Best glass for Tikka T3 Tactical .308??

[rksimple]

Also, what do you guys think about fixed power, instead of variable???

What are you going to use the rifle for?

Fixed 10x is very simple and the scopes don't have a lot internally that can go wrong. However, its not great for hunting, shooting inside 50 yards, spotting hits on paper...generally just not as versatile. A good quality variable that will maintain zero throughout the entire magnification range (like IOR), and that is calibrated for 10x or so, is great. That way, for high precision, you can dial up on the mag. And for holding off or ranging, you can back off to 10x, which is suffiecient.

[wildcard]

When working with a SFP variable, its not hard at all to dial the power to whatever power it needs to be set to range. Paying attention to your scope settings is most critical when holding off using your reticle.

True.. but it's also one more thing you can potentially forget to do at all. I know I have forgoten to do things like reset my zero or adjust the parallax from shot to shot. One less thing to think about is fine by me Just a preference.

[rksimple]

True.. but it's also one more thing you can potentially forget to do at all. I know I have forgoten to do things like reset my zero or adjust the parallax from shot to shot. One less thing to think about is fine by me Just a preference.

Just don't forget! Its easy! Or get FFP...and spend lots of money in the process...

[ar15barrels]

I picked up a Nikon Buckmaster 4.5-14 for my "ugly 7" build.
I was planning to use a 20 MOA base on it to maximize the 50MOA up/down travel that it's supposed to have.

If the scope turns out to not be very well centered, I'll setup the surface grinder and convert the 20 MOA base into a 15 MOA or 10 MOA base.

According to the math, with a 162gr Hornady Amax at 3000 FPS, I only need 25 MOA of elevation from a 100yd zero to get all the way to 1000yds.

That 50 MOA max travel, if relatively centered between up and down travel would give me 45 MOA elevation available with a 20 MOA base.
I just don't know if I want to work that far off optical center.
10 MOA sounds better to me right now.

[rksimple]

I picked up a Nikon Buckmaster 4.5-14 for my "ugly 7" build.
I was planning to use a 20 MOA base on it to maximize the 50MOA up/down travel that it's supposed to have.

If the scope turns out to not be very well centered, I'll setup the surface grinder and convert the 20 MOA base into a 15 MOA or 10 MOA base.

According to the math, with a 162gr Hornady Amax at 3000 FPS, I only need 25 MOA of elevation from a 100yd zero to get all the way to 1000yds.

That 50 MOA max travel, if relatively centered between up and down travel would give me 45 MOA elevation available with a 20 MOA base.
I just don't know if I want to work that far off optical center.
10 MOA sounds better to me right now.

10 MOA would probably be fine for a 7mm. It'll put you in the sweet spot for windage at the distances where its needed most.

[ar15barrels]

10 MOA would probably be fine for a 7mm. It'll put you in the sweet spot for windage at the distances where its needed most.

That's what I was thinking...
I don't want to be 5 MOA off the top of the travel where there's not much windage available if I was using a flat base.

The 20 MOA would work also, putting me just 5 MOA up from optical center where the MOST windage is available.
Of course I should NEVER need 20 MOA of wind with a 0.625 bc...

[Yesask211]

What are you going to use the rifle for?

Fixed 10x is very simple and the scopes don't have a lot internally that can go wrong. However, its not great for hunting, shooting inside 50 yards, spotting hits on paper...generally just not as versatile. A good quality variable that will maintain zero throughout the entire magnification range (like IOR), and that is calibrated for 10x or so, is great. That way, for high precision, you can dial up on the mag. And for holding off or ranging, you can back off to 10x, which is suffiecient.

Bottom line... I want to be able to reach out and touch something!

I try to go to Angeles once every two months, and i just want tighter grouping at 200 yrds and be able to hit the targets at 600+ yards.

[Prc329]

Go IOR and don't look back.