Thread: Scope suggestions please

I'm looking for a scope for my 7mmRM

Must haves:
Reliably dialable - Most importanat
30mm tube
12-18 max power
Prefer exposed elevation turrent
Prefer lightweight but not essential

At the moment I'm leaning towards a VX5HD or a Bushnell LRHS, any other suggestions?

I've just put a vx5 on my 6.5 love it clear as dials well replaced my vortex with it (not knocking vortex just wanted a leupold)waiting on CDs turret to come back should be awesome have confined my ballistics so should work primo

What about the fairly recent Bushnell Engage series? Reviews have been solid for them. Nice tactile turrets, 30mm tube and a "tool-less" zero stop feature which seems pretty cool.

How fat is your wallet? To tell the truth I think for a hunting scope you cant go past a vx5/6, good glass, good mag range, tough, dial well, unbeatable warranty, lightweight.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

How fat is your wallet? To tell the truth I think for a hunting scope you cant go past a vx5/6, good glass, good mag range, tough, dial well, unbeatable warranty, lightweight.

It's not overly fat, especially for a scope I will only use 4x per year max. A VX5HD seems to tick all of the boxes and is right at, or past, my budget.

Brads basically told me the same thing.

Tract toric like Tahr and Brian have with the schot glass, zero stop etc a Lotta scope for the money.

Originally Posted by nor-west

Tract toric like Tahr and Brian have with the schot glass, zero stop etc a Lotta scope for the money.

Good advise!

I recently got a Swavoski x5 and im in love with it, I got 25 power max but they make a 18 power max

If it wasn't for your 30mm tube spec, I'd suggest a Z5 Swaro 3.5-18.
The only issue with these is that the 1" tube slightly limits elevation range- with a 200 zero, the 13.75 available mins will get you out to ~750yds with the Rem Mag.

Believe me, the 1" tube does not limit brightness!

i use a minox 5-25x56 30mm tube on my 7mm RM, works well

VX5hd.

Not owned a Bushnell LRHS but based on extensive reviews, the tend to be reliable dialing but give up a bit on glass.
Also being FFP may or may not be an advantage for you.

Zeiss HD5, little on the heavy side but robust and really clear to look through!

Swaro Z5 or VX5HD

Swaro is 1" and lighter, 1" tube makes no difference. I own 2 of them and have compared a VX-6HD in last light. In my opinion the Swaro was better.

I know of 2x 3-18 swaro z5 with turret. Both have moa turret put on them and neoprene covers. $1800 very good condition. For that new they are $2200 with the turret and cover. One has a4 the other 4w reticle

I have a Z6 only 1.7-10 though 30mm is part with as long as I can fit into a Z5 or something similar. Swarovski hard to beat.


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