[MS.BEHAVIN]

PING to some guys who might be able to help!

[Vendome]

I have a Remington 770 equipped with a Luepold Mark 4 3.5-10x 40mm.

Get one. Totally worth it.

[Vendome]

Don’t throw away the scope that came with your rifle. You may need it one day or find another use for it.

Put it in the box your Luepold came in and just store it.

[NVDave]

Give us a more specific price range, please. You can spend from a couple hundred to several thousand on “good scope.”

[Lurker]

The first thing you have to ask yourself is "what am I going to use this rifle for?".

If you're going to do long range, precision shooting you'll want a scope with higher magnification, possibly a rangefinding type.

If you're going to smack deer or other medium sized game inside of 250 yards or so, you'll want something different. Scopes are like any other tool. They should be matched to the job you intend to do.

That being said Lueopold makes an excellent line of scopes for almost any purpose. Just make sure you know what you want it to do before you plunk down a whole bunch of money on something unsuitable for your purpose.

[Farmer Dean]

Anything by Leupold should serve you well.I have an old M8 on my 700 tactical-I’m more than satisfied with the combo.

[justice14]

Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone didn’t need a scope...

Just joking by the way... good luck w/ your search.

[JoeProBono]

Depends

[Doogle]

"da one with a rifle under it"

[omega4179]

Nikon Monarch is an excellent scope.

[gorush]

Unless you’re reloading your previously fired shells for a single shot bolt action, your scope isn’t holding your accuracy back, therefore go cheap and keep the one you’ve got.

[Vigilant1]

I have the new Bushnell 3-12x44mm scope with an illuminated mildot reticle on my .30-06 Remington 700. The clarity and quality is outstanding; equal to Leupold, IMO, at a significantly lower price. The 3200, 4200 and 6500 Elite series scopes are a real step forward and upwards for Bushnell. I would recommend that you take a close look at them.

My rifle:

Bushnell Elite rifle scopes

[Doc91678]

Since there are many high end scopes your final choice is the most important.
Like Vendome I am also partial to Leupold scopes.
You can get all the scopes you want, but if you can't shoot that 308 accurately with what Remington supplied you're SOL.
Shooting on a windy range is par for the course. Learn how to use Kentucky windage.

[BulletBobCo]

[mylife]

I don’t think you can go wrong with Leupold.

Good price/performance ratio and good customer support

[Mr. K]

i was looking at one similar to that to buy.

Just how bad is the scope that comes with it?

I mean it looked OK in the store, but ??? why does everyone say the first thing they will do is replace the scope

[calex59]

Tip one: Make sure you can see through it. Tip two: Make sure you can afford it. Tip Three: If it cost more than the Model 700 think about getting something cheaper. Personally I buy cheap scopes, such as Simmons and Bushnell, they work well enough to have helped me bag about 50 bucks during my hunting career. However, if you wish to go the expensive route Leupold is a fine scope and expensive, but right now Midway is having an online sale on Leupold, and other scopes, with some savings up to 480 bucks. No, I don't work for midway or Leupold or any other outfit. Just my comments and observations.

The way I figure it, if they can knock 480 bucks off of the price of a scope it is WAY too expensive for me even on sale:).

[contrarian]

Before my weapon was tragically lost in a boating accident while crossing a river, I had the Remington 700 police special in .308 with the kevlar stock. I mounted a second generation Springfield Armory scope (costs as much as the rifle) and was able to shoot 3 shot groups of 1/2 inch at 200 yards with it. I am not the best shot but that is good enough for government work. I had a bipod on the front and a monopod on the back for dialing in the shots with a good rest..I miss this rifle so much and wonder if the fishes enjoy it half as much as I did when I dialed it up to 12x and counted the freckles on a groundhogs nose at 100 yards. Yes, Freckle counting is a strange hobby. : )

[Glennb51]

I prefer Schmidt and Bender, Zeiss, and Swarovski, in that order with 30mm tubes. They all expensive European glass. It boils down to resolution, clarity and light gathering, they cannot be beat. I have used Leupold and replaced them with the European optics.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Classic Arms is running a mega good deal on a UTG 3X9X40 op scope,($69.95) a Bushnell sharpshooter 3-9X40 ($39.95) and a Barska pro hunter 3X12X50. ($75)