Opinion time $1200 scope on a $600 rifle

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   yeah, i got the compact 3-9x33 on my '300 whizzum'. i haven't had a chance to really put the combination thru its paces yet... but, i am quite impressed w/ the scope so far. it is capable of picking 257 caliber bullet holes up at 100 yards. 
believe me, i'll be doing tons more shooting and limit pushing... i'll let you know how good the compact is soon.
if you do go w/ the 2-7x28, be sure to do your homework for a mounting system. these small objective scopes can be a bear sometimes to get the right set up (ring height might be high, or hole spacing on mounts may be difficult to get right).
go thru my post and check out the way the rings are sitting on my scope. the rings are medium leupolds. low would've worked, but i really liked those rings (for a 2-7x28, you'll want lows for sure, as long as the bolt handle clears). anyway, the spacing between the rings is not optimal... but, between winchester's goofy hole spacing, the short scope, and leupold's base, there weren't a lot of options.
the nice things about the compacts is they are so light. the bad thing is so many mounts are heavy or extremely heavy. talley makes a dandy mounting system; the bases are incorporated into the rings (how's that for strength?), and both rings w/ screws weigh in at 2.2 ounces (at least mine did). each leupold ring, for instance, weighs 2 ounces... anyway, drawback to the talleys is that their lows are still too high.
anyway, i can go on much more about this, but i'll stop here. my point is to do your homework.

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dakotasin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator a TRUE brother-in-arms! Joined: 10 June 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4099	Posted: 12 July 2003 at 16:41
	yeah, i got the compact 3-9x33 on my '300 whizzum'. i haven't had a chance to really put the combination thru its paces yet... but, i am quite impressed w/ the scope so far. it is capable of picking 257 caliber bullet holes up at 100 yards. believe me, i'll be doing tons more shooting and limit pushing... i'll let you know how good the compact is soon. if you do go w/ the 2-7x28, be sure to do your homework for a mounting system. these small objective scopes can be a bear sometimes to get the right set up (ring height might be high, or hole spacing on mounts may be difficult to get right). go thru my post and check out the way the rings are sitting on my scope. the rings are medium leupolds. low would've worked, but i really liked those rings (for a 2-7x28, you'll want lows for sure, as long as the bolt handle clears). anyway, the spacing between the rings is not optimal... but, between winchester's goofy hole spacing, the short scope, and leupold's base, there weren't a lot of options. the nice things about the compacts is they are so light. the bad thing is so many mounts are heavy or extremely heavy. talley makes a dandy mounting system; the bases are incorporated into the rings (how's that for strength?), and both rings w/ screws weigh in at 2.2 ounces (at least mine did). each leupold ring, for instance, weighs 2 ounces... anyway, drawback to the talleys is that their lows are still too high. anyway, i can go on much more about this, but i'll stop here. my point is to do your homework. Edited by dakotasin
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CB900F Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator Honor, Integrity Joined: 10 June 2003 Location: Eritrea Status: Offline Points: 8857	Posted: 12 July 2003 at 16:58
	Fella's; I'll weigh in again. I've had a problem with a Burris. Sent it back to Greeley for warranty. They told me, when they promptly sent the scope back, that I didn't have a problem. Thanks a whole hell of a lot Burris. I gave it away. It was a 3 X 9 compact A/O. The A/O was tighter than hell to turn when compared to A. Another Burris I have. B. A weaver 4 X 16 fch A/O I have. and C. The Simmons Whitetail Classic I replaced the Burris with. That was the easiest of the two problems I had to fix. I'll keep the Burris I've got, but I doubt that I'll buy another. 900F
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NH_Hunter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby aka The Kid Joined: 13 June 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3508	Posted: 13 July 2003 at 01:25
	Hey Dakota, i would put the scope on my Ruger lefty '06. Rugers have those awesome integral bases and each box comes with their awesome scope rings. I am pretty sure the rings that came with the gun are mediums. To get lows, it would cost me about 55 dollars if they even make them. Another option i have is to save up my money a little longer and buy a Leupold Vari-X III. But, then again, i could buy a Vari-X II for less than both of the scopes. I will just hunt around for a good deal. NH_Hunter
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