I may have mentioned that I am keeping a friend’s firearms while he is out of the country, with his explicit wish that I shoot them. One of them is a Remington 700 in .308 that has an absolutely terrible 4x scope on it. My friend will be gone until sometime in 2015, so I’m thinking about replacing the glass with something a little better.
The big-box sports store near my house has this Weaver Kaspa 4-16X44SF Ballistic-X Scope
It’s got side-focus and a range-finding/bullet drop compensating reticle (which I can’t find much information on). The windage and elevation are finger-adjustable once you remove the caps, making it functionally like this one
Anybody got one? Should I run far, far away? The display model in-store is clear and easy to use, but will it hold up to .308? Save my money and get a “real” scope
My priority this year is optics for the rifles I have, and this one is inexpensive enough that I’m tempted to go ahead and get it for the loaned one.
I can’t say anything from experience about Weaver scopes but if I were looking for a budget friendly optic for a rifle, I’d start with the Burris Fullfield II line.
Have a look here for solid recommendations within various budgets:
http://opticsthoughts.com/index.php/rifle-scopes/18-the-rating-scale
Be sure to read the “about” Article and browse the rest of the site. Lots of good info.
Thanks!