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4-12X VX2 Leupold, fine duplex, A/O

At present I only have two 222's ,A custom built from a 40x that I use as a varmint gun and it has a Leupold VX3 6.5x20 on it.
The other is a CZ527 that wears a Leupold VX3i 4.5x14 that I use for calling coyotes, thinking of swapping it out for a 2.5x8 the 4.5x on the bottom side is a bit much for close calling

6.5-20x40

6 - 8x for my 222 Remington's. All set up for woodchuck hunting.
It's plenty of magnification to take head shots out to 300 yards.
It's low enough magnification to maintain the target in the scope to "spot the shot' whether you hit or miss.

It's not just magnification, but resolution.

222 Rem rifles I've owned:

Savage 112JRS single shot
Rem 788
S&W 1500
Rem 700 Varmint
Sake A1 heavy barrel


Scopes used on them:

Leupold 6x36
Burris Signature 6x42 (GREAT scope)
Lyman 8x AO. All-American with 1 MOA dot (Great scope and love the 1 moa dot)
Leupold 8x AO

I used a steel-tubed Weaver T-10x AO. Worked ok on heavier rifles, but was borderline for spotting to shot through the scope.

My brother has a Bausch & Lomb 6x on his Winchester model 70a (late 1970's vintage) sporter. It is a fantastic rifle, shoots 3/4 moa, and a 6x scope is perfect on that rifle.

I have an OLD benchrest 222 on a Rem 700 in an AICS as my tactical trainer with a Sightron SIII 8-32x56. CHEAP, fun, and damn accurate practice rig.

I have a custom Ruger No.1 in 222 and I scoped it with a Leupold 6x36. Perfect!

.221 Fireball walking rifle has a Hakko 1.5-5 with a circle and crosshair, with a naturally lit up reticle in multiple colors.
Rem 660 222 has a leupold 10x
Anschutz 153 Minox 3-9

That's exactly my use for my 222, a Valmet 12/222 O/U. I have a good Denver Redfield Widefield 1 3/4-5 duplex on it. IF 5x isn't enough power, then what I'm shooting is too far out, and it's definitely not skwills & ratz.

The low power settings and 12gauge make this a great 'yote gun.

A Leupold 2.5-8x36 would seem to have the right Feng Shui for that rifle.

Got a Remington 'build; wearing a Cabelas 3x9 I bought from JB...

Also a Ruger #1A in .222 wearing a Redfield Revolution 2x7

I have an M8 6x42 Leupold with a fine duplex reticle that I've used to demonstrate what can be done at 300 yards with "only 6x" that should sit well on top of a 222. I'll have to get a 222 and find out.

Not a 222, but my 223 nice-day gopher sporter wears a Leupold 8X36. It's hard to find these days, but I think it's about perfect.

SS 10x MQ on my boy's 222. Just mounted it to replace a VXIII 4.5-14 that seems to be acting flakey... again.

Leupold 4.5x14

3x9's on both of mine. Same on the Handi Rifle which is a 223. A 3x12 should work just fine.

i like the 4-12 vx2 cds. Makes shot to 300 yards a snap.

Of all the rifles I own my SAKO 222 is the only one I have that has a high-magnification scope on it. A 4X-12X Redfield of 1972 Vintage.
It gets used on Prairie Dogs a lot, and at 12X I can hit them waaaay out there. I used it as my main rifle for hide hunting for several years and I killed more coyotes and fixes with it that I could count. But I ran the scope down to 4X or sometime 5X for hide hunting.

Now days I have gone to an accurate AR-15 16" carbine as my coyote gun and I use a Weaver K4 on it.

My H&R 317 in .222 has a Leupold M8 8XAO with a Leupold Dot seem to be about right for my use.

PennDog

2-7 Burris fullfield