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Ok so my buddy just inherited a 300 Weatherby and he needs to scope it.
He has $300 at his disposal for a scope.
Can you recommend a decent scope for this rifle? He is concerned with durability and tracking.
Thank you guys
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Wait for a 3-9x40 Conquest to show up in the Classifieds
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It's a used rifle. Put a used Bushnell 4-16X40.
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$300. Durability. Tracking. That sounds like a SWFA SS 6x MQ to me.
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6 power only on a 300 bee?
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Fotis: A used Leupold 3.5x10 (with A/O if possible!) would be about perfect for that Hunting Rifle.
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Bushnell 3500. Added plus is the RainGuard feature. Or a Weaver SuperSlam.
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I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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If he can push his budget by 50 more dollars I think he could get a hell of a deal from cameraland NY the Meopta 3.5-10x44 is a $5-600 with GREAT OPTICS for $350.
If not a VX2 Leupold or bushnell 3500/4200 would be nice.
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Thanks man! 
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Thought I had a pic of mine but can't find it.
It has a Vari-XIII 3.5-10x40 on it. Gloss. Buehler rings......
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Thanks man! Well to be honest, I was thinking of my buddies.  . They get what they deserve ... For your buddy, I'd think more along the lines of a Bushnell elite 4200 3-9x40 or 2.5-10x40, Nikon monarch 2.5-10x42 or 3-12x42. How well do you like your buddy and how close to Beaverton do you live? If you lived really close, I'd suggest a Leupold VX3 3.5-10x40. I liked that scope A LOT, until it puked on me...  Oh wait, you are only wanting to pay $300.00. Toss the Leupold idea and throw in Zeiss conquest 3-9x40 (used) and Burris FFII 3-9x40 with ballistic plex reticle. I've also been trying out a few Zeiss Terra 3-9x42's with the RZ600 reticle. They are actually pretty damn good scopes for the money. That about covers it (in that price range) for me..
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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6 power only on a 300 bee? Yes.
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If he can afford to shoot a 300 Weatherby,he can afford more than $300 for a scope.LOL Seriously though,no need to spend an incredible amount but the $400-$500 range would open him up top some better optics.
For a set $300 the best I might think of is a used 3200 or 4200 Bushnell other than the SWFA 6X already mentioned.
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$300. Durability. Tracking. That sounds like a SWFA SS 6x MQ to me. This...
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If he can afford to shoot a 300 Weatherby,he can afford more than $300 for a scope. Yep
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