New Scope - What to Put it On?

[dfletcher]

It's birthday time & my soon to arrive requested gift is a Weaver 36X target scope. The decision I have is on what do I mount it?

1) A larger caliber long range target rifle I don't use very often, but when I
do it's at 200 or 300 yds.

2) A very accurate 223 caliber, 100 yd target rifle I use often.

3) Buy another target rifle and mount the scope on that rifle. The rifle will be
typically used at 100 to 600 yards.

Choices one & two are from my current inventory - either a Sig 970 STR in 300 Win Mag or Remington PSS in 7 Rem Mag in the larger calibers, a Ruger Target 77 in 223 is my most used target rifle as #2.

If I pick up another rifle - and I'm guessing no one here is going to pass up the opportunity to say "Buy another rifle" - I wouldn't mind suggestions on rifle & caliber. I'd lean towards something in 260 Remington or 6.5 X 284. Bolt is the most likely action and I do reload.

Any suggestions?

[tiger222]

if the scope you are getting is a fixed 36x power - you would be limited to short range "precision" of some kind. anything past 8x or 10x on a hot day and you won't be able to see much past 200m in the "soup"..... sounds like a scope to put on a 22 or .17hmr ? for 50metre fly swatting....

of the ones listed a 100m 223 would be the closest, the high magnification would now allow you the fun of seeing bullet impact....

[ocabj]

Nice scope. The Weaver T36 is one of the best fixed power benchrest scopes. I have one.

I'd put it on a benchrest rifle for 50-100 yard shooting. Lots of guys use them on benchrest rimfire rifles.

I have mine on my 10/22.

[XDshooter]

Wow, 36x FIXED. What kind of field-of-view does it have?


Seems like you could see the nuts on an ant at 100yrds.