Josh P
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Recently I scored a great deal on a Burris 2-7×, so today (after the .308 kill thread) I finished the "extra" work to get it mounted on my Savage.
The Vortex scout scope which lived on this gun for a long while was much fatter and had to sit higher for it to clear. The Burris was able to get set much lower with the rear portion of the rail having some material removed to provide just enough clearance. To me, it was well worth the effort to avoid going to a higher set of rings.
The previous scope did it's job well enough, and can't really be complained about for the cost. This scope is just a solid step up, especially when picked up on the used market. Even the encasing bronze and brown spray paint job (that took a lot of acetone to remove!) did not ruin the deal.
Not being satisfied with the available scout options from Leupold, I'm very happy with this scope so far. If I remember, I'll update with a range report after it's had some shooting done underneath.
The Vortex scout scope which lived on this gun for a long while was much fatter and had to sit higher for it to clear. The Burris was able to get set much lower with the rear portion of the rail having some material removed to provide just enough clearance. To me, it was well worth the effort to avoid going to a higher set of rings.
The previous scope did it's job well enough, and can't really be complained about for the cost. This scope is just a solid step up, especially when picked up on the used market. Even the encasing bronze and brown spray paint job (that took a lot of acetone to remove!) did not ruin the deal.
Not being satisfied with the available scout options from Leupold, I'm very happy with this scope so far. If I remember, I'll update with a range report after it's had some shooting done underneath.
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