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I'm hoping for some constructive ideas on using the SWFA 6x on a muzzle loader for hunting. I'm out west (Utah) and can use magnified scopes on muzzle loaders for hunting. Shot can range from about 50-300 yards on most my muzzle loader deer hunts. My Encore currently has a Nikon inline scope with BDC and I like it but think I would rather dial turrets than use the BDC because the dots change point of impact with change of power and that fact nearly cost me the buck of a lifetime this year as I forgot I had turned the power down as light faded when I was in the heat of the moment of a giant deer. The story has a happy ending as I turned the buck up again 2 days latter and now have my first 200" buck. I like the idea of dialing turrets as I do have a long range rig for targets but don't love the reticles on any scope I see that is reliable with exposed turrets. I'm also trying to keep the scope in the $400 or less range as I spend most of my disposable income on a fly fishing addiction. What I really wish is that someone made a 2-7 or a 3-9 scope with exposed turrets and standard duplex reticle. Thoughts?

Use 30 mm. rings and it ought to work.

The SWFA SS HD 3-9X42 may be more to your liking. On Black Friday it will be right at $400. I think it was $429 last year. The dots won't change as you adjust power because the reticle is in the front focal plane. The turrets are a bit smaller and not as easy to be accidentally turned. The 6X will work fine though.

Fishnut, for a fixed 6X with a duplex reticle and turret, this is a pretty good deal- https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...leupold-6x42-w-m1-elevation#Post12379442

I’d absolutely use the 6X SS on a ML. My only problem with the 3-9 SS would be eye relief with heavy loads. It’s a touch short for me on 9x. No issues with the 6’s though.

I have a Leupold 3x9 CDS on my Omega and plan to swap it for a 1x4 SS, more than adequate for a ML.

I have a 6x Super Chicken on my T/C Omega smoke pole.I'm ordering a rail and a comb riser/pad. Not enough eye relief with the weaver 1 piece I have on it at the moment. Hoping the rail is longer. I received a few love taps yesterday. Wishing not to repeat them.

You won't accidentally turn those turrets. They're stiff.

eye relief is one of the reasons I went with the Nikon. It has 4" and keeps the scope out of my eyebrow. last year I had an older Leupy on it and on had a little over 3" with it and my step son got hit twice will shooting the gun and got a bit gun shy afterwards. I decided to show him how its done and got a bite myself.

I have a VX2 Leupold 3x9 CDS on my Omega... dial for yardage. I like the addition magnification, especially with the new rules here in TN. That is: any antler nubs protruding the hair line is a buck and will count against your max limit of 2 per season.

I've had the same conversation around a few ML's I have. I eventually went with a 6x38 Weaver on one that I'll shoot out to 250 or so (and just holdover) and then have a SS 3-9x42 on the other (smokeless) ML. I tried the SS 6x but found the reticle much thinner and harder to see than that of the 3-9x for low light and general hunting.

I use an IOR fixed 6 on my Knight Brush Rifle and really like it. I also use a SS 6x on my 22 mag. I can’t think of a reason the SS wouldn’t be great on a front stuffer.

With the 3-9x set on 6x, the reticle should subtend exactly the same as the fixed 6x.

If I had to hunt deer with a SS topped muzzleloader I'd climb to the top of a mountain and blow my fugking head off.





Clark

Easy Marine. No need to be so serious

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Travis

No worries. Post MC birthday we have a solid grace period.

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Cupernicuss

Ha! Right on. Now quit making fun out of us ML guys trying to shoot long, we can’t help it.

You need a 100 MOA base, right?