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6x36 Leupold on my Weatherby ULW .280.

I have SS 3-9x42 milquads on my fieldcraft 6 creed, my remage 22 creed, my t3x 22-250 8 twist, my 7-08 faux ti, my 260 carbon and 3 or 4 more rifles.

I like the glass and size of that scope but I've broke several of them. According to the fire guys it's just me doing something wrong because no one else seems to have had a problem. My 7-08 fieldcraft slinging 180s at 2550 fps is a scope killer so it's going back to a fixed 6 milquad. The fixed 6 ss is probably the perfect scope for a 5 pound 18" 7-08 anyways. I should have just started there.

I've been following the lead here and using some athelon 2-12s on a few rifles like my 7 prc seekins element and an 8 twist 280 ai I'm putting together. I don't love the thicker reticle for all things but it's good for a big game only gun. I'm putting one on my 20 " proof elevation 308 too. I wish a had a dozen more 3-12 bushnell lrhs too. That bushy 3-12 is my favorite hunting scope.

Bb

Damn that’s good.

You’re actually quite poetic, just in the lewdest way possible.

I wonder if a chat bot could be programmed to spit out Stick style insults…? That would be funny.

I have a couple of comparatively light Fix rifles from Q. When I am not testing something else, the 24" 308Win has Vortex Razor HD-LHT 4.5-22x50 on it and the 16" 8.6BLK has March 1.5-15x42 on it.

The 300BLK Mini-Fix has March 1-8x24 on it for now. When it becomes 6ARC, it will be something else, but I have not yet decided what. It will be my daughter's first hunting rifle, so something reasonably well balanced is in order.

Relatively light BLR Takedown in 300WSM has Delta 1.5-9x45.

All of these scopes are in the 21 to 26 ounce range.

Generally, one of the reasons to have a lightweight rifle is to give me more latitude in selecting a scope.

If I want the lightest possible setup, I have a couple of Razor HD-LH 1.5-8x32 scopes that have served me well. One spent some time on a muzzleloading Encore that has a good amount of kick. Another lived on a 458SOCOM for a while that has killed a scope or two as well.

If I want a lightweight-ish scope to dial with, there are some other options out there, but two SWFA 3-9x42 scopes are a good start.

I have considered building something even lighter, but chose against it for now. The new HAVAK Slam rifle I saw at SHOT was impressively light. If I draw a sheep hunt, I'll consider picking one up. At SHOT, they had Razor HD-LHT 4.5-22x50 on it. I'd likely do the same thing.

ILya

Not an ultralight but works so well I just pretty much use this rig now exclusively for hunting whitetail(Northeast). 1955 Winchester Pre-64 M70 FWT "Thirty Aught Six"(30.06) without iron sights on barrel, aluminium base and scope mounts, Leopold 2.5-8 Vxi, McMillan Carbon Stock. About 8#s, sling, loaded with 5 rounds. Point and shoot out to 225 yards. It just plain works for me. doesn't punish me when I practice and I can carry all day. I'm almost 70 now and climbing mountains is over for me. I won't take a shot unless I know the critter is going to drop right there.

Really like the March 3-24 scopes. Right at 20oz, glass is great, power range is awesome, and their reticles have gotten much better. The eyebox and parallax are a bit touchy for some but they aren’t that bad. There’s always the 9oz SWFA if you want to get crazy!

[quote=Fotis]What do you guys scope your big game ultralight rifles with?
I have a 2..5-8x36 Leupold on my 84L Montana. On my 6.5C Hunter a VX3 3.5-10.

What about your light weight walking varminters, say a tikka ultralight T3 in 223?
For my SS Hawkeye RL synthetic in .223. A 3-9x40 Leupold

VX-2 Ultralight 3-9x33 on an unmolested M700Ti in 260 Rem.

I use Leupold 2.5-8 and Redfield Revolutions 2-7.

My Weatherby ULW 338-06 wears a Leupold 6x42 LRD in Leupold Backcountry Ring Mounts.

Some great pictures on that website Mr. Sagebrush.

Pics of the young lady burning black powder from the saddle are awesome!