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I need to scope my new Number One. The Burris 2-7x35 feals a little large for the rifle. The gun feals great without a scope. But I need to see the dark edges... Scope suggestions please. ![[Linked Image]](http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c365/wheeler_/DSC03357.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c365/wheeler_/DSC03359.jpg)
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Leupold VX3 1.5-5x. Light, small.
Nice looking rifle.
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It may be the angle from which I am seeing it, but that ocular bell appears oversize, compared to the Leupolds. A matte 1.5x5 or the VXII 2x7, or even the 2.5x8 are rather trim on this rifle. That is what I would be checking out
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Leupold VX3 1.5-5x. Light, small.
Nice looking rifle.
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Get an older Leupold M8 4x28. They are perfect for rifles such as yours (I have one on #1As in .270 and 30-06, my 1S "Boddington" in 300 H&H). I like it better than any other on these rifles.
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If you can deal with the parallax the Leupold RF 2X7 is a dandy. It has great lines, and is sized properly. Actually the parallax is not an issue for a woods rifle. Tom.
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My 1A carries a Vari-X II 2x7, seems about right.
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Yep...my vote goes to the Leupy 2x7 as well.
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Ditto, I have a Vari-X II 2x7 on my 1A and have a VXII 2x7 to go on the 1S when it arrives.
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Get an older Leupold M8 4x28. They are perfect for rifles such as yours (I have one on #1As in .270 and 30-06, my 1S "Boddington" in 300 H&H). I like it better than any other on these rifles. +1 Interestingly, going by the thread title, if the rifle is planned for leopard hunting from a blind - this combination would very much be Kevin Robertsons perfect for that kind of hunt. I quote from "The perfect shot" page 123: " Ihave long believed that a good single-shot rifle in a sweet-shooting, light-recoiling calibre like 7x57 or .308 Win. topped with a quality 4x scope would make the ideal rifle for such a hunt."
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That's a nice looking little rifle! Agree, a smaller scope, likely something simple, would be best. I've done most of my hunting the past few years with a pair of fixed 6x Leupolds. The smaller version would likely look great on that rifle... Send it to me, I'll scope it with my 6x, try it for a few years and send you reports & photos time to time??? Guy
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I have an older Weaver K6 with 32 or so mm objective on mine, the scope is long but sleek IMHO. Works for me. Not a Boddington btw, just a normal 1-A. ![[Linked Image]](http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc327/Son_of_the_Gael/Auctions/7x571-S.jpg)
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There is no accounting for taste.
Experience is a great thing as long as one survives it.
Generally, there ain't a lot that separates the two however,
Barely making it is a whole lot more satisfying than barely not making it.
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Leupold VX3 1.5-5x. Light, small. Exactly what I was thinking.
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Look, I don't usually help out strangers but......... that gun is junk and I wouldn't waste my hard earned money on a scope for it. Instead sell the gun to me GRIN!
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Here's one we just received and photed. Its everything, IMHO, a #1 should be, elegant and in a classic chamber: ![[Linked Image]](http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab227/oilman3068/IMG_0148.jpg) Of course, I'm not happy that Ruger is no longer making the 1_A in 7mm 
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I would love to own that one. What a great looking rifle and I'd love to have a 7x57. Someone's a lucky camper.
There is no accounting for taste.
Experience is a great thing as long as one survives it.
Generally, there ain't a lot that separates the two however,
Barely making it is a whole lot more satisfying than barely not making it.
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I would love to own that one. What a great looking rifle and I'd love to have a 7x57. Someone's a lucky camper. It will have to be someone in Canada! 
A golf course is a sad misuse of a perfectly good rifle range.
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I figured that, but it would be nice. Question for general information, can it be sold to a US citizen who is in Canada visiting?
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There is no accounting for taste.
Experience is a great thing as long as one survives it.
Generally, there ain't a lot that separates the two however,
Barely making it is a whole lot more satisfying than barely not making it.
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I figured that, but it would be nice. Question for general information, can it be sold to a US citizen who is in Canada visiting? Yes, I even know who to get to do the 'export' to the US.
A golf course is a sad misuse of a perfectly good rifle range.
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