bought new nikon scope. good & bad from Bass Pro

borrowed time

borrowed time

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so, today i finally got a handgun sold and came up with extra cash to update my Savage .223 Axis (that shoots rings around my old Remmington 700 ADL in .223 Rem.) with a better scope.

So, i bought a Nikon Prostaff 3 - 9 X - 40MM with no frills for around $185 at our local Denver Bass Pro. And also found a box of ammo that was on rebate.

-The Good! : They paid me the rebate right there instead of having me do it myself, was very nice of them. Also, gave me their cost for scope bases for the Savage Axis as mine weren't the right size, $4 for a set! Price of an actual Nikon was pretty affordable.

- The bad! : I had them mount and bore-sight it at the store. the guy was very nice and helpful but the bore-sighting was over 14 inches off! Luckily i brought my own bore-sight laser with me and re-did it at the range.

Now I'm shooting at or under 1 inch groups at 100 yards, VERY good for me!

Im impressed with the adjustable eye relief feature of this scope and its clarity, my last scope was a 12 year old budget Simmons that occassionally losts its zero.

LESSON LEARNED?? ALWAYS bore-sight your own scopes!
 
After watching a kid mount and "bore sight" a rifle once, I decided that unless I need drilling done, I will do it myself. The kid literally put the scope on, pulled out the bolt and looked down the barrel, put it back in and said good to go. Thank goodness it wasn't good to go with me! He never even picked it up to check eye relief. BT, glad you got your rifle sighted in and you are happy with the PROSTAFF 3-9 that you bought. Great score on the rings by the way! Savage has really uped their game with their Axis rifle. The 2 I have shot have been very accurate deer rifles.
Make sure you check out Nikon's Spot On Ballistic Program too. Even if you are not shooting a BDC reticle scope there is still a lot of information that you will find useful.
I look forward to pics of your rig. I use the PROSTAFF 4-12 BDC on my T/C .308 deer rifle. Here's a pic of my 77 year old father in law practicing before our annual KS hunt.

http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd363/bman940/PROSTAFF/C.jpg
 


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