Remington 700

[42769vette]

Just picked up a 700 30-06, came with leupold rings and base. Looking to peg coyotes with it, any suggestions scope wise? id love to put a nikon or leupold on it down the line but its not in the funds right now. Is there such thing as a decent scope for $100- $150?

The SWFA Super Sniper scope is a great choice with many different offerings. They are rugged and have great glass for the price. Highly recommended!

i dont think you will find this scopes in the ops budget, but if the budget was 300 i would agree whole heartedly

 

[U.S. Patriot]

To be honest, as far as general target practice or hunting, you can get used to using any combination and it does not matter too much. Its just easier to use Mil/Mil or MOA/MOA. The important thing is RELIABILITY. If your scope can not hold a zero, you can not make accurate shots. You adjust and shoot only to find that you are further off than before.

I agree with you. I was looking for scopes in the $300 price range. Could not see dropping more than that on a $300 rifle. A friend recommended the Buckmaster. I read a lot of reviews, and they where very favorable. The local shop happened to have one. So far I have been very happy with it. I actually like the mil dot reticle more than a standard reticle. I just need to get to a range with lanes more than 100 yards.

 

[usmcdjb]

Keep this in my favorites. Might help.

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[Eric86]

I agree with you. I was looking for scopes in the $300 price range. Could not see dropping more than that on a $300 rifle. A friend recommended the Buckmaster. I read a lot of reviews, and they where very favorable. The local shop happened to have one. So far I have been very happy with it. I actually like the mil dot reticle more than a standard reticle. I just need to get to a range with lanes more than 100 yards.

Isnt Camp Atterbury somewhat public? Anyways I think you should master 100 yards if you havent already. It should make longer ranges more enjoyable. BTW Im not knocking on low priced scopes, I have one but I also know that there is a reason why they are low priced and they do not fulfill my total requirements. I also had a lot of "extra" cash when I placed an order.

 

[indymike]

I have a Nikon ProStaff 3-9x40 that is excellent glass for the $99 I paid for it new. It only has a standard duplex reticle but if I had acces to a range or land where I could shoot more than 100 yards, I would definitely get the Nikon ProStaff BDC where I could adjust for distance based on whatever ammo I used to zero. I think they run around $160. Nikon is super clear all the way to the 9x and grabs plenty of light.

 

[kickbacked]

I have a Nikon ProStaff 3-9x40 that is excellent glass for the $99 I paid for it new. It only has a standard duplex reticle but if I had acces to a range or land where I could shoot more than 100 yards, I would definitely get the Nikon ProStaff BDC where I could adjust for distance based on whatever ammo I used to zero. I think they run around $160. Nikon is super clear all the way to the 9x and grabs plenty of light.

what kind of gun do you have it on? any problems holding zero?

 

[tradertator]

My favorite budget scope is the Pentax Gameseeker.

 

[walker]

My favorite budget scope is the Pentax Gameseeker.

I have a Pentax Gameseeker 4-12x40 with Precision Plex mounted on a Savage model 12 in .308

 

[Creeker]

I'm using a simmons whitetail classic in 6.5-20x50 with a mil-dot on my 700, 30-06. It works great but beware the dots are a little large IMHO.