06-30-2021, 04:29 AM
tdbru Wrote:Torchrider,
consider the Leupold 3.6-18x44 Mk5 HD. quite versatile. you can get moa-moa ( moa adjustments with an moa reticle) or if you prefer mil-mil. sweet spot on performance/price curve. repeatable adjustments, pretty rugged. side focus of course. outstanding optics. enough magnification to 800 for sure, yet with minimum setting you can poke deer and hogs in some pretty tight quarters. and crystal clear images, no need to squint or fight fuzzy blurry images. not sure where Leupold get's the glass but the scopes parts other than glass are all machined in the USA and the scopes are all assembled in the USA. and they're not excessively long or heavy either. 26 oz and 12" long. also they have a lot of elevation adjustment built in so that you have the clicks to dial to 800 and then back again to 100. even without an MOA rail. they also have a nice elevation turret that returns to zero and you can also see/feel how many rev's you've gone. if you want to go really long, though, you might consider adding an 20 MOA rail mount (Leupold makes them too). the tube bodies are 35mm, which is part of the reason they have so much turret travel. save some shekels. you won't be disappointed. remember, you hunt with optics. put some good glass on your rig.
and welcome to the horde. i think you'll really like the 6.5 Grendel. modest recoil. respectable ballistics. frugal to reload for (when you can get components). No it's not a 6.5 PRC, but you'll get amazing barrel life with the 6.5 Grendel, which is hard to get in most other 6.5s. no worries about eroding the throat out in 1200 rounds. very enjoyable to shoot, and can be had in rifles that don't weigh 10+ lbs too. for a day of plinking, or varminting it's not too big a cartridge, and yet works more reliably on big game than the mid range 22 calibers (222/223/22-250) do, in my opinion. you'll find it's a rifle you grab to take shooting and hunting a lot. do yourself a favor and put some good glass on your rig, you'll never regret it.
-tdbru
Couldn't agree more. Put one on my Gendel. It's by far the clearest scope I've ever used.