QuoteReplyTopic: 17 hmr scope decision Posted: June/18/2012 at 18:50
Hey all, Im a newbie and needing yall to help decide which scope i need and isnt just junk and just thrown together and will hold a zero!!! Im getting the savage 17hmr btvs. Ill be hunting and target shooting further shot will be around 400 yards and these are the scopes im looking at
400 yrds with a 17...... Should be fun. Don't think youre going to like any of those scopes for that purpose though. You will want something with target turrets and reliabilty and repeatability. When i was running my 17hmr my favorite scope on it was a SWFA SS 3-9. It allowed me to really stretch that little 17gr bullet to the limits and always returned to zero. If 400 is truely your goal, you need to look at different scopes IMO.... just saying
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I just picked these do to price range and because i have heard some good things and i have heard the names before, i didnt just want to get any scope i want something dependable and i haven't heard or seen any other scopes besides the ones i picked.
Svt_tactical what scopes would you prefer if you was trying to stretch the 17g or 20g bullet out to 400
Them are out of my price range!! The 400 yard should would be just for paper, longest shot for hunting would be maybe 250 yards max on small predators. x14 and x16 is what im looking at for top end because i like to look at what im shooting in the eye and try to see what it is thinking before i shoot!!! I just cant spend more on the scope than i did for the gun....
The two SS's in that list are fixed powers, but they are ultra reliable and have the turrets you'll enjoy when it comes to dialing out for shots for distance, The SuperSlam weaver has some niffty turrets as well. The other two weavers are mroe than serviceable too.
"Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be" - Abraham Lincoln
This would be a handly scope for what your doing. Only issue is it has limited elevation travel and you may run into issues with not having enough to get to where you want.
"Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be" - Abraham Lincoln
Within your budget and from the scopes that you listed, I would go with the Mueller APV, a lot of guys over on Rimfire Central are using them and like them.
Is the Mueller tactical 4.5-14x40 better than the apv????
Not really sure, from the looks of it, one has a 1" tube while the other has a 30mm tube. The tactical also has a Mil-Dot reticle. Since you are looking at longer distances with the 17 HMR, the mildot may make since.
i have a savage 17 hmr rifle and i have a 4-16x40 tasco mil-dot scope and i can shoot a groundhog at 400 yrds with a hornady 17 gain bullet and hit the hog and put a hole in it but he still makes it to the hole. the only thing the shot will do is piss the hog off
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