Thread: First dial scope for hunting big game

Well no, you don't actually have to spend 2k to get a dial up scope. In saying that of course the more you spend the better the glass. I've been using Bushnell trophy elite 2.8 x 15 x50. They don't have zero stopp but once sighted in you loosen the screws on top of the turret and turn the dial to 0. Once you have your dope sorted out they are very dialable and return to zero perfectly. Cost 800 bucks and I've been using for probably 10yrs. On a cheap ass ruger American 6.5cm. That rig can probably out shoot my 75 sako 6.5 x 55 with a z5, although I am still working out the load for that. Have to admit I've just put a z5 on the ruger, just because I can. Actually using both scopes I decided that the z5 was crisper to look through so made the swap. That cheap as rig has taken plenty of animals to 500yds and targets to 7 and 800 plus.