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Post by fishdog52 on May 9, 2010 21:12:52 GMT -5
Anyone had any experience with one of these scopes on their Savage? I am wondering how they hold up to the recoil, as well as any issues related to adjustments. Any thought or comments will be appreciated!
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Post by boarhog on May 9, 2010 21:38:39 GMT -5
I have an Omega on one of my 50s. No problems at all, so far, and I like the 5" eye relief. I was too cheap to buy the BDC Reticle, but will on the next one I buy.
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Post by deadon on May 9, 2010 21:40:23 GMT -5
I have only used a Nikon on a 6.5 X 284, a 270 and now a 243 so my experience is limited. BUT I have been told for years, a Nikon is a Nikon . I also an listening  |
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Post by rossman40 on May 9, 2010 21:58:52 GMT -5
Lot of scope for the money even with the prices up about $40-60. Decent glass and real good eye relief and the BDC reticle is a plus. The only drawback I have seen is that they are a short scope (which on the plus side means a lighter scope) and you may need a extended base even on a short action to get the scope where you want it.
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Post by boarhog on May 10, 2010 1:40:59 GMT -5
Rossman40 is right about that. I had problems finding scope bases that would work with the Omega on the Savage ML.
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Post by zakjak221 on May 10, 2010 13:09:32 GMT -5
Not to muddy the water,but another nice ballistic plex scope is the Burris Fullfield II. Lot of bang for the buck. I've had mine for 3 1/2 years now and it's given great performance in all kinds of weather. My bases are Warne--very well made. Mark  |
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Post by craigf on May 10, 2010 17:32:05 GMT -5
If you don't want to get new bases, you can get offset scope rings. I had to do this before.
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Post by esmd on May 10, 2010 23:35:56 GMT -5
I've never had an Omega, but have had several Buckmaster's, and now have two Monarch's. Both of them have the BDC reticle, and one of them resides on my ML-II. Quite simply, I love them. The BDC reticle is awesome for long range shooting. I'm sure the Omega's BDC will work great as well.
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Post by whyohe on May 11, 2010 4:19:27 GMT -5
I have had a nikon prostaff on one of my savages and has performed great woth no problems.
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Post by rangeball on May 12, 2010 13:51:21 GMT -5
I have had a nikon prostaff on one of my savages and has performed great woth no problems. This is currently on sale at The Sportsmans Guide with BDC reticle for $170. Longer scope body, just under 4" of eye relief. |
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Post by onecardchuck on May 12, 2010 20:26:59 GMT -5
I have three nikon buckmasters one of which is on my savage 10 MLII, and never a problem with them.
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Post by boarhog on May 12, 2010 23:30:51 GMT -5
I was looking at a few web listings for Nikon scopes. The Omega description usually says it has a BDC 250 reticle, but I noticed one place that had a BDC 300 reticle. I figure that Rossman probably knows the story on those?
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Post by rossman40 on May 13, 2010 13:05:09 GMT -5
Nikon has been playing with the BDC reticle for a while and you really have to watch as not all of their BDC reticles are the same. When the BDC 250 reticle came out I was told it was for a 250gr bullet with 150grs of BP sub. Supposedly the BDC 300 is for a 300gr bullet with 150grs of BP sub. You only find the BDC 250 and 300 on the Omega scopes. Their shotgun version of the Omega, called the "Slughunter", has a BDC 200 reticle. Plus the reticle you get in a Buckmaster or Prostaff is close to a BDC 250 but not exact.
Nikon has caught a lot of flack over the BDC reticles mainly because people do not understand how they work or can not read instructions. One salesman tried to tell me that on a 3-9 scope the 300yd mark was good regardless of the magnification, I tried to explain it to him but he told me he was a expert and used it all the time, YEA RIGHT! The BDC 300 may be dropped to avoid confusion and if you go to Nikons website they have this nifty program where you input your scope and then your bullet/load and it will give you the ranges not just at max magnification (where you are supposed to use the BDC) but all thru the magnification range. Look for "Spot On". If you play with it you will find 400fps (the difference between smokeless and BP) the bottom mark which was 250yds is 300. As always with computer generated data, verify it in the real world before taking it to the bank.
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Post by boarhog on May 13, 2010 15:32:02 GMT -5
Rossman,
I always did figure that, no matter what distance the factory claims, you would still need to do enough shooting with your chosen load to know where each aiming point zeros. My Omega does not have the BDC, but I plan to find Zero for the post top, if I can develop an accurate enough load to shoot that far!
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Post by 12ptdroptine on May 13, 2010 18:10:51 GMT -5
When working with these BDC reticle's. You have to do a lot of practice with them. There is a definite learning curve with them. And they are load specific. For me there is way to much going on to try to judge the yardage then set the scope with the right bubble under the right scope power. And then the target just moved. As for the short body , That is correct I have one on a H&R Ultra 20ga. But it is the standard reticle (that way I can use it on any gun). Now I am a dyed in the wool Leupold man.... I had a hard time deciding on buying it . But this Nikon is every bit as worthy. The 5' eye relief is a little harder for me personally... But I sure love that comfort zone. I am sure you will be happy with one. Drop
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