horsemen61
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Alright guys I am looking for a scope for my new 308 I am wanting to shoot out to 600 yards paper and steel a animals at 300 and in any advise is welcomed thanks
What do you plan on shooting from 6 yards with a .308??
horsemen61 said:600 yards paper and steel a animals at 300
You do realize those BDC hash marks aren't calibrated at all for .308? Being a fixed power scope, you can't even compensate by sighting in at 300 or 500 yards to find which power might work at .308.I recommend a fixed 4x or better yet a 6x. No adjustments of any kind to worry about. If you get one with a BDC reticle, all you have to remember is which ammo shoots to which drop points.
I have and am very pleased with this Leupold scope (with BDC) on my 'longer ranged' .308:
http://www.leupold.com/hunting-shooting/scopes/fixed-power-riflescopes/fx-3-6x42mm/
If you get an adjustable/variable power scope, I would recommend getting a First Focal Plane adjustable scope, it takes a lot of 'computation' out of sighting at different powers.
No opinion on adjustable objective scopes, haven't ever used them.
i assumed the 6 yd thing was a typo.
In that case, I think jmr40 has pointed you down the right path.horsemen61 said:I ment that I could shooting anything from close to far and need some ideas to head the right way
Hexhead said:You do realize those BDC hash marks aren't calibrated at all for .308? Being a fixed power scope, you can't even compensate by sighting in at 300 or 500 yards to find which power might work at .308.
Revoliver said:If you get one with a BDC reticle, all you have to remember is which ammo shoots to which drop points.