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[banginscrew901]

Aight Gun heads i got a smith and Wesson m&p 10 on the way. .308/762 caliber it'll be here Saturday. What's a good mid range scope I looked at Leopold magnified 4x and was about 439.99$ nice What I was looking at on the other end was sharp. So my question is what's some good scopes?

paging Will Munny

@"Will Munny"

I'm not the expert here but Leopold is supposed to have some of the best glass. I think you'd be happy with it.

I have a Primary Arms ACSS 1-6x that I like for just a cheap scope. It's not super precise because it's more a combat scope but I just got it put it on cause it kinda works as a varmint rifle here in the MN.

Yea I'm just looking for something mid range. And something where I can hit from a good distance

 

[Will Munny]

If you got the money to spend I'd go with the Leopold but if you wanna shoot further you might wanna get more than fixed 4x. I'm just into practicality in the field so I always just zero for MPBR and call it good. I don't even have access to a range over 200 yards LOL. Depends on what you wanna do and how far you plan on shooting. Rifles set up to shoot and long distances typically aren't good for anything besides that, and vice versa

 

[banginscrew901]

If you got the money to spend I'd go with the Leopold.

Aight school me on this then what do I need to look for?

And yea this was the last gun to my collection so ill put a little more money into it far as a scope and a good rail

 

[i ro ny]

just bought a new flat trigger for my p320. its the same one from the new x5 line.

it reduces the trigger weight by about 1.5-2 lbs. i got my hands on an x5 at the store and the trigger felt pretty damn great.

you like the flat trigger? taken it to the range yet?

No range time yet! Smh.

 

[Will Munny]

If you got the money to spend I'd go with the Leopold.

Aight school me on this then what do I need to look for?

And yea this was the last gun to my collection so ill put a little more money into it far as a scope and a good rail

Well what are you gonna be doing with your rifle the most?

 

[banginscrew901]

If you got the money to spend I'd go with the Leopold.

Aight school me on this then what do I need to look for?

And yea this was the last gun to my collection so ill put a little more money into it far as a scope and a good rail

Well what are you gonna be doing with your rifle the most?

Gone try and get in to hunting and just mid range shooting at targets

 

[Will Munny]

If you got the money to spend I'd go with the Leopold.

Aight school me on this then what do I need to look for?

And yea this was the last gun to my collection so ill put a little more money into it far as a scope and a good rail

Well what are you gonna be doing with your rifle the most?

Gone try and get in to hunting and just mid range shooting at targets

Okaaay. What state are you hunting in?

 

[banginscrew901]

Tn

 

[Will Munny]

I'm not real sure what TN is like, I'd imagine its mostly in the woods and edges of fields, lots of stand hunting. I'd assume its lots of shooting 300 yards or closer so a fixed 4x would work. You could also get a 1-4x if you're planning on hunting in thicker brush. A good 3-9x or 2-12x will let you see a lot better at longer ranges tho. That's what I run on my hunting rifle.

There's more knowledgable folks on here than me, but If I were you were you just starting out and looking to get into hunting I'd get a nice scope and zero for maximum point blank range and thats it ooorrrr you could get something with a BDC reticle if you wanna get into distance shooting. I woudn't fuck with something with ballistic turrets, i just don't think they are very functional for hunting.

 

[blakfyahking]

can't go wrong with anything Leupold.......my personal favorite brand of scopes

I agree with @"Will Munny" on getting a 3-9x......... u can't lose with that magnification (mag) if u just doing generic short to mid-range shooting

Leupold has the "Rifleman" scope for about $400 for their 50mm objective scope

I don't personally use 50mm that often but it gives u a wider view when looking at targets down range

I personally would get the cheaper 4 - 12x mag scope with the 40mm objective cuz I like shooting at longer ranges.......if u hunting u prob wouldn't go past 6-8x mag anyway just cuz it's not really ethical to shoot animals from so far away.......but if u decided to do any other distance shooting the extra mag ability is there

I would also get my scope rings from Leupold as well to avoid any issues with mounting

 

[janklow]

I'm not the expert here but Leopold is supposed to have some of the best glass. I think you'd be happy with it.

eh, you know more about scopes than me. i stay not buying scopes.

Primary Arms really does make nice little "not great but good value for the price" products, to be honest, although i am thinking of their red dots here.

ironic fact: i was out of commission for a while there because i was up in northern MN with no internet

 

[janklow]

No range time yet! Smh.

trust me, i get it. i haven't shot shit recently because it's a fucking unconscionable swamp here and i'm like "fuck it, i'll shoot in the fall" every time i get motivated. just going to shop and build, i guess.

 

[janklow]

case in point:

final 2016 stamp in, only took a little under 13 months to process... haven't shot it yet and am probably waiting until i can get a new gun to pair with it because FUCK THIS HEAT AND HUMIDITY

 

[i ro ny]

No range time yet! Smh.

trust me, i get it. i haven't shot shit recently because it's a fucking unconscionable swamp here and i'm like "fuck it, i'll shoot in the fall" every time i get motivated. just going to shop and build, i guess.

finally got around to shooting. i've had 3 sessions since installing the trigger and i'm loving it.

 

[banginscrew901]

can't go wrong with anything Leupold.......my personal favorite brand of scopes

I agree with @"Will Munny" on getting a 3-9x......... u can't lose with that magnification (mag) if u just doing generic short to mid-range shooting

Leupold has the "Rifleman" scope for about $400 for their 50mm objective scope

I don't personally use 50mm that often but it gives u a wider view when looking at targets down range

I personally would get the cheaper 4 - 12x mag scope with the 40mm objective cuz I like shooting at longer ranges.......if u hunting u prob wouldn't go past 6-8x mag anyway just cuz it's not really ethical to shoot animals from so far away.......but if u decided to do any other distance shooting the extra mag ability is there

I would also get my scope rings from Leupold as well to avoid any issues with mounting

Yea I got my scope from academy and order my rings from leupold . This is the tag for the scope

 

[banginscrew901]

case in point:

final 2016 stamp in, only took a little under 13 months to process... haven't shot it yet and am probably waiting until i can get a new gun to pair with it because FUCK THIS HEAT AND HUMIDITY

I was at a local gun shop here and got to asking about the silencers........ depending on the caliber about 800-1000 for a.40 cal. You have to get a threaded barrel and the silencer I was like nahhhhhhhh

 

[banginscrew901]

Aight so I got my m&p10 take a little ride to the range. Mind you brand spanking new gun when I got it I broke it down cleaned it and oiled it real good. Me and my homeboy ready he got his I got mine. I run off about 10-12 of em off ummm on point no scope or nothing. How about this motherlover pin doesn't strike the bullet so I eject it next round fires off then it does it again then a double feed. Couldn't get it unjammed so I had to get the range manager out there. So i said fuck if put it foam and then get my ar-15 out that boy singing like a mocking bird.

Then I grab the. 308 run like 5 rounds and pin nor striking again now it did this several times then got another double feed. Three the grip started to desperate from the lower. Called the manager ot there again he get it unjammed breaks it down looks It and the ammo I told him the ammo was cheap got 240 rounds for 93$. So he said it's a sold rifle and talked about the pin and the grip separating and basically said they probably built this gun on Friday before holiday. Told me to email em and all that good stuff I wee like yea this a brand spanking new gun though. He was like ya I've seen it happen I was like aight. That Monday I called Smith&Wesson told em what the business is they got it now.

 

[banginscrew901]

Can't wait to get my baby back

 

[Will Munny]

I'm not the expert here but Leopold is supposed to have some of the best glass. I think you'd be happy with it.

eh, you know more about scopes than me. i stay not buying scopes.

Primary Arms really does make nice little "not great but good value for the price" products, to be honest, although i am thinking of their red dots here.

ironic fact: i was out of commission for a while there because i was up in northern MN with no internet

pretty much everything but Verizon is dogshit outside the twin cities in MN.

 

[Will Munny]

Aight so I got my m&p10 take a little ride to the range. Mind you brand spanking new gun when I got it I broke it down cleaned it and oiled it real good. Me and my homeboy ready he got his I got mine. I run off about 10-12 of em off ummm on point no scope or nothing. How about this motherlover pin doesn't strike the bullet so I eject it next round fires off then it does it again then a double feed. Couldn't get it unjammed so I had to get the range manager out there. So i said fuck if put it foam and then get my ar-15 out that boy singing like a mocking bird.

Then I grab the. 308 run like 5 rounds and pin nor striking again now it did this several times then got another double feed. Three the grip started to desperate from the lower. Called the manager ot there again he get it unjammed breaks it down looks It and the ammo I told him the ammo was cheap got 240 rounds for 93$. So he said it's a sold rifle and talked about the pin and the grip separating and basically said they probably built this gun on Friday before holiday. Told me to email em and all that good stuff I wee like yea this a brand spanking new gun though. He was like ya I've seen it happen I was like aight. That Monday I called Smith&Wesson told em what the business is they got it now.

If Smith and Wesson is anything like Benelli... be prepared to wait, and be prepared to send it back.

I've had terrible luck getting guns fixed under warranty. Its came to the point with me I just go straight to a gunsmith and be ready to fork over $90 for something stupid as fuck.