help finding scope for high power silhouette match

[Hornet_RN]

i tried out high power silhouette shooting for the first time at my local club about a month ago and had the most fun in a while. i did it with a bolt action .308, but i think i want better optics for my rifle this time.

what kind of power scope should i use for shooting offhand silhouette matches?

what make and model scope should i look into? leupold always seems good? however, those Trijicon Accupoints look real fun too!

what kind of reticle should i look into?

thanks,
hornet_rn

[problemchild]

Like asking what kind of car to buy.

What distance?
Offhand meaning not bench but holding it in the air?
Day/night or just day?
BDC or adjust turrets?
Windage BC or adjust turrets?
Zoom or fixed?
Dollars willing to spend?
FFP or not?

And about 20 more questions..........

[checkenbach]

I've got a couple of Bushnell 4200 6-24x40 scopes that I like a lot.
One has a a Mildot, the other a 1/4 moa dot. The Mildot is easier to use in some aspects, if you can match holdover to the dot on the reticle, you're good to go.
The 1/4 moa dot has to be dialed in to every distance the silhouettes are set at. WAAAY more accurate, but easy to get lost in the number of turns on the turrets for chickesn pigs, etc...
Or you could go the budget route and get a Simmons 6.5-20x50 white tail classic for under two bills.

[Hornet_RN]

I've got a couple of Bushnell 4200 6-24x40 scopes that I like a lot.
One has a a Mildot, the other a 1/4 moa dot. The Mildot is easier to use in some aspects, if you can match holdover to the dot on the reticle, you're good to go.
The 1/4 moa dot has to be dialed in to every distance the silhouettes are set at. WAAAY more accurate, but easy to get lost in the number of turns on the turrets for chickesn pigs, etc...
Or you could go the budget route and get a Simmons 6.5-20x50 white tail classic for under two bills.

thanks for the suggestion for a mildot scope, i was looking into the Trijicon Accupoint mildot for a future Rem700. i think it comes in 3-9X and up to 20X. thanks checkenbach.

[CSACANNONEER]

Like asking what kind of car to buy.

What distance?
Offhand meaning not bench but holding it in the air?
Day/night or just day?
BDC or adjust turrets?
Windage BC or adjust turrets?
Zoom or fixed?
Dollars willing to spend?
FFP or not?

And about 20 more questions..........

All of these questions and more are already answered in the original post. He did say he wants it to shoot HPMS. I have been out of MS shooting for over two decades. So, I'm going to suggest shooting a few more matches with what you have, talk to other shooters at the matches, look through their optics, etc. before you make a final decission. Pesonally, I would not go mil dot but, to each their own. It's really not hard to turn target turrets a few clicks between animals and most shooters have their dope written on their rifle or optics so that they don't forget it.

[only10x]

if its going to be for silhouette think most 90% of the line shoots with a target dot.
your distances are determined as is your target and its measurements
mildots fancy reticles are not very practical for this game, then again if your going to do this for recreation and want to build up a tac rifle with a 'one shoe fits all' scope approach then choose wisely as 6x all the way to 40x power scopes can be seen on the line with target turrets.

[Hornet_RN]

if its going to be for silhouette think most 90% of the line shoots with a target dot.
your distances are determined as is your target and its measurements
mildots fancy reticles are not very practical for this game, then again if your going to do this for recreation and want to build up a tac rifle with a 'one shoe fits all' scope approach then choose wisely as 6x all the way to 40x power scopes can be seen on the line with target turrets.

the o.p. here...

thanks for the reply, i thought people forgot about this post already.

so yeah, now that your bring it up, i guess mildots and fancy reticles aren't exactly the best bet. besides i already have a "tacticool" bolt action rifle with a mildot scope as it is. maybe i should keep the scope with a simpler reticle like a duplex or german reticle then? Leupold always makes good stuff, the VX-3 series looks pretty good, maybe 3-9x is all i need, because i also want to use it for a little casual hunting too.

[checkenbach]

You might also look into the Weaver "V" series of scopes, great glass for reasonable $$$$.