What's a good scope for a .260 Remington 700?

Mosin-Marauder · September 4, 2014, 06:10 PM

Just wondering. My rifle currently has scope rings on it and I'd like to get a scope that is well adjustable and has parallax adjustment. I was going to try a cheap little rimfire scope but I was afraid it would get jarred off kilter by the recoil and not be as good as a Centerfire scope. This scope would be for target shooting out to about 300 Yards once I'm ready for that distance. Anyway, thanks for your help.

Also, if someone can recommend a good solid bipod with a stud mount I'd appreciate it.

surveyor · September 4, 2014, 06:32 PM

This is really a case of you get what you pay for...

On bipods, I have harris, caldwell, blackhawk, and some other harris type..
The diffrences are in construction and adjustment of the legs...
On the harris I can adjust the legs independently, on some of the others it is only to the nearest locking click...so on uneven ground the harris is worthwhile to me..

I have had to mound up a little soil under one of the legs of the other models..

The harris is about twice the cost of the similar built ones.

As far as scopes, the clarity, and repeatability of the adjustments is important..

I have simmons,bsa, bushnell (banner and elite 3200), konus, weaver, nikon, leupold, and ior-valdada
Each serves a purpose..some are fixed power, some variable, power range between 3 and 24..
Needless to say some are better than others.. especially in clarity, and repeatability..
You don't need a bunch of magnification for 300 yd..

Mosin-Marauder · September 4, 2014, 06:35 PM

How are the blackhawk bipods? Walmart has a few of those in stock.

surveyor · September 4, 2014, 07:04 PM

I had to look at them as I get them confused..
Harris is marked harris...independent leg adjustments..
2 others not marked, harris types, independent leg adjustments..
Caldwell..notches on legs only, take what you get hope you can shove dirt under if need be, or live with it..

If a harris type, the independent leg adjust is a little harder to initially set, but very worthwhile on unlevel ground..

Caldwell..fast setup..but hope you are level..

All the ones I have are fixed type, or non rotating head,

Mosin-Marauder · September 4, 2014, 07:09 PM

How much do the harris ones run? Used and NIB? the ones with leg adjustments?

Polinese · September 4, 2014, 07:11 PM

Mo I have a blackhawk bipod on my Savage M10 heavy barrel. It's certainly not bad for the price that being said for 25 more you can get a non swivel harris with notched legs like i have on my Model 70 and there is a substantial quality difference. For 25 bucks more I'd def say buy the harris even if you have to wait an extra month or two to buy it. I've also never ever missed the ability to swivel with my harris, if anythign I find it more stable to be honest.

As for the scope do you have a budget in mind lots of options out there... Looking for target turrets and some kind of ranging reticle too or is that not important.

I have SWFA scopes on both my precision rifles right now and for 300 I don't think they can be beat unless you absolutely have to have a variable powered scope. But you get a mildot/milquad, target turrets and a paralax adjust in a 30mm tube. So far I've found the adjustments to be very repeatable, the glass might not be on par with say a Leupold mark 4 but its a fraction of the price too.

EDIT: You posted your question while I was typing mine. I got my non swivel notched leg one for around 75 from swfa.com brand new.

surveyor · September 4, 2014, 07:14 PM

As long as the blackhawk ones give you the adjustment you need, the are your best value..

I have spent about 40 bucks for a harris type and about 2x for a harris..

But the adjustable leg harris types also work as I have 2 of them.. but prefer the harris..

Mosin-Marauder · September 4, 2014, 07:22 PM

Could you give me a link to the SWFA scopes you're speaking of? They sound very interesting. Especially if they have MILDOTs. Variable power isnt really a must for me, as long as the set power is good (4x or so?). Thanks

As for the bipod, I might just go with the Blackhawk, as the terrain around here is pretty flat, even on the hills (if that makes any sense). I might do a good bit of bench rest shooting with it too.

Polinese · September 4, 2014, 07:30 PM

You can find quite a few reviews online about em. Originally they were built by tasco and were good, then got crummy... then another company bought all rights to it (SWFA) and they've got a good following I'd say since then.

You can only buy them via SWFA maybe why you haven't come across em before.

http://swfa.com/Riflescopes-C1719.aspx

They obviously have more expensive versions. I have the 10x on both of mine the 6x would be plenty for 300 yards if you want lower (I shoot that distance with my 7x leupold)

I have one with the mildot/moa and one milquad/mrad. I actually prefer the moa adjustments but I don't really do enough long range shooting, ranging etc to find the milquad anymore useful than the standard mildot.

EDIT: Here is the snipercentral.com review of it http://www.snipercentral.com/ss1042.phtml

Art Eatman · September 4, 2014, 08:06 PM

Target shooting to only 300, and no hunting? Since I've been able to get sub-MOA at 500 with 10X, I'd figure that any reputable manufacturer's fixed 10X or 12X would allow plenty of precision in aiming.

Mosin-Marauder · September 4, 2014, 08:13 PM

Oh yes, I plan to hunt with it. I'd like to kill a few rabbits with it to see what it does. I've got a friend who thinks I'm "stupid" because I don't use a shotgun to hunt rabbit

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Polinese · September 4, 2014, 08:17 PM

I'd use a 22mag on rabbits personally... don't know why he'd use a shotgun but then again I'm not much of a shotgun fan...

precision_shooter · September 4, 2014, 08:24 PM

Nothing wrong with the Blackhawk bipods. Sure they are not as good as Harris, but they are also 1/2 the price.
I currently use a Blackhawk on my .308 target rifle, because I didn't want to pony up the cash at the time for a Harris and because it was on clearance for $25...

As far as scope go, I use Vortex and Leupold pretty much exclusively. Best warranties in the business and great quality.

Blindstitch · September 4, 2014, 08:46 PM

Shotguns for rabbits aren't bad but it limits you to about 40 yards. Now a rifle would reach out and touch them. Since rabbit season and pheasant/grouse pretty much overlap here it's my tool of choice. But I have shot grouse with a 30-30.

But if my goal was for rabbits with a rifle 22lr and 22 mag work fine. Have them both and wouldn't hesitate.

But I would be willing to pay to see someone shoot a rabbit at 300 yards with any rifle.

Mosin-Marauder · September 4, 2014, 09:02 PM

But wouldn't you wanna see a rabbit get hit with a 123 grain V-Max at 200 yards?

Unlicensed Dremel · September 4, 2014, 09:36 PM

New or used? Budget? Always the two most important questions in these type of inquiries.

Third most important question is what is the USE of the rifle - woods hunting, desert/plains/high alpine hunting. Mixed terrain. Self-defense. All of the above (all purpose), etc.?

EDIT:

The SWFA SS is really too heavy for a hunter, and the non-enclosed turrets can get nicked and changed in the field. Not a bad choice (I'd get the 6 or 10, yes), but probably not the best. Gotta tell me use or percentages of time it's used for X versus Y versus Z, and the budget. If you do get a SS scope, *and if* you are actually going to use the reticle for ranging purposes, then get the mrad/mrad one (mil/mil one), instead of the mrad reticle / moa clicks one.

Mosin-Marauder · September 4, 2014, 09:39 PM

I decided on the fixed power SWFA ( the six power one). It's got Mildots and it is enough magnification, although I might get the 10x if needed for 300 yard shots.

emcon5 · September 4, 2014, 09:46 PM

I shot a P-Dog once at about 70 yards with a .264 140gr AMAX from a 6.5-06. It was.....disturbing.

Red Rain.

I shot a few hundred P-dogs with that rifle over the course of 3 trips, from under 100 yards out to ~800. I really don't know why that one was so spectacular.

eastbank · September 5, 2014, 07:51 AM

rabbit at 300yds,a piece of cake. at our varmite shoots, factory class you shoot 5 shots at 200yds, 5 shots at 300yds and 5 shots at 500 yds, the 10x ring is about 2 inches and the ten ring is 3 inches and your target better be a 140 or better to get looked at. i saw a .400 inch 3 shot group at 300yds with a .223 factory heavy barreled 700 remington with a 6.5x20 target leupold scope on a calm day. lucky, maybe but he pulled the trigger three times to do it. eastbank.

std7mag · September 5, 2014, 07:23 PM

Mosin,

I just got the Redfield Revenge 4-12x42 with the Varmint ranging reticle.

Love this thing!!!

Mounted it to the Stevens 7mm-08.

Nice clear optics. Good eye relief. And ranging out to 600 yards.
Adjustments are turret type, with cover over them for weather protection I guess.
Able to zero knobs. Just lift up and turn. Good positive clicks. 1/4MOA.
According to Redfield 50MOA adjustment range elev/wind.

MSRP from Redfield $279

Midwayusa $139 and free shipping.

Gonna get another for the Rem Mag.

Budda · September 9, 2014, 12:24 AM

+1 on SWFA. I have two. A fixed power 10x on my sps Tac .223 and the 3-15 on my AAC-SD. Best dollar value period in an adjustable scope.

DPris · September 9, 2014, 12:56 AM

Mo,
You don't need mildots for 300 yards & unless you really understand how the system's used, you don't need them for hunting.
Denis

Budda · September 9, 2014, 01:00 AM

Nope, don't need them. But if you can use a ruler. You can use mils. Even in heavy wind, mils are great for corrections. Measure how far you missed. 1 mil left? Next round hold 1 mil right. Done. No magic. But that .260 will shoot 1000yd+ with ease. Great round.

taylorce1 · September 9, 2014, 10:10 AM

Make sure you get new rings for your rifle, as I imagine the rings you currently have are 1" and not 30mm. You'll need the 30mm if you get a SS from SWFA. I'd look at Talley for their LWT mounts as they'll set you back about $40 and are a good solid mount, most other mounting systems will cost that much for just the rings.

Parallax adjustment isn't going to help or hurt you on a fixed 6X, I find parallax adjustment isn't really necessary until you get around 12X or more. If you want a more affordable 6X scope look at the Weaver classic K series scope. Then there is a lot of 3-9X40 scopes in a $200-300 price range that'll serve you well.

HShack · September 10, 2014, 02:16 PM

I use my Savage .260 primarily for BR shooting and use a Weaver T-36 for that. I want to hunt deer with it so I bought a Center Point scope from Walmart, a 4-16x50 as I recall [about $65].. They have their own set of rings.

I can change out the scopes in 2 minutes. Checked zero last week; 5 shots in .72" @ 100 yds. POI did not change from last time. Works pretty good for a cheap scope.

I'd get all Leupolds if I could afford them...............

September 4, 2014, 06:10 PM	#1
Mosin-Marauder Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2014 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,320	What's a good scope for a .260 Remington 700? Just wondering. My rifle currently has scope rings on it and I'd like to get a scope that is well adjustable and has parallax adjustment. I was going to try a cheap little rimfire scope but I was afraid it would get jarred off kilter by the recoil and not be as good as a Centerfire scope. This scope would be for target shooting out to about 300 Yards once I'm ready for that distance. Anyway, thanks for your help. Also, if someone can recommend a good solid bipod with a stud mount I'd appreciate it.

September 4, 2014, 06:32 PM	#2
surveyor Senior Member Join Date: April 13, 2007 Posts: 777	This is really a case of you get what you pay for... On bipods, I have harris, caldwell, blackhawk, and some other harris type.. The diffrences are in construction and adjustment of the legs... On the harris I can adjust the legs independently, on some of the others it is only to the nearest locking click...so on uneven ground the harris is worthwhile to me.. I have had to mound up a little soil under one of the legs of the other models.. The harris is about twice the cost of the similar built ones. As far as scopes, the clarity, and repeatability of the adjustments is important.. I have simmons,bsa, bushnell (banner and elite 3200), konus, weaver, nikon, leupold, and ior-valdada Each serves a purpose..some are fixed power, some variable, power range between 3 and 24.. Needless to say some are better than others.. especially in clarity, and repeatability.. You don't need a bunch of magnification for 300 yd.. Last edited by surveyor; September 4, 2014 at 07:09 PM.

September 4, 2014, 07:14 PM	#7
surveyor Senior Member Join Date: April 13, 2007 Posts: 777	As long as the blackhawk ones give you the adjustment you need, the are your best value.. I have spent about 40 bucks for a harris type and about 2x for a harris.. But the adjustable leg harris types also work as I have 2 of them.. but prefer the harris.. Last edited by surveyor; September 4, 2014 at 07:20 PM.

September 4, 2014, 07:30 PM	#9
Polinese Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2010 Posts: 972	You can find quite a few reviews online about em. Originally they were built by tasco and were good, then got crummy... then another company bought all rights to it (SWFA) and they've got a good following I'd say since then. You can only buy them via SWFA maybe why you haven't come across em before. http://swfa.com/Riflescopes-C1719.aspx They obviously have more expensive versions. I have the 10x on both of mine the 6x would be plenty for 300 yards if you want lower (I shoot that distance with my 7x leupold) I have one with the mildot/moa and one milquad/mrad. I actually prefer the moa adjustments but I don't really do enough long range shooting, ranging etc to find the milquad anymore useful than the standard mildot. EDIT: Here is the snipercentral.com review of it http://www.snipercentral.com/ss1042.phtml Last edited by Polinese; September 4, 2014 at 07:37 PM.

September 4, 2014, 09:36 PM	#16
Unlicensed Dremel Junior member Join Date: February 13, 2014 Location: Flathead Valley, MT Posts: 2,187	New or used? Budget? Always the two most important questions in these type of inquiries. Third most important question is what is the USE of the rifle - woods hunting, desert/plains/high alpine hunting. Mixed terrain. Self-defense. All of the above (all purpose), etc.? EDIT: The SWFA SS is really too heavy for a hunter, and the non-enclosed turrets can get nicked and changed in the field. Not a bad choice (I'd get the 6 or 10, yes), but probably not the best. Gotta tell me use or percentages of time it's used for X versus Y versus Z, and the budget. If you do get a SS scope, and if you are actually going to use the reticle for ranging purposes, then get the mrad/mrad one (mil/mil one), instead of the mrad reticle / moa clicks one. Last edited by Unlicensed Dremel; September 5, 2014 at 11:59 AM.

September 4, 2014, 06:35 PM	#3
Mosin-Marauder Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2014 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,320	How are the blackhawk bipods? Walmart has a few of those in stock.

September 4, 2014, 07:04 PM	#4
surveyor Senior Member Join Date: April 13, 2007 Posts: 777	I had to look at them as I get them confused.. Harris is marked harris...independent leg adjustments.. 2 others not marked, harris types, independent leg adjustments.. Caldwell..notches on legs only, take what you get hope you can shove dirt under if need be, or live with it.. If a harris type, the independent leg adjust is a little harder to initially set, but very worthwhile on unlevel ground.. Caldwell..fast setup..but hope you are level.. All the ones I have are fixed type, or non rotating head,

September 4, 2014, 07:09 PM	#5
Mosin-Marauder Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2014 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,320	How much do the harris ones run? Used and NIB? the ones with leg adjustments?

September 4, 2014, 07:11 PM	#6
Polinese Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2010 Posts: 972	Mo I have a blackhawk bipod on my Savage M10 heavy barrel. It's certainly not bad for the price that being said for 25 more you can get a non swivel harris with notched legs like i have on my Model 70 and there is a substantial quality difference. For 25 bucks more I'd def say buy the harris even if you have to wait an extra month or two to buy it. I've also never ever missed the ability to swivel with my harris, if anythign I find it more stable to be honest. As for the scope do you have a budget in mind lots of options out there... Looking for target turrets and some kind of ranging reticle too or is that not important. I have SWFA scopes on both my precision rifles right now and for 300 I don't think they can be beat unless you absolutely have to have a variable powered scope. But you get a mildot/milquad, target turrets and a paralax adjust in a 30mm tube. So far I've found the adjustments to be very repeatable, the glass might not be on par with say a Leupold mark 4 but its a fraction of the price too. EDIT: You posted your question while I was typing mine. I got my non swivel notched leg one for around 75 from swfa.com brand new.

September 4, 2014, 07:22 PM	#8
Mosin-Marauder Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2014 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,320	Could you give me a link to the SWFA scopes you're speaking of? They sound very interesting. Especially if they have MILDOTs. Variable power isnt really a must for me, as long as the set power is good (4x or so?). Thanks As for the bipod, I might just go with the Blackhawk, as the terrain around here is pretty flat, even on the hills (if that makes any sense). I might do a good bit of bench rest shooting with it too.

September 4, 2014, 08:06 PM	#10
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	Target shooting to only 300, and no hunting? Since I've been able to get sub-MOA at 500 with 10X, I'd figure that any reputable manufacturer's fixed 10X or 12X would allow plenty of precision in aiming.

September 4, 2014, 08:13 PM	#11
Mosin-Marauder Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2014 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,320	Oh yes, I plan to hunt with it. I'd like to kill a few rabbits with it to see what it does. I've got a friend who thinks I'm "stupid" because I don't use a shotgun to hunt rabbit .

September 4, 2014, 08:17 PM	#12
Polinese Senior Member Join Date: September 27, 2010 Posts: 972	I'd use a 22mag on rabbits personally... don't know why he'd use a shotgun but then again I'm not much of a shotgun fan...

September 4, 2014, 08:24 PM	#13
precision_shooter Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 2,475	Nothing wrong with the Blackhawk bipods. Sure they are not as good as Harris, but they are also 1/2 the price. I currently use a Blackhawk on my .308 target rifle, because I didn't want to pony up the cash at the time for a Harris and because it was on clearance for $25... As far as scope go, I use Vortex and Leupold pretty much exclusively. Best warranties in the business and great quality.

September 4, 2014, 08:46 PM	#14
Blindstitch Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2013 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 2,696	Shotguns for rabbits aren't bad but it limits you to about 40 yards. Now a rifle would reach out and touch them. Since rabbit season and pheasant/grouse pretty much overlap here it's my tool of choice. But I have shot grouse with a 30-30. But if my goal was for rabbits with a rifle 22lr and 22 mag work fine. Have them both and wouldn't hesitate. But I would be willing to pay to see someone shoot a rabbit at 300 yards with any rifle.

September 4, 2014, 09:02 PM	#15
Mosin-Marauder Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2014 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,320	But wouldn't you wanna see a rabbit get hit with a 123 grain V-Max at 200 yards?

September 4, 2014, 09:39 PM	#17
Mosin-Marauder Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2014 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,320	I decided on the fixed power SWFA ( the six power one). It's got Mildots and it is enough magnification, although I might get the 10x if needed for 300 yard shots.

September 4, 2014, 09:46 PM	#18
emcon5 Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 1999 Location: High Desert NV Posts: 2,850	I shot a P-Dog once at about 70 yards with a .264 140gr AMAX from a 6.5-06. It was.....disturbing. Red Rain. I shot a few hundred P-dogs with that rifle over the course of 3 trips, from under 100 yards out to ~800. I really don't know why that one was so spectacular.

September 5, 2014, 07:51 AM	#19
eastbank Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2008 Location: pa. Posts: 2,512	rabbit at 300yds,a piece of cake. at our varmite shoots, factory class you shoot 5 shots at 200yds, 5 shots at 300yds and 5 shots at 500 yds, the 10x ring is about 2 inches and the ten ring is 3 inches and your target better be a 140 or better to get looked at. i saw a .400 inch 3 shot group at 300yds with a .223 factory heavy barreled 700 remington with a 6.5x20 target leupold scope on a calm day. lucky, maybe but he pulled the trigger three times to do it. eastbank.

September 5, 2014, 07:23 PM	#20
std7mag Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2013 Location: Central Taxylvania.. Posts: 3,611	Mosin, I just got the Redfield Revenge 4-12x42 with the Varmint ranging reticle. Love this thing!!! Mounted it to the Stevens 7mm-08. Nice clear optics. Good eye relief. And ranging out to 600 yards. Adjustments are turret type, with cover over them for weather protection I guess. Able to zero knobs. Just lift up and turn. Good positive clicks. 1/4MOA. According to Redfield 50MOA adjustment range elev/wind. MSRP from Redfield $279 Midwayusa $139 and free shipping. Gonna get another for the Rem Mag.

September 9, 2014, 12:24 AM	#21
Budda Senior Member Join Date: November 7, 2011 Location: Earth Posts: 446	+1 on SWFA. I have two. A fixed power 10x on my sps Tac .223 and the 3-15 on my AAC-SD. Best dollar value period in an adjustable scope.

September 9, 2014, 12:56 AM	#22
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	Mo, You don't need mildots for 300 yards & unless you really understand how the system's used, you don't need them for hunting. Denis

September 9, 2014, 01:00 AM	#23
Budda Senior Member Join Date: November 7, 2011 Location: Earth Posts: 446	Nope, don't need them. But if you can use a ruler. You can use mils. Even in heavy wind, mils are great for corrections. Measure how far you missed. 1 mil left? Next round hold 1 mil right. Done. No magic. But that .260 will shoot 1000yd+ with ease. Great round.

September 9, 2014, 10:10 AM	#24
taylorce1 Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2005 Location: On the Santa Fe Trail Posts: 8,498	Make sure you get new rings for your rifle, as I imagine the rings you currently have are 1" and not 30mm. You'll need the 30mm if you get a SS from SWFA. I'd look at Talley for their LWT mounts as they'll set you back about $40 and are a good solid mount, most other mounting systems will cost that much for just the rings. Parallax adjustment isn't going to help or hurt you on a fixed 6X, I find parallax adjustment isn't really necessary until you get around 12X or more. If you want a more affordable 6X scope look at the Weaver classic K series scope. Then there is a lot of 3-9X40 scopes in a $200-300 price range that'll serve you well. __________________ NRA Life Member

September 10, 2014, 02:16 PM	#25
HShack Senior Member Join Date: February 5, 2009 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 106	Scopes for .260 I use my Savage .260 primarily for BR shooting and use a Weaver T-36 for that. I want to hunt deer with it so I bought a Center Point scope from Walmart, a 4-16x50 as I recall [about $65].. They have their own set of rings. I can change out the scopes in 2 minutes. Checked zero last week; 5 shots in .72" @ 100 yds. POI did not change from last time. Works pretty good for a cheap scope. I'd get all Leupolds if I could afford them...............