I’ve always heard that fixed-power ‘scopes are more rugged & reliable.
Is that still a significant issue ?
This thing should be fun. My new Savage 110 Scout Rifle in .308
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I’ve always heard that fixed-power ‘scopes are more rugged & reliable.
Is that still a significant issue ?
Texasgordo
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Always wanted to get that and do a SBR with the HK collapsible stock. A short 308 is cool.
I don’t have any data to back this up, but it’s the internet so I can’t be wrong…A fixed power scope would sensibly be more reliable as there are no moving parts.
It's not like you can't shoot both eyes open perfectly fine with any scope.
Personally, optical quality is a huge reason to have a scope, and scout scopes are always worse than a conventional optic, especially in less favorable light conditions.
And them being "fast" is a placebo.
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Not a “Scout’ but similar. After a season hunting with Sons each having a different caliber rifle, I went to McBride’s & got everyone a Rem Mod. 7 in .243Win.
See “stock photo”:
Never a complaint from anyone. The shorter bbl’s don’t seem to have any noticeable effect at our usual hunting shot ranges. And these little rifles are so much easier to handle & carry.
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Not a “Scout’ but similar. After a season hunting with Sons each having a different caliber rifle, I went to McBride’s & got everyone a Rem Mod. 7 in .243Win.
See “stock photo”:
Never a complaint from anyone. The shorter bbl’s don’t seem to have any noticeable effect at our usual hunting shot ranges. And these little rifles are so much easier to handle & carry.
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I like the long eye relief with both eyes open. I don’t shoot std eye relief scopes that way. I don’t think they’re any faster. As long as I can see the target- dawn/dusk is immaterial to me. Std or Long eye relief- I’m not owning a scope that will give me 2% more light. It’s like having a car that will go 150mph top speed and one that will go 190.
I would say it's way more than 2%. It's very noticeable. It's like having a car that tops out at 50 and one that goes 150.
The whole idea of the scout scope was to be fast and good for general purpose work while allowing stripper clip use. But no one uses stripper clips anymore and RDO's, LPVO's and prisms are all a million times better.
The other idea was to sell magazine subscriptions but thats a whole nother can of worms
That's the intent. Stocks are $800. Only thing stopping me.
I can’t tell an appreciable difference between my Nikon Monarch and Zeiss Conquest. I had a RD and pulled it off. Haven’t tried a LPVO but I’m sure it would be an improvement over the fwd mount. But what’s on there is dead-on to 400 yards as the reticle really does its job. And I get to keep my irons. And it’s short. And it’s light. And it’s controlled feed. And it’s 11 rounds of .308. I’m just a big fan of a probably antiquated platform. I gotta say- if I could only have one rifle….
