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best scope for 30-06 remington 700
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:17 am
by pratapvarma31
Hi friends please suggest me the best suitable scope for my rem 700 -30-06 , i believe in going for the best instead of changing the scope frequently and zeroing...
Re: best scope for 30-06 remington 700
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:48 am
by ajinkyaingawale
leupold vx2 or vx3 whatever power u need
Re: best scope for 30-06 remington 700
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:50 am
by z375
Start off with the bases and the rings, make doubly sure that they are are correctly suited for the Remington 700, I know of someone who tried fitting scope bases intended for a Winchester post-64 Mod 70 on his Remington 700 BDL '06 and subsequently buggered up a perfectly good Bausch & Laumb scope
Budget being no hindrance, there are several makes such as Schmidt & Bender, Swarovski, Zeiss, Kahles, Leica (I have one in 1.5-6x32!

)IOR Valdada, Docter and Meopta which IMO are some of the best European riflescope manufacturers on the planet, then there is Nikon who make some brilliant optics, Burris, also a good bet, Leupold, and many others which I could go on about. Bottomline is that the european stuff is hard to beat in terms of optical clarity, reliability, repeatabitily and overall build quality, downside is that they cost a small fortune, but worth every cent in the end. Have a look at the Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40, these are the scopes Zeiss is churning out for the American market, they're affordable, very well built, precise and offer excellent optical clarity, reliability is synonymous with the Zeiss reputation. Also, look at Nikon, they're one of the best and IMO better than the Leupold's the Nikon Monarch series of riflescopes are the ones to go for.
Re: best scope for 30-06 remington 700
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:15 pm
by pratapvarma31
should i go for 3-9x40 or 4-12x40 i have seen 3-15x40 also ---which one should i go for....plz suggest
Re: best scope for 30-06 remington 700
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:52 pm
by MoA
what are you shooting at? What distance?
I use a Nightforce 12x42 -56 amongst others. I like the NF scopes, because they have excellent clarity, and precise adjustments and a wide variety of reticles.
I know people who use a 15x to shoot at 1000 yards, and other who use 45x to shoot 100 meters.
I would buy the scope with the clearest optics, and highest magnification that you can affoard. There is no best scope power, varies from person to person.
Re: best scope for 30-06 remington 700
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 8:34 pm
by Baljit
i have sako 30.06 and i am useing leupold 3x9x40 it's work's fine i shot a deer with that from 387meter and i am happy with that.
Re: best scope for 30-06 remington 700
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 9:08 pm
by fantumfan2003
pratap,
Listen to what z375 has to say. Particularly the scope base / rings.
I think a 4-12 optical zoom range should suffice. But its a matter of personal preference.
M.
pratapvarma31 wrote:Hi friends please suggest me the best suitable scope for my rem 700 -30-06 , i believe in going for the best instead of changing the scope frequently and zeroing...