Thread: scope suggestions for 22 mag

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings Ftx325,
Perhaps Ftx325, for our enjoyment, you could explain how a basic 3 - 9 scope of reasonable quality morphed into a Leupold VX3i 4.5 - 14 with all the widgets. I have settled into my chair with a cup of tea to await your explanation.
Regards Grandpamac.
PS Recently I finally fitted the Leupold VX2 4 - 12 OA to the .22 RF I bought it for over a decade ago. There always seemed to be another use for it.

well in all fairness it doesn't have ALL the widgets @grandpamac ,

it's not illuminated .....

I searched high and low locally for a vixen to have a look at without success and couldn't bring myself to order one without seeing one first hand , and on my travels was offered the leupy excellent cond s/hand . It is also the zero stop model so I can set zero for the lighter faster rounds and once sighted for the slower heavier rounds can just dial it between the two without having to remember the original zero , just turn it back to the zero stop .
light , good clarity and the twilight coatings , I just couldn't help myself . I came to the (handy) conclusion that a rifle such as this one deserves a decent scope and I know and trust the leupy's .
And it can be fitted to any rifle in future if for some reason the 22mag is moved on , not that I expect that to happen as I believe it is a keeper , but being a semi you never know what plans are being bandied about by officialdom .

And how did that saying go ... buy once , cry once

And so far not a tear has been shed

until she who must be obeyed realizes what I've done anyway .... then things could start getting a little damp around here

I'm a bad , bad man