoa 2.5-10x42 that you may like. Retail at $494, but going to be launching a promotion in a few days that will take that price and chop it down some. If you're new to Tract, we're a direct to consumer company, so we cut the extra margin in products out so you're getting higher quality for less. One heck of a rifle scope for under $500. here's a an article one of our founders wrote up that talks a little more on it: https://www.tractoptics.com/blog/the-best-riflescope-under-500
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Take a look at the Meopta that is on sale right now (might check on when the sale is over) at Camera Land. http://cameralandny.com/spec-sheet.html?catalog[name]=Meopta-MeoPro-3.5-10x44---Reticle-ZPlex-INCLUDES-a-Meopta-NEOPRENE-Scopecoat-meopta&catalog[product_guids][0]=1256516 Tough to beat that scope at the sale price. On a .270 I use a fixed 6x Zeiss. I have used a Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40 as well.
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Have our Tract Tekoa 2.5-10x42 that you may like. Retail at $94, but going to be launching a promotion in a few days that will take that price and chop it down some. If you're new to Tract, we're a direct to consumer company, so we cut the extra margin in products out so you're getting higher quality for less. One heck of a rifle scope for under $500. here's a an article one of our founders wrote up that talks a little more on it: https://www.tractoptics.com/blog/the-best-riflescope-under-500 Might want to fix that price. If it is right I will take a few of them.
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Put me down for 10 of the Tekoa's @ $94 per!
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I’ve never been a Hubble kinda guy. I want to mount a scope to a rifle, not mount a rifle to a scope.
I want to keep the objective to no more than 42.
A lot of people seem to have disproportionate opinions on what is needed for hunting ‘out West’: super duper magnums with Hubbles mounted for 2-mile shots.
I’ve paid close attention to your posts in the past, Brad, and noted that you tend to use 270/7mm-08/308 and have gotten pretty close to the elk, 40-100 yds. I’ve also noted your use of ballistic tips and hot cors. I pay pretty close attention to what Dober and Poobah say, too, along with a select group of others. But I read what everyone has to say and digest it accordingly.
I have a plethora of rifles, and recently bought a Ruger American compact in 7mm-08. I’m focusing now on lightweight, weather-resistant rifles in anticipation of retiring/moving. I would get a Kimber but I shoot lefty, so that’s out.
Keep the info coming, guys! :-)
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I have a Leupold Ultralight 3-9 on my M70. Not a bad scope and light weight and adequate for local shooting hours which are 1/2 before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset. IMHO 3-9 matches up to a 270 fairly well although a 3.5-10 or 2-7 would work fine. I'm sure someone will come along and say you are crazy if you don't go fixed 6.
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Have our Tract Tekoa 2.5-10x42 that you may like. Retail at $94, but going to be launching a promotion in a few days that will take that price and chop it down some. If you're new to Tract, we're a direct to consumer company, so we cut the extra margin in products out so you're getting higher quality for less. One heck of a rifle scope for under $500. here's a an article one of our founders wrote up that talks a little more on it: https://www.tractoptics.com/blog/the-best-riflescope-under-500 For $94, I'll give one of those a try.
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I have a Leupold Ultralight 3-9 on my M70. Not a bad scope and light weight and adequate for local shooting hours which are 1/2 before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset. IMHO 3-9 matches up to a 270 fairly well although a 3.5-10 or 2-7 would work fine. I'm sure someone will come along and say you are crazy if you don't go fixed 6. I agree, I was thinking a 3-9 or 3.5-10 would prolly be close to optimal. I do not discount those who like straight 6's, either of the Leupold or super chicken persuasion, and might try a straight 6 on one of my guns at some point. I kinda have my eye on SWFA for Black Friday for a scope for a different rifle, but with the 270 I'm thinking I'll prolly go with a variable in the 3-9 range.
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I have a Leupold VX3 3.5-10x40 on mine.
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Thanks for pointing that out guys, messages updated.
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I agree with Brad, my favourite is the 6x36 with dots.
I used to prefer the 6X42, but my aging eyes see no difference in brightness between the two, nor do I see any difference in the vaunted eye boxes.
I prefer the longer tube on the 6X36 as well.
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My 270's have had 6x36, 2-7x33, and 3-9x40 Leupold's on them. Push to shove, I like the 6x36 with dots. My Kimber MT 270 currently has a 3-9x40 with a CDS.
People that come here to Montana tend to think they need Big-Ole-Hubble-Scopes on their rigs. Really, it's just not so. This. Although my serious elk getters have 2.5-8's on them......... Casey
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I have a Leupold VX3 3.5-10x40 on mine. This...
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DELGUE,
Often I'm the odd man out here. I would install a Bushnell 4200 or 4500 4-16X40. I took a Nikon Monarch 3, a Weaver and a Bushnell to the range last spring. When I took them out of the car the Nikon and the Weaver fogged. The Bushnell didn't.
The other day I replaced a Nikon with a Bushnell because I accidentally breathed on it after I made a shot at a deer. I was not able to make a followup shot if needed for at least a minute.
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The Rain Guard really works. I like a straight 6X to keep things light. But a Bushnell 4500 or 3500 would do the trick.
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