Cabelas Alaskan Guide Scopes

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bakerboy
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Cabelas Alaskan Guide Scopes

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I bought the Alaskan Guide 3.5-10x50 yesterday. just wondering if i am going to be needing a little bit more magnification or not. i would prefer to stay with the cabelas brand because i work there and i can get really good deals on cabelas brand stuff.
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What are you using it for? Most things here are a little far out for 10x in my opinion. All my scopes are 6.5x20. I mostly shoot on 12-16x in the field. 20x good for the range.
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I am using a Rem 700 LVSF .204
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Post by WHISTLEPIG »

Are you going to shoot? Ground squirrels, coyotes, just at the range?
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probably hunt a little bit of everything, including paper.
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Post by WHISTLEPIG »

I'd go with the 6.5-20. Is good at the range, for squirrels at least to 400 and maybe farther, and can be turned down for coyote. Better to have a little too much and not need it, than to have too little and wish you had more. That said, I'm not familiar with the Cabela's scopes so I don't even know if they have one that goes to 20x or above. You got the killer deal on the rifle, might as well go for some good magnification.
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thanks for the advice
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Post by acloco »

bakerboy wrote:probably hunt a little bit of everything, including paper.
Paper is THE hardest critter!

Need to go up in magnification. Like 6-24, but prefer 8-32...and mil dots.
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Post by WHISTLEPIG »

Acloco, Right you are. I just wish I could get that in something decent without the 50mm objective. I have seriously considered and am still thinking about getting a 36x fixed for load development. Shooting groups at 200 with 20x for me is not good. My eyes just don't cut it.
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Post by SportFaller »

I'd go with the 20x. I have a tasco 2.5x10, and its never off 10. I've almost broke the dial off trying to turn it up more in the heat of action....

next scope: burris XTR-624, its 6x24x50 with posi-loc and side parallax!
H&R handi rifle in .204
Browning BLR lever in 300WSM
Savage MarkII FV in 22lr
Walther P22
Benelli Nova
various others.
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Post by acloco »

WHISTLEPIG wrote:Acloco, Right you are. I just wish I could get that in something decent without the 50mm objective. I have seriously considered and am still thinking about getting a 36x fixed for load development. Shooting groups at 200 with 20x for me is not good. My eyes just don't cut it.
I have two....both BSA's. One is a 6-24x44 with mildots and side parallax adjustment. Other is a 8-32x44.
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