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Old 12-25-2018, 7:31 AM
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Hello Calgunners,

I picked up a Browning
X-Bolt Western Hunter A-TACS AU in 6.5 Creedmore and want to get some decent optics for it. I plan for this to be my hunting rifle and will be doing lots of hiking in the mountains with it. I was looking at the Leupold X5 in 3x9x44. There’s so many options out there just looking for some guidance. Any reccomendations on The reticle? What scope rings do you guys reccomend?
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Old 12-25-2018, 8:09 AM
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You might want to add, how far you'll likely shoot most game.
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That will work well or the VX3i in 3.5X10X40. You do not need more power and I would only use a Leupold on a hunting firearm.
I would use a non-AO scope with a duplex reticle and sight it 2.75" high at 100 yards. Then hold on the animal and you will have meat in the freezer. Thai has worked well for me for many years.
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Old 12-25-2018, 11:19 AM
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OP what and where will you hunt?

DnH above is right that you won't need more power than 10x, for 95%+ of game shooting done in the US. For new hunters, make that 99.999%.

A 4-12x or 3-15x would be OK too, but don't go higher than that.

Leupolds are relatively light. A very good thing.
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Sorry , forgot to mention I’ll be hunting in California. Mostly mountains and would not want to really take a shot past 500 yards.
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3-9x is ideal IMO. Larger magnification is ok, but you'll trade size, weight, cost, and clarity for some extra zoom.

I've really grown fond of scopes with miliradian adjustments and reticle. I used to do MOA, but 10cm at 100 meters is just too easy. Once you learn it you'll be able to accurately range your target further saving you weight when you leave the laser range-finder at home.

Ohh and rings, Warne. That's all I use on all my rifles. Sure there are more expensive mounts out there, but Warne rings have never let me down ever. They are aluminum so lighter than steel, corrosion resistant, and tend to absorb harmonics better.

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Old 12-25-2018, 3:28 PM
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Sorry , forgot to mention I’ll be hunting in California. Mostly mountains and would not want to really take a shot past 500 yards.
500 yds is a long shot for paper. 300 yds is like a mile for deer.

The scopes listed above are all you want.
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I have a leupold vx II 4-12x50mm mounted on rifle and only couple boxes of ammo shot. Owner died. $300 sfv
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I just put a VX3i on a Ruger M77 FTW Ranch model. Very nice optic. Clean and bright. I prefer it to my Zeiss Conquest v4 and it was less than half the cost.


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