Cabelas Alaskan Guide Scopes

bakerboy · Post by **bakerboy** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:28 am

I bought the Alaskan Guide 3.5-10x50 yesterday. just wondering if i am going to be needing a little bit more magnification or not. i would prefer to stay with the cabelas brand because i work there and i can get really good deals on cabelas brand stuff.

WHISTLEPIG · Post by **WHISTLEPIG** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:33 am

What are you using it for? Most things here are a little far out for 10x in my opinion. All my scopes are 6.5x20. I mostly shoot on 12-16x in the field. 20x good for the range.

bakerboy · Post by **bakerboy** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:02 am

I am using a Rem 700 LVSF .204

WHISTLEPIG · Post by **WHISTLEPIG** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:10 am

Are you going to shoot? Ground squirrels, coyotes, just at the range?

bakerboy · Post by **bakerboy** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:28 pm

probably hunt a little bit of everything, including paper.

WHISTLEPIG · Post by **WHISTLEPIG** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:40 pm

I'd go with the 6.5-20. Is good at the range, for squirrels at least to 400 and maybe farther, and can be turned down for coyote. Better to have a little too much and not need it, than to have too little and wish you had more. That said, I'm not familiar with the Cabela's scopes so I don't even know if they have one that goes to 20x or above. You got the killer deal on the rifle, might as well go for some good magnification.

bakerboy · Post by **bakerboy** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:46 pm

thanks for the advice

acloco · Post by **acloco** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:51 pm

bakerboy wrote:probably hunt a little bit of everything, including paper.

Paper is THE hardest critter!

Need to go up in magnification. Like 6-24, but prefer 8-32...and mil dots.

WHISTLEPIG · Post by **WHISTLEPIG** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:36 pm

Acloco, Right you are. I just wish I could get that in something decent without the 50mm objective. I have seriously considered and am still thinking about getting a 36x fixed for load development. Shooting groups at 200 with 20x for me is not good. My eyes just don't cut it.

SportFaller · Post by **SportFaller** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:32 pm

I'd go with the 20x. I have a tasco 2.5x10, and its never off 10. I've almost broke the dial off trying to turn it up more in the heat of action....

next scope: burris XTR-624, its 6x24x50 with posi-loc and side parallax!

acloco · Post by **acloco** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:34 pm

WHISTLEPIG wrote:Acloco, Right you are. I just wish I could get that in something decent without the 50mm objective. I have seriously considered and am still thinking about getting a 36x fixed for load development. Shooting groups at 200 with 20x for me is not good. My eyes just don't cut it.

I have two....both BSA's. One is a 6-24x44 with mildots and side parallax adjustment. Other is a 8-32x44.