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Re: Scoping a Montana Take_a_knee #6847752 09/06/12
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 18,485 Likes: 2 OreGONE G GreatWaputi Campfire Ranger
GreatWaputi Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 18,485 Likes: 2 OreGONE	Originally Posted by Take_a_knee My montana groups about as well without a scope so, in my case, most anything would be an improvement. My question is, if it's such a POS, why do you still have it? Hell, tell you what, I'll give you $700.00 right now for it just so we can quit listening to your bitching and moaning. That outta be oodles for scrap metal and plastic!

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Re: Scoping a Montana Mark R Dobrenski #6847767 09/06/12
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 874 Tampa Bay Area, FL M masrx Campfire Regular
masrx Campfire Regular M Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 874 Tampa Bay Area, FL	in my not so scientific optics test from my back porch...the 2.5x8x36 leuppie does a fine job out 400yds+ even at dusk....FWIW

Re: Scoping a Montana GreatWaputi #6847829 09/06/12
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 13,860 T Take_a_knee Campfire Outfitter
Take_a_knee Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 13,860	Originally Posted by GreatWaputi Originally Posted by Take_a_knee My montana groups about as well without a scope so, in my case, most anything would be an improvement. My question is, if it's such a POS, why do you still have it? Hell, tell you what, I'll give you $700.00 right now for it just so we can quit listening to your bitching and moaning. That outta be oodles for scrap metal and plastic! $800 and IT CAN BE YOURS! All I need is a money order and an address with an FFL.

Re: Scoping a Montana CharlieKilo98 #6847843 09/06/12
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 11,371 Likes: 1 Swampman700 Campfire Outfitter
Swampman700 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 11,371 Likes: 1	For less than $300.00 shipped I'd get the new Leupold VX-2 3-9X40. It's light, bright, and awesome. 10.8 ounces of goodness. 1st Special Operations Wing 1975-1983 919th Special Operations Wing 1983-1985 1993-1994 "Manus haec inimica tyrannis / Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem" ~Algernon Sidney~

Re: Scoping a Montana CharlieKilo98 #6848059 09/06/12
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,317 Likes: 4 Brad Campfire 'Bwana
Brad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,317 Likes: 4	3-9/3.5-10x40's are ridiculously large and out of place on the petite MT 308. Mine have always worn either a 2.5-8x36 or 2-7x33. The 6x36 works well too. 2-7x33: 2.5-8x36: 6x36: “Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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Re: Scoping a Montana Take_a_knee #6848274 09/06/12
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,672 Likes: 6 Midwest SKane Campfire Ranger
SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,672 Likes: 6 Midwest	Originally Posted by Take_a_knee My montana groups about as well without a scope so, in my case, most anything would be an improvement. Turn the page, dude. Turn the page. WWP53D

Re: Scoping a Montana Brad #6848325 09/06/12
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger
Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana	Originally Posted by Brad 3-9/3.5-10x40's are ridiculously large and out of place on the petite MT 308. Mine have always worn either a 2.5-8x36 or 2-7x33. The 6x36 works well too. 2-7x33: 2.5-8x36: 6x36: far and away some of the best pics the Fires seen, well done Mac! Kimber should pay you for the rights to use these pics for their advertising. Dober Last edited by Mark R Dobrenski; 09/06/12. "True respect starts with the way you treat others, and it is earned over a lifetime of demonstrating kindness, honor and dignity"....Tony Dungy

Re: Scoping a Montana Swampman700 #6848342 09/06/12
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 8,935 Likes: 3 Montana P prairie_goat Campfire Outfitter
prairie_goat Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 8,935 Likes: 3 Montana	Originally Posted by Swampman700 For less than $300.00 shipped I'd get the new Leupold VX-2 3-9X40. It's light, bright, and awesome. 10.8 ounces of goodness. Don't the new VX-2 scopes have the retarded fast focus eyepiece? As for me, I've had 2.5-8 and 6x36 scopes on my 84Ms, and find either to be perfect.

Re: Scoping a Montana Take_a_knee #6848412 09/06/12
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 18,485 Likes: 2 OreGONE G GreatWaputi Campfire Ranger
GreatWaputi Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 18,485 Likes: 2 OreGONE	Originally Posted by Take_a_knee Originally Posted by GreatWaputi Originally Posted by Take_a_knee My montana groups about as well without a scope so, in my case, most anything would be an improvement. My question is, if it's such a POS, why do you still have it? Hell, tell you what, I'll give you $700.00 right now for it just so we can quit listening to your bitching and moaning. That outta be oodles for scrap metal and plastic! $800 and IT CAN BE YOURS! All I need is a money order and an address with an FFL. Pretty proud of it for being such a POS, ain't ya?!..

Re: Scoping a Montana GreatWaputi #6848676 09/06/12
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 13,860 T Take_a_knee Campfire Outfitter
Take_a_knee Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 13,860	Originally Posted by GreatWaputi Originally Posted by Take_a_knee Originally Posted by GreatWaputi Originally Posted by Take_a_knee My montana groups about as well without a scope so, in my case, most anything would be an improvement. My question is, if it's such a POS, why do you still have it? Hell, tell you what, I'll give you $700.00 right now for it just so we can quit listening to your bitching and moaning. That outta be oodles for scrap metal and plastic! $800 and IT CAN BE YOURS! All I need is a money order and an address with an FFL. Pretty proud of it for being such a POS, ain't ya?!.. But its SOOOO Light and PRETTY! It shouldn't matter to you that it needs a $600 barrel replacement. Its only money.

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Re: Scoping a Montana Take_a_knee #6848741 09/06/12
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KDK Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,293 home in OR!	I hate to post this after Brad's pic, but... VX3 2.5-8x with M1 elevation... Originally Posted by ingwe This is a shooting forum, there is no place here for logic.

Re: Scoping a Montana Mark R Dobrenski #6848820 09/06/12
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 32,312 Wetter'n Oregon Jeff_O Campfire 'Bwana
Jeff_O Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 32,312 Wetter'n Oregon	Originally Posted by Mark R Dobrenski 2-8 Leo w/M1 on top Just add some time in the hills and fill up some arks Dober Mark-- on a practical level, awesome! Visually I really can't like a 2.5-8 w/M1. I'm likely to go CDS. The CENTER will hold. Reality, Patriotism,Trump: you can only pick two FÜCK PUTIN!

Re: Scoping a Montana Mark R Dobrenski #6848826 09/06/12
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 32,312 Wetter'n Oregon Jeff_O Campfire 'Bwana
Jeff_O Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 32,312 Wetter'n Oregon	Originally Posted by Mark R Dobrenski Originally Posted by Brad 3-9/3.5-10x40's are ridiculously large and out of place on the petite MT 308. Mine have always worn either a 2.5-8x36 or 2-7x33. The 6x36 works well too. 2-7x33: 2.5-8x36: 6x36: far and away some of the best pics the Fires seen, well done Mac! Kimber should pay you for the rights to use these pics for their advertising. Dober Except those damn silver rings. Brad and I traded art-class jokes over that. To me, the rings are part of the scope, and should be black. The CENTER will hold. Reality, Patriotism,Trump: you can only pick two FÜCK PUTIN!

Re: Scoping a Montana Jeff_O #6848874 09/06/12
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 97 Texas C CharlieKilo98 OP Campfire Greenhorn
OP CharlieKilo98 Campfire Greenhorn C Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 97 Texas	Awesome pics Brad. Nearly the same position and a few different seasons wrapped up in Montana goodness. Appreciate all the ideas. the 2.5-8 and 3.5-10 are still my faves so far. I'm OK with the extra length. Saw a picture somewhere here of that rifle with the 3.5-10 on it and it looked fine - darn if I can find it now. The M1 turret though extremely functional, is a bit "out there". The CDS is much more streamlined. FWIW, I'm certainly not limiting myself to 200yds - in some areas it's just hard to see much further before you hit a big ol' bunch of mesquite. Thick stuff everywhere, with a few lanes thrown in for good measure. On the range and if I head out a bit further West, the distance can open up significantly.

Re: Scoping a Montana R_H_Clark #6848922 09/06/12
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Likes: 1 Here Or There luv2safari Campfire Ranger
luv2safari Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Likes: 1 Here Or There	Originally Posted by R_H_Clark My second choice,if weight were a MAJOR concern would be a Leupold VX2 2-7X33. That was my first choice for mine in 325 WSM. My second scope for it is a 3-9X40 VX II. Hunt with Class and Classics Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”

Re: Scoping a Montana luv2safari #6848941 09/06/12
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,717 Peoples Republic of Kanada A archie_james_c Campfire Regular
archie_james_c Campfire Regular A Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,717 Peoples Republic of Kanada	I cant like my 84M or my 8400 Montana with short, stumpy scopes top. The only 3 scopes Id ever put on would be a 3-9X40 VXI/2 , VX3 3.5-10X40, or my favourite FX3 6X42. Maybe a VX3 4.5-14X40 as well. That size of scope shoved far forward puts small precious amounts of weight into the front end of the rifle. 84M .223 with a VXI 3-9X40 and below a .270 Short Dog 8400 with FX3 6X42 with M1 elevation spinner-ma-jig Same guns but a better idea of scope positioning.. Same 84M .223 with a FX3 6X42 onboard. Last edited by archie_james_c; 09/06/12. Originally Posted by Take_a_knee If I were smart enough, which apparently I'm not

Re: Scoping a Montana archie_james_c #6848974 09/07/12
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 32,312 Wetter'n Oregon Jeff_O Campfire 'Bwana
Jeff_O Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 32,312 Wetter'n Oregon	Oy...... the scope positioning...... The CENTER will hold. Reality, Patriotism,Trump: you can only pick two FÜCK PUTIN!

Re: Scoping a Montana Jeff_O #6848975 09/07/12
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 32,312 Wetter'n Oregon Jeff_O Campfire 'Bwana
Jeff_O Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 32,312 Wetter'n Oregon	I slide 'em the other way: Damn that's green Last edited by Jeff_O; 09/07/12. The CENTER will hold. Reality, Patriotism,Trump: you can only pick two FÜCK PUTIN!

Re: Scoping a Montana Jeff_O #6848980 09/07/12
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,717 Peoples Republic of Kanada A archie_james_c Campfire Regular
archie_james_c Campfire Regular A Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,717 Peoples Republic of Kanada	Thats cuz you and Ingwe are freaks Originally Posted by Take_a_knee If I were smart enough, which apparently I'm not

Re: Scoping a Montana archie_james_c #6848996 09/07/12
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 32,312 Wetter'n Oregon Jeff_O Campfire 'Bwana
Jeff_O Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 32,312 Wetter'n Oregon	Emulating Ingwe's scopin' is my only hope to become a Turd. Allow a guy his dreams. The CENTER will hold. Reality, Patriotism,Trump: you can only pick two FÜCK PUTIN!

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