Pistol or Rifle Scope for Handguns

[redbone]

What do you use on your Handgun ?


Do you use an Pistol Or Rifle Scope ?


Do you use an Rifle Scope on an Rifle Cal like 22 250 , 243 , 7mm08 308, 3006 .


What is the Longest kill made on an Coyote , Deer . Crow What kind Scope you use ?

I am looking to get into longrange hunting .

I have an 22 250 , 7 mm 08, 3006 . Encore Hangun .
can you help me .

Redbone /Terry

 

[Ernie]

What do you use on your Handgun ?
Do you use an Pistol Or Rifle Scope ?
Do you use an Rifle Scope on an Rifle Cal like 22 250 , 243 , 7mm08 308, 3006 .
What is the Longest kill made on an Coyote , Deer . Crow What kind Scope you use ?
I am looking to get into longrange hunting .
I have an 22 250 , 7 mm 08, 3006 . Encore Hangun .
can you help me .
Redbone /Terry

Terry,
Distances on Deer: Two longest 547 & 700 plus or minus
coyote: 600+
pd's from 1450-1800 yards

I use/used rifle scopes on 6mmx6.5x47 Lapua, 6mm-284, 6.5-284, 260 Remington, 6.5-284, 284 Win, 7mm Rem Mag Imp, and 7mm Dakota.
Most have muzzle brakes.
I typically use Leupold rifle scopes: Mark 4's or Vari X-3's, Nightforce in the future.

I guess I would ask you what distance goals do you have specifically?

Deer?
Varmints?
Paper or steel?

 

[hunlee]

Hunlee try rifle scope on 7-30 water barrel and scope hit hunlee in head!!!This was not good for Hunlee....Evin tho this scope hit Hunlee in head Hunlee is still very good looking!!!

hunlee

 

[338hammer]

Scopes

Terry

Have to ask the same question Ernie ask- intentions and range.

I am a hunter first and fore most. I use the Burris 3-12 handgun scope for all of my hunting needs.

Have taken deer from 250- 600 yards and have had no need to use a greater power.

If I were going to shoot further I would feel the need to put a rifle scope of greater magnification.

Neal

 

[hshunter]

Up until recently I have used 3x12's on all of my HS's. Have been converting over to rifle scopes the last couple of months. so far have converted a 300 WSM, 7MM WSM and a 22-250 to higher magnifiication rifle scopes. will have two others changed by end of week. (270 WSM and a 325 WSM). just like the better glass and more magnification.
It does take some geting used to though
Even thiking about setting a couple of others up with very high powered scopes (12x42) just to do some long range match shooting.
as far as long shots, I have taken a few deer and one antelope past the 400 yd mark with the 3x12's and had no problems with using them. so it is whatever you like using
nmhunter

 

[JLK]

One thing that is important to help you choose between a rifle or pistol scope is your shooting position that you will use.I like to use a sitting position with the pistol grip resting on my knee like this

.The seat I use has a built in backrest so I can sit anywhere and it carries like a backpack. A pistol scope works best for me shooting like this and have shot coyote out to 400yds but most of my shots are 200-250 yds.

 

[Catfish]

I`ve been playing with a rifle scope on a .222 barreled Contender and it make me alittle neverious every time I pull the trigger. It hasn`t got me yet, but don`t think I would try it on anything with more recoil.

 

[redbone]

Thanks Guys

For all the Info .

Redbone

 

[b00mer]

I`ve been playing with a rifle scope on a .222 barreled Contender and it make me alittle neverious every time I pull the trigger. It hasn`t got me yet, but don`t think I would try it on anything with more recoil.

so on a 22 hornet it should work fine ?

 

[sscoyote]

I have also used both the 3-12X Burris LER and riflescopes and i can probably safely say that i'll never buy another Birris 3-12X again. Here's the reason why. As a spot and stalk hunter oftentimes i have needed to take shots from prone with a bipod. At 12X the eye relief is too long for my arms. I have to struggle to get the optic far enuf away from me to shoot my rigs, even with the extension bases that r sold by Farrell and Near. I know others with longer arms than myself have also had this problem as well. With a rear grip handgun this may not be a problem, but most of my HG's are center grip. This being said the longest shot i ever made was a coyote at 906 yds. i was shooting the 3-12X Burris Ball. Plex reticle and turret comeups calcd to 1000. I was shooting from a system similar to JLK's. Here's a link to it--

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