need a scope for my new 220 swift

BOBTAILS

BOBTAILS

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I am getting a 220 swift next week and need a scope for it. I was thinking of a vortex viper or a luepold VX3. I hunt a lot of open areas and shots can be anywhere from 50-600 yards+. What do you guys think?
 
Originally Posted By: BOBTAILSI am getting a 220 swift next week and need a scope for it. I was thinking of a vortex viper or a luepold VX3. I hunt a lot of open areas and shots can be anywhere from 50-600 yards+. What do you guys think?

One of the better 6x20 or 8x32 scopes would be fine for your .220 Swift. Leupolds are always a good choice, Vortex is getting a lot of positive comments.
 



Leupold, Ziess or Burris.

I have a 4.5x14 Ziess on one and a 6.5x20 Leupold on my other. I had an early Burris 6x18 on one for years. The Burris did a good job. I use EGW one piece mounts and Burris Xtreme rings. The my scopes stay in place.
 
I am thinking either luepold or ziess 4.5-14. I don't want my magnification on the low end to be higher than 4-5 power.
 
I have a Nikon Monarch 4-16 mildot on my swift. Absolutely love that scope for some reason. I know I should be ashamed to say this, but some days I swear I prefer it to my Zeiss Conquest.
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I would go minimum 16x. 18, 20, or even 24 power - well, don't limit yourself or that great caliber! for the 600yd'er by not putting enough magnification "potential" behind it. You can always dial down, but if you don't have it... you can't dial up. Get yourself a pretty fine cross-hair too. Small targets at 300+ yards behind a really heavy/thick reticle can definitely be harder to work with. I put a Weaver V24 with "XDOT" - a mix of varmint and target dot I guess I'd say -- on my 22-250. Wouldn't recommend this particular scope, but that thin reticle and the 24 power magnification is great whether in the field or on the bench doing load development work. I like your idea though about keeping it to something that can go as low as 4 or 5 power. There are some 16's out there that might even let you get to 3 or 3.5x. I was considering a Bushnell 6500 3.5-16x50mm earlier for predator hunting but then I saw some not too favorable press about the 6500's in general. Take your time.
 


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