Need a new scope

oetken · January 18, 2011, 06:11 PM

Just looking for opions on a new scope for my Tikka T3 light 7mm rifle. I primarily use it for deer hunting in eastern SD but also have gotten into long range shooting. I'm looking to spend around $500 or $600 and would like to have mil-dot reticle and adjustable turrets.
Thanks

**Brian Pfleuger** · January 18, 2011, 07:32 PM

If it were my money, it would be either a Sightron SII Big Sky 4.5-14x44 MD or a 6-24 version of the same basic scope.

I like magnification and have no trouble with "target acquisition" with high magnification scopes, so I'd almost certainly get the 6-24.

If you're not used to having high-power optics, you might stick with the 4-14, but the difference between 4 and 6 isn't enough to worry about, most likely.

All depends on how you handle a scope though.

January 18, 2011, 06:11 PM	#1
oetken Junior Member Join Date: November 11, 2009 Posts: 2	Need a new scope Just looking for opions on a new scope for my Tikka T3 light 7mm rifle. I primarily use it for deer hunting in eastern SD but also have gotten into long range shooting. I'm looking to spend around $500 or $600 and would like to have mil-dot reticle and adjustable turrets. Thanks

January 18, 2011, 07:32 PM	#2
Brian Pfleuger Staff Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Central, Southern NY, USA Posts: 14,516	If it were my money, it would be either a Sightron SII Big Sky 4.5-14x44 MD or a 6-24 version of the same basic scope. I like magnification and have no trouble with "target acquisition" with high magnification scopes, so I'd almost certainly get the 6-24. If you're not used to having high-power optics, you might stick with the 4-14, but the difference between 4 and 6 isn't enough to worry about, most likely. All depends on how you handle a scope though. __________________ Still happily answering to the call-sign Peetza. --- You do not HAVE a soul. You ARE a soul. You HAVE a body. -C.S. Lewis He is no fool who gives what he can not keep to gain what he can not lose. -Jim Eliott, paraphrasing Philip Henry.