THE rifle scope?
Hi, i have decided on buying a ruger 17hmr and i was looking through a couple of different scopes and was wondering if someone could help me. I have leupold vxII 6-18, Nikon monarch ucc 6.5-20, and Swarovski Pv-s 6-24 and the av 6-18 models in consideration. As one can see, i am looking at high magnification, and something nice. If anyone has any of these scopes or knows anything about them feel free to give any info you can, everything is appriciated, Thanks
Martin Janczak[8D]
Martin Janczak[8D]
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Is there a particular reticle type you are considering? It sounds like you are willing to invest in good glass. I have a .222 rem with a fine cross hair scope that I like a lot for the small caliber. As for your list of scopes all of them have a good track record for clarity, reliability, and reputation. 0 -
the only thing i demand in a recticle is that it has not dots or circles in it. thanks
Martin0 -
Most of the 17hmr rifles are on the smaller side, I'm assuming that the ruger you have in mind is a M77-17 or 10-17 type. While the scopes you have listed are great, I believe that they are also on the larger and longer side. Personally I like a scope to be more or less proportional to the rilfe it is on. Just a thought..... 0 -
Nightforce NXS with the R2 ranging reticle (which you won't need on that rig of course)
why chase the game when the bullet can get em from here?....
Got Balistics?0 -
Just make sure it's a:
LEUPOLD!
"The Greatest Battle Implement Ever Devised!"
-- Gen. George S. Patton
referring to the M1 Garand0 -
The Swarovski PV will easily be the best. Plus with the retracting eyepiece, you won't have to worry about the scope cutting your eye from the 17 hmr recoil[B)].
The Schmidt & Bender scopes are the best in the world. They are slightly less then the Swarovski but the quality is superb. They are hand made in Germany and are basically a custom made scope, not a product of a assembly line.
Mad Dog0 -
Leupold is the best for the money 0 -
After some consideration,..I am wondering why you wish to place a scope on a rifle which likely costs 3x as much as the rifle (when the rifle is not exactly a competition rig to begin with). If It were me,...and I had the money you are looking at spending,..I might get a better rifle and spend a few hundred less on the glass IMO anything much over $300-$400 on a ruger 17hmr is a waste of money. The rifle won't perform to the capabilities of the scope, and hence you will still be frustrated, but with the rifle instead of the glass.
If you want to set-it and forget it,..the euro's are probably the way to go (plus you can watch birds and butterflies and stuff, or so they claim something about color resolution,..which I have yet to figure out why that matters for placing a bullet on target) but if you wish to switch from target to target, and zero from distance to distance and back again,..then you really need a TACTICAL scope,..that is what they are made to do,..hence the much stronger turrets representing internal adjustment integrity. There is no way to get both tactical/target integrity and keep the scope small enough to be considered a hunting scope. If you find a product stating that,..it is being mis-represented, you have to watch out for marketing directed at the uninformed. Tactical/target= heavy and big,.....hunting=smaller and lighter with low turrets. I think a tactical rig is wayyyyyy overbuilt for that kind of rifle and caliber combo. Try a nice varmint dot reticle with ultra-fine crosshairs and something in the 20-24x range (burris, leupold, nikon monarch) The dot won't prove to be a hindrance since I doubt you plan on hunting whitetail with a 17hmr[;)]
Another great option to take a look at is the IOR Valdada line. They are very nice rigs. I have a 6-24x50 tactical with the MP8 ranging reticle and it has proven a DEADLY tube all summer on crop permits.
Not trying to discourage your purchases either way,..but when you set up a rig the right way for your purpose from the start,..it makes it that much more enjoyable. There is nothing worse than tying up your money and then finding out you made a bad purchase decision. Then you are left to lose whatever $$$ on the sale of whatever component and then buy the correct one[:(] Determine your purpose for the rifle, and build it accordingly. Been there,..done that. Hope that helps.
why chase the game when the bullet can get em from here?....
Got Balistics?0 -
yea, that did help a little, thanks 0 -
food for thought...i read somewhere that the #1 choice for the 77/17 was a burris compact 4x12 variable
seems like a good marriage of quality, economics, ergonomics and practicality
If i was fanatical about magnification and had money to burn, I would play with the idea of a cooper rifle and the 6.5x20 conquest0 -
food for thought...i read somewhere that the #1 choice for the 77/17 was a burris compact 4x12 variable
seems like a good marriage of quality, economics, ergonomics and practicality
If i was fanatical about magnification and had money to burn, I would play with the idea of a cooper rifle and the 6.5x20 conquest0
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