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I took my dad shooting a few months ago and he had a good time.
Just the other day he said he wanted to go again. My parents are not gun enthusiasts, but my dad was in the army and he's starting to get it.
The problem is he's got bad eyes. He had a hard time focusing on the sights and the target.
I think a nice scope would be just the thing for him.
So I'm looking for a classy scope to put on the Marlin 60 he will be shooting (1" tube preferred).
I really want something like a Nikon Prostaff 2-7x. Something with good glass and magnification that's a bit overkill for 100 yards. 50 yard parallax would be ideal but I don't think 100 yard parallax would be too bad, he won't be hunting with it, just punching paper.
Since I have good eyes, I have no idea what makes a good scope for a person with bad eyes, I would guess a large focus range and decent eye relief.
I've heard people say that you should spend as much on your optics as your rifle and I'm going to give that a shot. I paid $50 for the rifle, with tax, buyers premium and splitting a DROS it came out to about $80.00 total. I'm going to get a nice Gamo 1 piece mount that will clamp the receiver with four screws for $20.00, I've got $60.00 left to get a nice classy scope.
Please help me out with your quality low end scope. Hopefully I won't have to hide my Black Rifle Disease from my family much longer.
Just the other day he said he wanted to go again. My parents are not gun enthusiasts, but my dad was in the army and he's starting to get it.
The problem is he's got bad eyes. He had a hard time focusing on the sights and the target.
I think a nice scope would be just the thing for him.
So I'm looking for a classy scope to put on the Marlin 60 he will be shooting (1" tube preferred).
I really want something like a Nikon Prostaff 2-7x. Something with good glass and magnification that's a bit overkill for 100 yards. 50 yard parallax would be ideal but I don't think 100 yard parallax would be too bad, he won't be hunting with it, just punching paper.
Since I have good eyes, I have no idea what makes a good scope for a person with bad eyes, I would guess a large focus range and decent eye relief.
I've heard people say that you should spend as much on your optics as your rifle and I'm going to give that a shot. I paid $50 for the rifle, with tax, buyers premium and splitting a DROS it came out to about $80.00 total. I'm going to get a nice Gamo 1 piece mount that will clamp the receiver with four screws for $20.00, I've got $60.00 left to get a nice classy scope.
Please help me out with your quality low end scope. Hopefully I won't have to hide my Black Rifle Disease from my family much longer.
