My Burris Mk 3 3-16-50 laser “Eliminator “ Range finding scope is great just enter the ballistic data for your bullet type when mounting ,you can then just press the range button and solution comes up in the display and squeeze the trigger!Great for open hill stalking!
Best Scope for .308 Hill Stalking?
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Hunters moon
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Schmidt
I have a Schmidt and bender 3-12x50, the cross hair is very thick on full mag being FFP. Fantastic in light conditions, beautiful glass but it does not lend its self to longer ranges, thin cross hair and illuminated helps.
stephen quinn
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Swarovski 8x50 no fiddling about at those ranges had mine on my 308 for 30 years but my diabetic eyes are crying out for help in low light so I’m going to fit a illuminated scope will probably sell my 8x50
Out of the two you mention I'd go for the S&B, I have owned three different Zeniths and liked them all - I still have one, but it's not on a rifle at present
I tend to agree more & more with a few folk have said above
There's too many things to fiddle with on too many scopes nowadays
For example, I have a Swarovski Z6i 2.5-15 x 56 with balllistic turrets on my 6.5PRC,
So it reasonably modern but not bang up to date with extra built-in electonic toys, that would be way too much for me
It's all set up; zeroed using a chrono, clicks set according to the Swarovski App and checked at 100, 200 & 300yd ranges
However, for close range stalking I tend to set BT & parallax to 100, on open ground I set the BT/parallax to 150yds or 200yds and just aim off a little if I think I have to
In both instances I tend to have the magnification adjuster set in line with the illuminated reticle switch, which makes it more or less 7x - a small push to the left takes me to 6x and over to the right a bit gets me 8x
In other words, I have a moderately adjustable scope by modern standards and I don't even use all of its features
I could do pretty much the same job with a fixed zoom scope of 6x42, 8x56 or such
I tend to agree more & more with a few folk have said above
There's too many things to fiddle with on too many scopes nowadays
For example, I have a Swarovski Z6i 2.5-15 x 56 with balllistic turrets on my 6.5PRC,
So it reasonably modern but not bang up to date with extra built-in electonic toys, that would be way too much for me
It's all set up; zeroed using a chrono, clicks set according to the Swarovski App and checked at 100, 200 & 300yd ranges
However, for close range stalking I tend to set BT & parallax to 100, on open ground I set the BT/parallax to 150yds or 200yds and just aim off a little if I think I have to
In both instances I tend to have the magnification adjuster set in line with the illuminated reticle switch, which makes it more or less 7x - a small push to the left takes me to 6x and over to the right a bit gets me 8x
In other words, I have a moderately adjustable scope by modern standards and I don't even use all of its features
I could do pretty much the same job with a fixed zoom scope of 6x42, 8x56 or such
I have 2 favourites- Swarovski Z6 2.5-15 x 44 & 2.5-15 x 56 with the personalised ballistic turrets - perfect
kenbro
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Your reticle will appear just as thick on 3 mag in comparison to the FIV.
Ken.
Ended up going for a Zeiss V4 3-12 x 56, through Jim at DGVM, which completes the shopping list. Next, is to put it all together on the range and see what's what.
Rifle: .308 Steel Action / Walnut / Straight Pull. 51cm Barrel.
Moderator: DPT with SS Baffle.
Scope: Zeiss V4 3-12 x 56.
All the gear.....!
Thank you for all your help. Much appreciated.
Rifle: .308 Steel Action / Walnut / Straight Pull. 51cm Barrel.
Moderator: DPT with SS Baffle.
Scope: Zeiss V4 3-12 x 56.
All the gear.....!
Thank you for all your help. Much appreciated.
Jim Hutton
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Too much magnification will show up the slightest movement and impact your confidence in the shot. Stick to 6 or a maximum of 8 like others have said.
Ignore all the above and find one of these:
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I have a 2-10 x 56 Swarovski Habicht on my .308, that I might sell. Old school, but very nice glass. I also have a US Extreme Tactical Instruments Corp 4-16 x56 with illuminated reticle, adjustable parallax and MOA turrets. Very nice glass. Im with you on keeping it simple. I don’t have hill experience but Delta Titanium are my next best scopes on my centrefires, at sensible money and good magnification for longer shots.
Before anyone says anything, don’t you just hate it when you forget to read the date of the original post/thread. Still, in this day of the rise and rise or digital, it’s a good speculative debate to have. I have the rifles I want, now I’m looking to perfect my scope choice, which may include more digital, and with the BSS around the corner, I.m in dangerous territory…
Jim Hutton
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Yup, I missed it!! I really must try harder. I really must try harder etc .....................
Not at all - this was useful as I’ve been debating magnification with myself, after I fitted a 1.75-6 x 35 ancient leupold to my .22lr and found it fine at 50-75 yards. I tend to have low( er) mag scopes at the moment - 2-10, 3-12, 1.5-9 and 1.75-6, plus an Alpex lite which I use at x3.5, unless zeroing. I actually don’t like digital much, as I like clear image, but how necessary crystal clarity is, I don’t know.
Zeiss used to do a reticle that was perfect for hill stalking as it was so simple. It was called the far shot reticle or something similar. It was a standard number 4 reticle with an additional single horizontal bar 7cm at 100m below the main aiming point. Zeroed 1.5 in high at 100 gave zero at 190m and then the second cross hair at 250m. The Swarovski TDS takes the idea a bit further but the simplicity of the Zeiss reticle was superb for most uses. I can only guess that it was unpopular as it vanished from the catalog.
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Nice! My poor alternative is to use MPBR and note where on my reticle my max hunting range is - normally c.200 yards and then holding over. Mostly I try to get closer and lose the deer that way, instead!
Not directly related to hill stalking but a few people have got at it already and I was thinking about it the other day. I like fixed mag and low mag. Schmidt, Zeiss, Swarovski and Vortex don't do it any more (at least it's not on their websites). It occurred to me that the starting point for a "classic" stalking scope (~4x fixed, compact, good quality) is now probably an ACOG.
Got a very nice 6 x 42 s and b. 30mm tube. A4 reticule. Needs a new home.
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