Simmons 44 mag scope

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LWILLIAMS

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has anyone on here had any experience with simmons 44 mag scopes. I picked a 6-20x44 up cheap and I am waiting on it to get here. Did I just waste my money or are the alright scopes. I have a leupold vari-x III in 4.5-14 that I will be moving off my 22-250 and on to another rifle if this works out alright. I was just wanting a little more magnification for prariedogs.
 
I bought one about a year ago and can't complain. Its no VX III, but it has been very accurate for me. If you do a search you should be able to find some other opinions.
 
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I will be moving the vari-x III to a 243 for coyotes and use the 22-250 for prarie dogs, so the scope doesnt have to be to rugged just stable with ok glass.
 
What price did you get it for? I got the same scope with the 1/8" target turrets and mil-dot reticle for $100. Couldn't pass it up. Holds zero and gets the job done! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
I picked mine up from Natchez. I got the 801047 model just to try it out. If it is bad I can just upgrade from there. I just didnt want to fork out another $500 for another leupold.
 
I have 2 of the 6.5-20x44 mags. The first one is an older one(made in the Phillipines I think), its on my Remington 22-250 VS. This was my first full fledged varmint rig, and I didn't have alot of money at the time. The optics are pretty clear, and it tracks well.
The other one is a newer model I bought from Natchez to put on the Rem LVSF 22-250. I'm not sure where this one is made but it's not quite as clear to the edges as the first one. It track well. Both scopes have a Truplex reticle which is OK. They are not a Leupold, Bushnell Elite 4200, Nikon, or Sightron, but on a limited budget work fine.
The first Gun with the 44 mag was in my Plano Air Glide Case and in the back of my pick-up truck on the fender well, I hit a deep rut in the road to the groundhog field and the gun fell out. I just knew the gun had lost its zero, I put a target up at 100 yards on a bale of hay and much to my amazement, the zero was perfect!!! SO I guess I like the guncase as well as the scope!
I also have a 2 Leupolds, and a Lyman scope. Just saying this so you know I have something to compare them to. For the $$$ spent on the 44Mag. I think they're pretty good. I don't know about some of the other models...Blazer etc.. I did put a 4-16 Simmons Prairie Master on my 22Mag. and its ok as well. All of the Simmons scopes I have do have the target turrets. The click movement feels cheap as compared to the Leupy's, but they work. Good luck with your purchase! Sam
 
I bought the 6.5X20 Mil-Dot from Natchez.I had just bought a
RRA 24" Varmiter which drained my spending money short term.
I will be getting a Nikon Buckmaster 4.5X14 Mil-Dot for that
gun soon as everyone I know who uses them insist that they
(Nikon) do as well as scopes costing 2-3 times as much. That
being said, the 44Mag has not let me down in any way & I would know, as the RRA is a sub 1/2MOA shooting machine!!
 
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