If any of you want to let me pick your brains on a good starter optic for bench shooting (50-200 yards for now) that would be great.
Picked up a Mossberg MVP and love this damn thing. Getting MOA @ 100 with the awful 3-9 that comes with it, but the thing won't stay zero'ed and won't adjust to the right, at all. So I'm feeling like a decent set of glass will help me a lot here.
This is just bench shooting for now, any hunting is years and a new optic down the road. Below is where I'm at right now, and any advice/reviews/comments would be gratefully received. (May or may not buy it fro Midway, just using their site to start research because I like the layout.)
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/47...-rifle-scope-6-18x-44mm-tac-moa-reticle-matte
This is my current leader. Owned by Leupold, not 100% sold on the reticle but like it better than mildots. The 6-18 is huge for me. I read, over and over, clear glass > magnification, but my eyes suck for a relatively young guy, and I need to use my fine focus at my job a lot, so they only get worse every year. I'm not shooting close to MOA @ 200 on 9 magnification I don't think, irrelevant of the glass. (Can be bought on Amazon for like $250, or I'd wait for a sale, etc. Not paying $300 for it.)
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/1320395404/nikon-prostaff-rifle-scope-4-12x-40mm-matte
Number 2 right now mainly because of the reticle and I hear nothing but good things about Nikon glass. The fact it only goes to 12 magnification is making this drop off my list. See eye sight issues, but clarity, etc etc etc.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/1477311024/weaver-kaspa-rifle-scope-4-16x-44mm-side-focus-matte
I hear good things about Weaver, and the adjustable parallax and forgiving eye relief really make this one hit my list, and it's cheaper than the other two. However, at this price point I assume the glass isn't near as good as the Nikon...
Any advice, or experience with these (or even a different scope to look at) would be greatly appreciated. I have a couple more on my list too, but these are the leaders.
Picked up a Mossberg MVP and love this damn thing. Getting MOA @ 100 with the awful 3-9 that comes with it, but the thing won't stay zero'ed and won't adjust to the right, at all. So I'm feeling like a decent set of glass will help me a lot here.
This is just bench shooting for now, any hunting is years and a new optic down the road. Below is where I'm at right now, and any advice/reviews/comments would be gratefully received. (May or may not buy it fro Midway, just using their site to start research because I like the layout.)
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/47...-rifle-scope-6-18x-44mm-tac-moa-reticle-matte
This is my current leader. Owned by Leupold, not 100% sold on the reticle but like it better than mildots. The 6-18 is huge for me. I read, over and over, clear glass > magnification, but my eyes suck for a relatively young guy, and I need to use my fine focus at my job a lot, so they only get worse every year. I'm not shooting close to MOA @ 200 on 9 magnification I don't think, irrelevant of the glass. (Can be bought on Amazon for like $250, or I'd wait for a sale, etc. Not paying $300 for it.)
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/1320395404/nikon-prostaff-rifle-scope-4-12x-40mm-matte
Number 2 right now mainly because of the reticle and I hear nothing but good things about Nikon glass. The fact it only goes to 12 magnification is making this drop off my list. See eye sight issues, but clarity, etc etc etc.
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/1477311024/weaver-kaspa-rifle-scope-4-16x-44mm-side-focus-matte
I hear good things about Weaver, and the adjustable parallax and forgiving eye relief really make this one hit my list, and it's cheaper than the other two. However, at this price point I assume the glass isn't near as good as the Nikon...
Any advice, or experience with these (or even a different scope to look at) would be greatly appreciated. I have a couple more on my list too, but these are the leaders.