Best 308 scope under 1k? Battery and Non

[Corbin Dallas]

Best scope for a 22" 308 that is under $1k?

Let's split them up by battery powered and non battery powered.


Or, if I'm beating an old horse, point me!

[sonofeugene]

I'm thinking of a Nikon Prostaff 5, 3.5-14x50 illuminated for a yet to be acquired Mossberg MVP Patrol in 308.

Or maybe one of the non illuminated ones in either 40 or 50.

Looking forward to seeing what others think.

[MongooseV8]

SWFA HD

[ExtremeX]

For what application? Target, Tactical, Hunting?

Are you looking for a close in (1-6x), mid range (2.5-10x), or long range (5-20x) type optic?

[BenHa]

I got my 3.5-21 g2 for 900ish

[Knife Edge]

Best 308 scope under 1k? Battery and Non

Vortex 2.5-10x32 FFP. 5/5 hits on a 10" plate at 1k with an OBR, 2.5 will work for anything in close. It depends if you need higher power glass to observe with. 10x is a great fit for a .308.

Lifetime warranty
Illuminated
Zero stop
Mil/mil
FFP
$800 or less used.

[madjack956]

Ive had a SWFA on my .308 since 2005, and it still tracks perfectly during a box drill.

[Garand1911]

try Sightron

[Corbin Dallas]

This would be for mixed use. I don't intend on less than 100yds but could add a rmr for those close distances.

I've been told that you should have 1x for every 100yds you want to engage. So a 8x scope would max out at 800yds or so.

[SoCal Gunner]

The Nikon M-308

The Nikon M-308 4-16x42 is hard to beat in a bang for buck situation. It can be had for under its $800 MSRP and includes the mount. Nikon has a smart phone app to use with the BDC reticle

[Knife Edge]

This would be for mixed use. I don't intend on less than 100yds but could add a rmr for those close distances.



I've been told that you should have 1x for every 100yds you want to engage. So a 8x scope would max out at 800yds or so.

Pretty good advice.

[jdben92883]

Weaver Tactical 5-15x

[North Bay Guy]

I'm thinking of a Nikon Prostaff 5, 3.5-14x50 illuminated for a yet to be acquired Mossberg MVP Patrol in 308.

Or maybe one of the non illuminated ones in either 40 or 50.

Looking forward to seeing what others think.

I have the 40 on my SPS tac .308, it works great, I don't really shoot this gun past 500 yards though, mostly 100-300 yards. Not bad at all for a $200 scope.

http://mobile.walmart.com/ip/Nikon-ProStaff-4-12x40-Riflescope-BDC-MT/17190266

[spamsucker]

SWFA SS 10x HD. That's a tank with a good feature set Mil/Mil.
SWFA 3-9x42. First Focal Plane and all you actually need by any measure. Mil/Mil
IOR Valdada 10x42 http://swfa.com/IOR-10x42-Tactical-3...pe-P48778.aspx One of the best in the world IMO. Mil/Mil
Bushnell Laser YardagePro 4-12x http://swfa.com/Bushnell-4-12x42-Las...ope-P6920.aspx Heavy but very handy, will probably need a 20MOA base for the long side of 800 yards. I did. MIL/MOA

[PSLguy]

SWFA

SWFA HD

I'd agree with this if you can find the 5-20 FFP used. Mine was used but never mounted and LNIB when I got it for $1000 of Snipershide.

I also have the Vortex Viper PST 6-24 FFP and it is also great and can be found from some sellers for $750-$850 or so. The glass is better than I expected and I actually like the controls better than the SWFA.

Still, the SWFA glass is significantly better, at least in my opinion.

I recently bought and mounted a Primary Arms 4-14 FFP and am very impressed with both the glass and of course the reticle, which I love.

Is the glass as good as either the Vortex or SWFA? Not really, but it's awful close (which was a pleasent surprise) and it costs less than $300.