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Hello all,
Well I applied reality and reason to research and desire and have settled in on my first rifle. I'd been shooting pistols exclusively until now, and today I placed the order for a CZ 455 Varmit Precision Trainer. This will be purely a target rifle and initially 80%-90% of its time will be spent on an indoor range of about 30 yards. The remainder will be at an outdoor range and if the drive to get there is tolerable, and the action there compelling, a year from now I may find myself there more often.
So, now that the rifle question is settled the question turns to scopes. Preliminarily, it looks like the Nikon Nikon Prostaff Target EFR 3-9x40 AO is fitting my needs with pretty good pricing at around $184 without shopping it too hard. I will admit that I'm a little confused by the various 3x9 Nikons, but this one seems to offer focus at the distances I'll see. I'd greatly appreciate feedback on alternatives. Some have strongly recommending the SWFA which is a fixed 16x that can focus down to 17 yards, but its quite a bit more. I have an equally pressing problem. I'm clueless in the world of rings. On amazon, they note that the Nikon scope and AccuShot Picatinny/Weaver Medium Profile 2-piece 1-inch Rings are often purchased together. At less than $10 the rings are certainly affordable, but are they good enough?
What does more money buy you in the ring world? Again, any wisdom you could share would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
schills
Well I applied reality and reason to research and desire and have settled in on my first rifle. I'd been shooting pistols exclusively until now, and today I placed the order for a CZ 455 Varmit Precision Trainer. This will be purely a target rifle and initially 80%-90% of its time will be spent on an indoor range of about 30 yards. The remainder will be at an outdoor range and if the drive to get there is tolerable, and the action there compelling, a year from now I may find myself there more often.
So, now that the rifle question is settled the question turns to scopes. Preliminarily, it looks like the Nikon Nikon Prostaff Target EFR 3-9x40 AO is fitting my needs with pretty good pricing at around $184 without shopping it too hard. I will admit that I'm a little confused by the various 3x9 Nikons, but this one seems to offer focus at the distances I'll see. I'd greatly appreciate feedback on alternatives. Some have strongly recommending the SWFA which is a fixed 16x that can focus down to 17 yards, but its quite a bit more. I have an equally pressing problem. I'm clueless in the world of rings. On amazon, they note that the Nikon scope and AccuShot Picatinny/Weaver Medium Profile 2-piece 1-inch Rings are often purchased together. At less than $10 the rings are certainly affordable, but are they good enough?
What does more money buy you in the ring world? Again, any wisdom you could share would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
schills
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