Could use some advice on getting a scope for my Ruger SBH (44 mag). Not looking for the bestest big bucks gotta impress the range rats scope. Or the cheapest "workie good, last long time" piece of junk. Looking for clear glass, accurate, suitable for a 100yd shot given the opportunity. Reliability and ruggedness are key.
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I would not call a 44 Mag a hand cannon although that is a relative term. Bushel 3200 Elite will stay on it and the bigger ones that are truly hand cannons.
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I have a 4x Simmom Pro Hunter on my SBH .44. The scope has not failed and has been on that gun for 10 years or so. Its no Leupold or Bushnell but been good to me all these years.
If you can find a used Simmons gold medal 2.5-7 it's one of the toughest handgun scopes ever made and typically go for $100-150.
I have that scope on my 454 Encore 3200 Elite 2x6 good scope my 44 has a 2x Leupold i like the Leupold moreOriginally Posted by 44MAG#1
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I had a Bushel on my .454 Redhawk and it broke . . . Got the Burris cause it has a lock down on the reticle after you sight it in . . . No problems with it . . .
"An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life"
Hamilton Felix, Beyond this Horizon by Robert Heinlein
I have a Nikon and a Leupold 2x on two of my heavy recoiling hand guns and they have held up well. They are also about all the magnification I can handle without a very solid rest. Both scopes were purchased at gun shows at significant savings over usual retail prices.
"Time wounds all heels." Well, maybe not, but it helps me to think so rather than responding to bad actors.
My personal preference is a Leopold with a SSK TSOB mount. I use it on two honest to God hand cannons and they have held up for over 25 years.
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I've had trouble with Leupold scopes too. A buddy of mine had some trouble recently with a Leupold.
In that order.
On my XP-100 in 350 Rem Mag the issues I had were with the rings not necessarily the scope. Scope would move within the rings the Burris friction paper did help, I went to a (3) ring system which has worked. Both Leupold and Burris scopes worked fine and would keep zero if they did not slip within the rings. I have the Burris Posi-loc and non-posi locs.
Bushnell Elite, Weaver, Burris and Leupold
Ernie "The Untactical"
I have a Weaver mounted on my Ruger .454 Casull that has absorbed thousands of heavy loads without a problem.
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore
I like Burris Signature ZEE Rings too
Ernie "The Untactical"
I have a Burris fixed 4x on my 45-70 BFR. So far it seems to work pretty good. I have no complaints.
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For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
This above all: to thine ownself be true
a 2x leupold is as tough as it gets and is all any revolver needs for magnification.
Ditto.
On My Thompson Contender.
4X Fixed.
1" Groups at 50 yards.
I recommend Fixed over Variable Either 2 or 4 x.
If you are hunting small game, 4x if you are hunting Deer, Hogs etc, 2x.
First reload: .22 Hornet. 1956.
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And my son has one he'd like to sell for $185.00 shipped. It is a 2X EER silver Leupold that has never been mounted. He hadda have higher magnification and thus the "for sale" offer. PM me for more details.
It's all chicken, even the beak!
there you go. That's a very good price for a dammed good scope.
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