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I have an IMI Timberwolf in 357 and a Ruger 96/44 in 44 mag
Both barrels are 18.5" and both are 1 in 20" twist barrels. Neither of these would be used for hunting > than 150 yards. What scopes would you mount? Thank you for your opinions.
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4x with a #4 reticle.
OR, that pig plex from leupold.
I was just reminiscing over the 96/44 I sold a few years back, chocking that up to one of my less intelligent decisions.
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My 96/44 is gonna wear either a VX-1 2x7x33 Shotgun w/Hvy. Duplex or a Timberline 2x7x26. I haven't decided which yet.
I've got a Vari-X III 1.5x5x20 w/Hvy. Duplex that needs a new home.
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I just bought a Swarovski Habicht 4X off of the classifieds. I'm leaning towards mounting that on the 96/44. I do have an extra Leupold Vari-X II 2x7x28 this could be the one that goes on the Timberwolf not sure yet. Both of these rifles have integral top mount receiver's which I really like.
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I like the Leuplod 3X scopes!
Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!
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VX1 2-7X is on my .35 Rem.
Not expensive and works fine (so far both deer only shot at 2x and 3x).
1-5x might be better.
Reg duplex works for me.
Movers a 1X is tough to beat.
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Ran a cheap Bushnell on a .44 mag Marlin. No longer have the gun or skinny woman. 1.5-5X IIRC ![[Linked Image]](http://i.imgur.com/plDFWgb.jpg)
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Not a typical pistol cartridge, but a woods gun. 18.5" .375 has a Weaver 2.5 ![[Linked Image]](http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z371/Weather223/DSC_0030_zpsxxaf0rml.jpg) Marlin .357 has a Leupold 2.5 ![[Linked Image]](http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z371/Weather223/Marlin1894003_zps3acb22d9.jpg) Both are splendid woods setups.
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I have a 1-4X20 Leupold VX-2 on my 77/44. I have used a 2.5X20 FX-II, but prefer the field of view on the 1-4X20.
The eye relief of the 2.5 is handy on a hard-kicker like my .45-70.
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Ran a cheap Bushnell on a .44 mag Marlin. No longer have the gun or skinny woman. 1.5-5X IIRC If you still have the woman pictured but in a different form, don't parade that picture around too much. If you've got a completely new version, ditch the pic carefully.  Oh, and my vote goes for a 2.5X if you can still find one.
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Been running a Weaver 2.5X on my Marlin .44 Mag. for ten+ years without any problems.
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Purty hard to beat a 1-3x20 Weaver on a lever gun... here's one on my Marlin 45 Colt Cowboy...perfect fit ! ![[Linked Image]](http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g426/tikkanut/001_zpsmh8b9c1y.jpg)
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