gregp74
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I picked up this Anschutz a while back. Rather than buying something cheap that I'd probably want to upgrade in a couple years I followed the old buy once cry once idea. Spend the money for something really nice.
At the time I wasn't sure exactly what I'd end up using it for, so I put a Bushnell Elite 6500 2.5-16x42mm scope that was laying around on it. My thinking was that wide magnification range and adjustable objective would make for a great "do it all" scope. The magnification range is great, but it's kind of big and heavy for a 22.
Now that I've actually had it for a while, I can report back that I'm not doing 200 yard bench rest or bulls eye competitions. It's been used to get rid of some pesky squirrels and other small critters at the farm. Beyond that, lots of targets either offhand or with the bipod mounted and shooting off the picnic table.
Pretty much everything is under 100 yards. Possibly out to 125 but that's not common at all.
I must say the rifle is amazingly accurate, but I'm thinking it's probably time to downsize the scope a bit. It's bigger than what I need. I still want something good -- worthy of sitting on top of such a nice gun, but more suited to my needs.
My thoughts are 3-9 or maybe 4-12 power, with an adjustable objective. I'd like to be able to get the parallax down to 10 yards. A finish to match the rifle would be nice but not necessary.
Any recommendations? I don't want to go cheap. This is a high end rifle and I the glass to be equally nice. Someday (hopefully not soon) I plan on leaving this thing to my kid or nephew.
At the time I wasn't sure exactly what I'd end up using it for, so I put a Bushnell Elite 6500 2.5-16x42mm scope that was laying around on it. My thinking was that wide magnification range and adjustable objective would make for a great "do it all" scope. The magnification range is great, but it's kind of big and heavy for a 22.
Now that I've actually had it for a while, I can report back that I'm not doing 200 yard bench rest or bulls eye competitions. It's been used to get rid of some pesky squirrels and other small critters at the farm. Beyond that, lots of targets either offhand or with the bipod mounted and shooting off the picnic table.
Pretty much everything is under 100 yards. Possibly out to 125 but that's not common at all.
I must say the rifle is amazingly accurate, but I'm thinking it's probably time to downsize the scope a bit. It's bigger than what I need. I still want something good -- worthy of sitting on top of such a nice gun, but more suited to my needs.
My thoughts are 3-9 or maybe 4-12 power, with an adjustable objective. I'd like to be able to get the parallax down to 10 yards. A finish to match the rifle would be nice but not necessary.
Any recommendations? I don't want to go cheap. This is a high end rifle and I the glass to be equally nice. Someday (hopefully not soon) I plan on leaving this thing to my kid or nephew.
