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Originally Posted by stu925
The old rule of thumb used to be spend 2x the cost of the rifle on the glass.
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That's the first I've ever heard that rule. The "rule" I usually hear is 1:1, which I find silly. Only half as silly as spending 2x as much but still silly.
No one has ever been able to explain to me why the $400 scope that's perfectly adequate on the $400 Savage is suddenly dismally inadequate on the $700 Savage, or Remington, or why the $800 scope that would be fabulous on the $400 Savage is insufficient on the $2,700 Cooper.
The cost of the two is completely unrelated. Buy the best scope you can afford or that matches your requirements. Comparing it to the cost of the rifle is like saying a guy with a $50 hat should pay twice as much for a haircut as a guy with a $25 hat.