Thread: What scope for my 308

Originally Posted by Southerner223

Swarovski z3 3.3-10 with a BRH reticle. Have a look on the internet at the reticle, you can holdover on the lines at distances, it'll get you out past 400 too I bet. I was shooting nanny tahr with my 308 at over 350 with one as an example.

This. Brilliant scopes for a dedicated do it all hunting rifle. I've had all sorts of flashy fancy scopes with knobs and shit sticking off them and once I started using these I'm hooked. Simple, great glass, compact (I HATE 50mm+ objectives) lightweight, functional reticle (I shoot steel out to 600yds with my 243 no problems) and mine have taken a beating. I ask myself now why I needed all the extra weight and shit on scopes I had in the past.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

This. Brilliant scopes for a dedicated do it all hunting rifle. I've had all sorts of flashy fancy scopes with knobs and shit sticking off them and once I started using these I'm hooked. Simple, great glass, compact (I HATE 50mm+ objectives) lightweight, functional reticle (I shoot steel out to 600yds with my 243 no problems) and mine have taken a beating. I ask myself now why I needed all the extra weight and shit on scopes I had in the past.

I agree. Been down a very similar path with scopes and gone back to "simpler is better". With one exception all my recent scope acquisitions have been Swarovski scopes with BRH reticles. The system is brilliantly effective, simple and fast into action. And the Z3 and Z5 scopes don't weigh a tone as they lack all the extra large glass, huge turrets and internal mechanisms to make the systems work. With dial up turrets it's all too easy to forget resetting after a shot I have frequently seen happen. Or, sometimes, by the time a turret gets adjusted the animal has disappeared. Keeping things simple makes hunting much more enjoyable.
A Swarovski Z3 with BRH reticle would be ideal for your 308 in my view but there's nothing wrong with any of those scooes you listed.