Scope for a .308 hunting rifle(advice)

pete41

Hi,
I'm looking for advice on what scope I should buy for my new CZ550 in .308. Budget of up to 700 euro(maybe a little more if it's a banker). I want this to really do the job! Or it would be great if somebody had one.

Much appreciate any help

dos29

Probably get better help if you say what you want to use the scope for, hunting or target.
I'm guessing hunting, and for that kind of money, I'd personally fancy a Zeiss Duralyt.

pete41

dos29 wrote: »

Probably get better help if you say what you want to use the scope for, hunting or target.
I'm guessing hunting, and for that kind of money, I'd personally fancy a Zeiss Duralyt.

Good point, ya it's for hunting. My initial thought was zeiss too...that's great that the 1st reply was the same!
Cheers

De_Tomaso

For around 700€ I would suggest the following scopes:

Kaps Classic 2.5-10x50
Nikon Monarch E 1.5-6x42 IL
Zeiss Duralyt 3-12x50
Bushnell Elite 2.5-10x50 IL
Minox ZA5 2-10x50

in this order.

dos29

I'm just after re-reading the thread title, and unless you edited it, apolagies for not paying attention first time round!
I like the Minox and Kaps recommendations by De_Tomaso too by the way.

ejg

I've used several S&B's, went boar hunting with the best Zeiss's in Germany. Looked through minox even this weekend. Value for money the Kaps is the best, even touch and go without the money thing. I have an illuminated 2.5-10x50 if you want to look through one.
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Constab2

For hunting get a Swarovski ,Best hunting scope in my opinion alongside the Schmidt & Bender.For €700 you can go for a used.I have the Z5 5-25X52 BT Swarovski & love it.On the 308 only a couple of weeks & been very succesful deer hunting with it.Highly recommend them.Buy the best scope you can afford to stretch for financially, you won't regret it have no experience with the scopes previously mentioned except for Zeiss,Swaro beats them in my opinion.Best of luck with the choice.

4200fps

Constab2 wrote: »

For hunting get a Swarovski ,Best hunting scope in my opinion alongside the Schmidt & Bender.For €700 you can go for a used.I have the Z5 5-25X52 BT Swarovski & love it.On the 308 only a couple of weeks & been very succesful deer hunting with it.Highly recommend them.Buy the best scope you can afford to stretch for financially, you won't regret it have no experience with the scopes previously mentioned except for Zeiss,Swaro beats them in my opinion.Best of luck with the choice.

Totally agree, Kahles is another queen bee. I spent 3 months looking through scopes before i bought mine and the clearest I found was Swarovski and Kahles were my favourite , I bought the Swarovski 2nd hand but cost me 1100euros, You wouldn't come by many 2nd hand as very view will part with them. Splash 1000 out and you will get a class 2nd hand hunting sight i think

poulo6.5

pete41 wrote: »

Hi,
I'm looking for advice on what scope I should buy for my new CZ550 in .308. Budget of up to 700 euro(maybe a little more if it's a banker). I want this to really do the job! Or it would be great if somebody had one.

Much appreciate any help

I have an IOR on my .308 that I have used for stalking and foxing and a bit of long range plinking and it worked a treat. The glass is very good and it has adjustable/ target turrets. It makes a great all rounder.
Just to compare I have owned all sorts of scopes from hawke & swift to S&B and zeiss.

De_Tomaso

IOR offers great value for money ration but it is more Tactical than Hunting scope. I use 3-18x42 a lot and like it very much and think that it is the best scope for cca. 1100€ on the market at the moment. On the other hand I would not recommend it purely for hunting.