Reeder Custom Guns - Depends on the gun and what you do with it.

WB
Depends on the gun and what you do with it.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018, 09:50

the trend nowadays is to field a 15 lb. rifle that is set up to shoot 1000 meters! I prefer that little Ruger or Mossberg 16" bolt gun with a crisp 2-7X myself. Actually a superb 4X fills the bill out to 250 yds. or so on larger critters, worked for decades. Give thought to what the scope and mount weighs, many AR mounts alone weigh over 1 lb., then scope is 2 lbs.

Oddly I like my hunting rifles to weigh less than my top hunting handguns! That's twisted.

I'm probably going to have to buy a Ruger American of some sort. I like the Mossberg but it's a bit cobby and notably more expensive around here.

Another question, is a 3x9 or 4x12 scope better for a 308? (nm) - SPB, 2018-01-30, 09:10
- Why not a fixed power? - Grover Sr, 2018-01-30, 16:06
  - I had picked up a bunch - Amede, 2018-01-30, 17:17
- I use a 2-7 on my 308 because I use - Brent Foy, 2018-01-30, 13:34
- boy, agreeing with WB puts me in with some strange looney - Gary Reeder, 2018-01-30, 12:44
  - Thank y’all, I was leaning 3x9. Y’all confirmed it. (nm) - SPB, 2018-01-30, 13:09
- A 3x9 is never the wrong answer.. - Gus S., 2018-01-30, 11:59
- I like light and compac in hunting rifles - Tom S, 2018-01-30, 11:33
  - Should be 3x9, accidentally put in 2x7 (nm) - Tom S, 2018-01-30, 12:42
- Depends on the gun and what you do with it. - WB, 2018-01-30, 09:50
  - Leupold - Strick, 2018-01-30, 13:10
    - M8-4X on my .270WBY MKV - Larryh, 2018-01-30, 21:27
    - That's a good one, just point and shoot, no fiddling. - WB, 2018-01-30, 15:03