Scope a new to me 30-30 - 04/09/21
I hunt deer and pigs in often dark pine thickets of Florida and dark hardwood hollows of Tennessee. Less than 100 yd shots are the norm.
I have a Weaver Extreme 1.5x4.5x24 on a Savage 340C 30-30. The scope weighs 15.6 oz. I really like its illuminated dot. Both the rifle and scope have served me well, however this rifle is soon to be retired in favor of a Remington 788 30-30.
The Remington 788 30-30 currently wears a Leupold VX-2 2x7x33.The scope weighs 9.9 oz.
I recently purchased a Burris Four 1.5x6x42 with an illuminated dot. It is still in the factory sealed box. I intended to put this scope on the Rem 788 but I just realized the scope weighs 21.0 oz. Because it's more than double than what's on the rifle now, I am rethinking my choice,
Is the weight a concern since the 788 already is noticeably heaver than the 340C. My questions are these: Do I move the heaviest 21 oz Burris (42mm objective) to the 788? Or do I move the lighter 15.6 oz Weaver (24mm Objective) to the 788. Or, despite of my liking an illuminated dot do I keep the lightest Leupold (33mm objective) on the 788?
Has anyone had similar weight and objective choices? The more I think about the weight, maybe I'll never notice the weight and just go with the larger objective?
I have a Weaver Extreme 1.5x4.5x24 on a Savage 340C 30-30. The scope weighs 15.6 oz. I really like its illuminated dot. Both the rifle and scope have served me well, however this rifle is soon to be retired in favor of a Remington 788 30-30.
The Remington 788 30-30 currently wears a Leupold VX-2 2x7x33.The scope weighs 9.9 oz.
I recently purchased a Burris Four 1.5x6x42 with an illuminated dot. It is still in the factory sealed box. I intended to put this scope on the Rem 788 but I just realized the scope weighs 21.0 oz. Because it's more than double than what's on the rifle now, I am rethinking my choice,
Is the weight a concern since the 788 already is noticeably heaver than the 340C. My questions are these: Do I move the heaviest 21 oz Burris (42mm objective) to the 788? Or do I move the lighter 15.6 oz Weaver (24mm Objective) to the 788. Or, despite of my liking an illuminated dot do I keep the lightest Leupold (33mm objective) on the 788?
Has anyone had similar weight and objective choices? The more I think about the weight, maybe I'll never notice the weight and just go with the larger objective?