Help choosing scope for .22-250 Rem 788 - 09/14/19
Hello - I'm new to the forum and wondering if I could get some qualified advice on which of my existing scopes you'd recommend installing on a .22-250 varmint rifle that I inherited.
I haven't yet taken this rifle to the range or hunted varmints with it, so I'm unfamiliar with this cartridge and rifle's capabilities. I have 2 unmounted scopes that are candidates. The first scope is a used japanese-made Charles Daly 4-12x40mm with a duplex reticle and an adjustable objective lens and a 1" tube. I'd rate this scope's optics in very good condition. The second is a new in box Burris Signature 3-9x40 with a ballistic plex reticle and a 1" tube. I had Burris replace the original duplex reticle on this scope. When this scope was built in the late 90's, it was Burris' top of the line model.
So there's the question - would you rather have lower magnification, if you gain higher quality optics? Or is having an adjustable objective plus higher magnification more beneficial?
Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks.
ctom99
I haven't yet taken this rifle to the range or hunted varmints with it, so I'm unfamiliar with this cartridge and rifle's capabilities. I have 2 unmounted scopes that are candidates. The first scope is a used japanese-made Charles Daly 4-12x40mm with a duplex reticle and an adjustable objective lens and a 1" tube. I'd rate this scope's optics in very good condition. The second is a new in box Burris Signature 3-9x40 with a ballistic plex reticle and a 1" tube. I had Burris replace the original duplex reticle on this scope. When this scope was built in the late 90's, it was Burris' top of the line model.
So there's the question - would you rather have lower magnification, if you gain higher quality optics? Or is having an adjustable objective plus higher magnification more beneficial?
Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks.
ctom99