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The Kahles 2-7 that I bought a good while back is still one of my favorites of all of my rifles. Best morning that I’ve ever had hunting is with that little friend. Hadn’t shot anything and was down to maybe a day or two left that I was going to be hunt in January. Two 10 point WT in 30 minutes. That first one was at about 7:00 AM. The second one was before 7:30. I high tined non typical old buck. So that Sako 85 SS Synthetic that I bought off of here back then in 338 F (with plans to eventually rebarrel to 260) and the little 2-7 have and will remain untouched. Sends 200 G Fusions quite well.

Went and looked Oct 2011 when I bought the Sako from the CF. I’m sure I bought the scope after that used from Euro O

They are pretty uncommon these days but the aforementioned Hawke Scopes currently makes four different 2-7x32 models. They also make a 4x32 fixed and a 1.5-6x44 which are also scope magnifications that were easier to find 15 years ago than they are now. I have all three of those magnifications in other scopes (Redfield, Weaver & Nikon) since I personally favor lower-powered or fixed scopes.

https://us.hawkeoptics.com/vantage-riflescopes.html

I have a Hawke Airmax 2-7 on a HW30 and love it.

Only problem with Hawke scopes is that they are made in CHINA!!! You buy China stuff, you support our enemy.

I have Nikon Prostaff 2-7 mounted on a Mini 14. Mini's are famous for breaking scopes due to the heavily weighted Op-Rod setup. The scope has been on this Mini for a number of years and is still going strong. I don't do any dialing, it's just a set it and forget it type of scope but I'm impressed it's lasted so long on the Mini. Unfortunately, as we all know, Nikon rifle scopes are now a thing of the past.

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