416 rigby scope

[BeeMaa]

I’m not a fan of Vortex for a number of reasons, but the main one that would relate to you is durability. In short, they aren’t.

The top brands are Leica, Zeiss and Swaro and options abound. Nightforce, Trijicon and Schmidt & Bender also make scopes that I would trust my life with. Lastly is Leupold. Some love them, others have seen their recent production scopes have problems.

3.5 to 4 inches of eye relief is a really good starting point. Other things to consider: True 1x at low range for both eyes open reactive shooting. Illuminated reticle to place the dot on a dark animal in the shade of a tree where crosshairs would be invisible. Enough magnification to shoot accurately to 200 yards. Typically this means at least 4x. Make sure you look into getting a quick disconnect mounting system as well.

With the brands listed above, set yourself a budget and start doing some research. My preference is the Swaro Z8i 1-8x24 with a 30mm tube in a QD mount.

 

[Miletic]

I’m not a fan of Vortex for a number of reasons, but the main one that would relate to you is durability. In short, they aren’t.

The top brands are Leica, Zeiss and Swaro and options abound. Nightforce, Trijicon and Schmidt & Bender also make scopes that I would trust my life with. Lastly is Leupold. Some love them, others have seen their recent production scopes have problems.

3.5 to 4 inches of eye relief is a really good starting point. Other things to consider: True 1x at low range for both eyes open reactive shooting. Illuminated reticle to place the dot on a dark animal in the shade of a tree where crosshairs would be invisible. Enough magnification to shoot accurately to 200 yards. Typically this means at least 4x. Make sure you look into getting a quick disconnect mounting system as well.

With the brands listed above, set yourself a budget and start doing some research. My preference is the Swaro Z8i 1-8x24 with a 30mm tube in a QD mount.

Absolutely agree with optical sights. Somehow, I like solid mounts the most, without the possibility of removing the optics. If you already put on a lens with 1x magnification, I think there will be no need to remove it

 

[BeeMaa]

@Miletic - I remove my scopes for a number of reasons like cleaning, travel and storage. The mounts use a rail to attach the scope instead of rings and the lockup on it is solid with completely repeatable results.

Plus a scope can fail and Murphys law states it will happen when you don’t have the tools to remove it and use your irons.

Of course there are good reasons for having a fixed mount. But I haven’t found the advantages of a fixed mount outweigh the advantages of a QD mount. To each their own.