Recommended rifle scope?

[pardou]

Hi, I currently use a leupold 3-9x40, and want to upgrade it for an upcoming boar hunting trip. Mounting it on Remington 700 in 308,
Any scope recommendations in the $500 ballpark?
Looking for up to 20x

[FMJBT]

How far away do you plan on being to shoot these pigs? I'd go for something a bit lower power than 20X for a hunting scope, unless varmint hunting. The 3-9X range is actually excellent for most hunting scenarios you're likely to encounter. For potentially dangerous animals like hogs and boar I might even opt for something in a 1-4X range if hunting in dense woods or brush. Things can get close in a hurry, and 20X is "not ideal" for close range encounters.

[Garand1911]

^^^ What he said.

[TTundra]

ditto...again. If you're wanting something for longer ranges down the line you still want a low, low end magnification. Bushnell had the 2.5-16X elite for around that price. You may really want to stick to a 1-6, 2-8, etc...

[ffemt]

Vortex PST 1-4x w/ an ADM QD mount pop up pretty often for $500-550 on AR15.com

[God Bless America]

for a .308 hunting rifle, you already have the best: 3-9x40.

[Divernhunter]

^^^^ What he said. The Leupold 3X9X40 is perfect. The only up-grade would be a Leupold 3.5X10X40

[THBailey]

Gotta agree with the other guys. You have the pick of the litter with a Leupold 3x9. If you absolutely have to upgrade, go to the better model Leupold, but I don't think you going to buy it with $500.00. If I was going to spend some money on hunting optics I would get a better pair of 10x Binoc's.

[pardou]

thanks

How far away do you plan on being to shoot these pigs? I'd go for something a bit lower power than 20X for a hunting scope, unless varmint hunting. The 3-9X range is actually excellent for most hunting scenarios you're likely to encounter. For potentially dangerous animals like hogs and boar I might even opt for something in a 1-4X range if hunting in dense woods or brush. Things can get close in a hurry, and 20X is "not ideal" for close range encounters.

you make a great point. I haven't thought of that, thanks for the advice.

[haneeya]

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So I got a great deal on the Weaver Kaspa-z 1.5-6x32. I was looking for a qd mount that would clear the rear sight. Well, the UTG medium profile (15mm saddle height) wont clear the rear sight. Anyone have any suggestions?

[billped]

For hunting, upgrades are often a bad idea - go with what you know and are comfortable with. Upgrades are awesome when shooting targets.

[ASD1]

Hi, I currently use a leupold 3-9x40, and want to upgrade it for an upcoming boar hunting trip. Mounting it on Remington 700 in 308,
Any scope recommendations in the $500 ballpark?
Looking for up to 20x

First ??? What Leupold do you have?

If you have one of there lower end scopes like a VX-1 you could up grade to a VX-R 3x9x40 and you will get better glass and a better field of view as it has a 30mm tube

[PrimaryArms]

Recommended rifle scope?

https://www.primaryarms.com/Primary_Arms_4_14X44_FFP_Scope_with_308_p/pa4-14xffp308.htm

20x seems really high for hunting your FOV would be so small!

-Dimitri

[WartHog]

So I got a great deal on the Weaver Kaspa-z 1.5-6x32. I was looking for a qd mount that would clear the rear sight. Well, the UTG medium profile (15mm saddle height) wont clear the rear sight. Anyone have any suggestions?

You'd probably be better off starting your own thread to ask your questions rather than post them in the middle of a totally unrelated thread started by someone else...

BTW - Welcome to Calguns!

[Hunt]

won't get better than this http://www.cameralandny.com/optics/z...st_hd5_2-10x42 ON SALE