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Scope Recommendation Help
Posted on 11/13/23 at 2:42 pm
Posted on 11/13/23 at 2:42 pm
I have a CVA Scout 35 Whelen and we broke the knob on the cheap Sun Optic scope we had on it...it was like a 12x42 which is way too much magnification and too heavy for that gun anyway. So I'm looking for a value buy to replace it.
Looking to spend less than 250 and we only shoot deer that are max 100 yards out. Very hilly, thick terrain.
What are your suggestions? I've even considered a 1-5x red dot but I dont know how it would handle the recoil.
TIA
Looking to spend less than 250 and we only shoot deer that are max 100 yards out. Very hilly, thick terrain.
What are your suggestions? I've even considered a 1-5x red dot but I dont know how it would handle the recoil.
TIA
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Posted on 11/13/23 at 2:50 pm to The Levee
Posted on 11/13/23 at 2:57 pm to The Levee
Have you checked into the Vortex crossfire line?
Posted on 11/13/23 at 3:02 pm to The Levee
I have a crossfire on my CVA optima elite 45-70. I check it once a year and never have to make adjustments
Posted on 11/13/23 at 3:15 pm to The Levee
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35 Whelen
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handle the recoil.
Been a problem with mine since I got it. I have Leupold double strap scope rings and the scope still slides.
I get it sighted in and it's good for another shot, maybe two. Than it's slid back and off target again. Not very confident with it at all.
I've got to figure something out...
Posted on 11/13/23 at 3:16 pm to Quatre Pot
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Vortex crossfire line?
what kind of rings or mount would you suggest?
Posted on 11/13/23 at 3:22 pm to The Levee
I think mine has Warne. It has a heavy Bergara barrel though so I'm sure it helps with it being kinda heavy and absorbing some energy.
This post was edited on 11/13/23 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 11/13/23 at 3:29 pm to Clyde Tipton
quote:
I've got to figure something out...
Figure no more:
DNZ Game Reaper
These should come standard with the scout, I have them on 3 different break barrels in 35 whelen including a handi-rifle that kicks like a mule on PCP and they’re the only rings I’ve found that will hold.
Posted on 11/13/23 at 3:30 pm to LEASTBAY
do yall think a red dot would be better to hold against recoil?
Its more than enough to kill a deer in less than a hundred yard shot on my property
Its more than enough to kill a deer in less than a hundred yard shot on my property
Posted on 11/13/23 at 4:05 pm to The Levee
I killed a few earlier this year with a swampfox lpvo on my blackout. I think it's just as good of an option. Maybe better.
Posted on 11/13/23 at 4:09 pm to The Levee
45-70 destroyed myNikon. I just switched to Hawke. Vortex is a great option. Buy the best rings you can afford.
This post was edited on 11/13/23 at 4:11 pm
Posted on 11/13/23 at 4:20 pm to The Levee
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What are your suggestions?
If the rifle has irons, are your eyes good enough to use them at the ranges you hunt? It doesnt get any more reliable than that. Slap some glow paint on the front post.
Otherwise, SWFA is major leaps and bounds more durable than anything else in that price range. You should be able to get a fixed 6x for around $200 when they go on sale. There's a 1-4x for sale in the rokslide classifieds now. The fancy reticle and turrets are unnecessary, but you can just ignore all that stuff and shoot it.
I had a leupold rifleman 3-9 on my .35 whelen that has held zero through a couple boxes of bullets. I think it was $200. Leupold recoil tests all their stuff I believe, and that's what I would get if I just had to have a plain ol scope in that budget.
Posted on 11/13/23 at 4:37 pm to The Levee
I have a redfield revolution on my 35. I shout 200 gr handloads and it’s held up to that recoil with no issues.
Posted on 11/13/23 at 4:38 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I hate when people suggest something outside of a price range. But this is a really great deal at $300, I just got one myself. Something to consider.
Trijicon Huron
Trijicon Huron
Posted on 11/13/23 at 4:54 pm to bigbuckdj
Yea, that's a steal at $300
Posted on 11/13/23 at 5:15 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Agreed. I almost pulled the trigger to try it but then I noticed the eye relief. Massive range and very short on the low end. Anybody have one of these? Is it really that bad?
Posted on 11/13/23 at 5:25 pm to The Levee
DNZ one-piece mount with a Leupold LPVO.
Posted on 11/13/23 at 5:28 pm to ccard257
Didn't notice that. 2.5" seems way too short. That can't be right.
Posted on 11/13/23 at 5:29 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I did a little googling, and several people on Rockside say they have one and think the correct number should be 3.5” on the low end. I’m going to find out at that price. Wish they had the German #4 that cheap
Posted on 11/13/23 at 5:33 pm to ccard257
I have one, you just wanting to know the eye relief? I don’t think it’s bad
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