Scope for Browning X-bolt white gold medallion 7mm rem mag

devhut · February 5, 2013, 03:15 PM

don't know a lot about guns. will use for deer and elk. hunting mostly flat wide open terrain so 300-600yd shots possible. looking at zeiss conquest 6.5-20x50 or burris eliminator lll laser scope 4-16x50 would like any help i can get! also wondering if just a fixed magnification scope would be better? would stainless scope be best? please help the novice! thanks

**Brian Pfleuger** · February 5, 2013, 03:38 PM

The X-bolt is a great gun.

The finish of your scope is darn near a completely cosmetic feature. I choose mine based on what looks good on the gun.

For brand names, Leupold, Sightron, Zeiss, Nightforce (and others) are all excellent, and priced accordingly.

6x is too high of a minimum for an inexperienced hunter.

Please realize that your not just going to slap a $600 optic (or $6,000 for that matter) on a rifle and be able to effectively kill elk at 600 yards. Expect to burn many hundreds (thousands) of rounds and a good, long time practicing, preferably with a good, professional trainer, if you expect to be able to shoot that distance.

big al hunter · February 5, 2013, 10:24 PM

If you don't want to look like a total noob at the range, match something on the gun. If the stock is camo, scope camo. If the barrel is stainless, stainless. If the barrel is stainless and the stock is black, stainless or black. Magnification and reticle are more important to me than color. As is quality. Zeiss, Leopold, Burris, Vortex. All good quality.

devhut · February 6, 2013, 11:51 AM

should have included that rifle has stainless barrel wood stalk

AllenJ · February 6, 2013, 01:05 PM

Matte black on stainless looks really nice

taylorce1 · February 6, 2013, 01:12 PM

I agree, matte black scopes look nice on stainless rifles. Much better IMO than the SS scopes as they never seem to be an exact match for the stainless of the rifles. I'd look in the 3.5-10 or 4.5-14 range or a fixed 6x scope for hunting at the ranges you mentioned.

**Brian Pfleuger** · February 6, 2013, 01:18 PM

Stainless guns, I go stainless rings and black scope:

Or, if the action is black, I go black scope and black rings:

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February 5, 2013, 03:15 PM	#1
devhut Junior Member Join Date: February 4, 2013 Posts: 2	Scope for Browning X-bolt white gold medallion 7mm rem mag don't know a lot about guns. will use for deer and elk. hunting mostly flat wide open terrain so 300-600yd shots possible. looking at zeiss conquest 6.5-20x50 or burris eliminator lll laser scope 4-16x50 would like any help i can get! also wondering if just a fixed magnification scope would be better? would stainless scope be best? please help the novice! thanks

February 5, 2013, 03:38 PM	#2
Brian Pfleuger Staff Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Central, Southern NY, USA Posts: 14,467	The X-bolt is a great gun. The finish of your scope is darn near a completely cosmetic feature. I choose mine based on what looks good on the gun. For brand names, Leupold, Sightron, Zeiss, Nightforce (and others) are all excellent, and priced accordingly. 6x is too high of a minimum for an inexperienced hunter. Please realize that your not just going to slap a $600 optic (or $6,000 for that matter) on a rifle and be able to effectively kill elk at 600 yards. Expect to burn many hundreds (thousands) of rounds and a good, long time practicing, preferably with a good, professional trainer, if you expect to be able to shoot that distance. __________________ 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.

February 5, 2013, 10:24 PM	#3
big al hunter Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 2011 Location: Washington state Posts: 612	If you don't want to look like a total noob at the range, match something on the gun. If the stock is camo, scope camo. If the barrel is stainless, stainless. If the barrel is stainless and the stock is black, stainless or black. Magnification and reticle are more important to me than color. As is quality. Zeiss, Leopold, Burris, Vortex. All good quality. __________________ You can't fix stupid....however ignorance can be cured through education!

February 6, 2013, 11:51 AM	#4
devhut Junior Member Join Date: February 4, 2013 Posts: 2	ps should have included that rifle has stainless barrel wood stalk

February 6, 2013, 01:05 PM	#5
AllenJ Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 681	Matte black on stainless looks really nice

February 6, 2013, 01:12 PM	#6
taylorce1 Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2005 Location: Colorado Springs, CO & Lubbock, TX Posts: 4,697	I agree, matte black scopes look nice on stainless rifles. Much better IMO than the SS scopes as they never seem to be an exact match for the stainless of the rifles. I'd look in the 3.5-10 or 4.5-14 range or a fixed 6x scope for hunting at the ranges you mentioned. __________________ NRA Life Member The Truth About Guns

February 6, 2013, 01:18 PM	#7
Brian Pfleuger Staff Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Central, Southern NY, USA Posts: 14,467	Stainless guns, I go stainless rings and black scope: Or, if the action is black, I go black scope and black rings: __________________ 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.