Author: epaker
Subject: Advice on Nikon please
Posted: July/13/2013 at 22:05
Intended use: good question as I have had no time to hunt for a few years. Been working too much and getting a PhD at night. Now I am just about done and my Dad just retired so I plan to make time to hunt with him while there is still time. Here in Colorado we have mule deer, prong horn and elk that are readily available and with luck and persistence maybe mountain goats and bighorn sheep (I know I may never get a tag!) The family owns a hunting camp in Pennsylvania with whitetail and we have even considered traveling for some exotics.
I bought the Browning X-bolt, white gold medallion for a couple of reasons, first it was at the pawn shop, on sale and too nice to pass up. second I sold a bunch of guns a few years ago when my kids had financial problems. Two of my favorites were a browning highwall (45-70) and a weatherby vanguard (300wby magnum) and this gun reminds me a bit of both of them. I have shot an a bolt in the past and found it to be very accurate and functional so the x bolt had to come home with me.
I have taken my scoped rifles, including the weatherby to the range but I have always hunted with iron sights or with shotguns or my bow. so this is uncharted territory but something I want to try.
Budget is not really an issue except that the more I spend on equipment is less I have to spend taking Dad hunting. There is money but it is not unlimited and I hate to overspend just because I can. I still have a Winchester 90 30-30 and a Remington game master 30-06 I can hunt with and am comfortable shooting at pretty much any range I might hunt at but I really like the x bolt and it needs a scope.
That is probably more info than you wanted but there it is. I figured 3-9 power gives me ability to use it up close or out further than I would want to shoot. 40 mm is bigger than every scope I have ever owned, except the weatherby that had a 50mm scope and The reviews I read said the pro staff had 98% light transmission so bigger did not seem necessary.
Subject: Advice on Nikon please
Posted: July/13/2013 at 22:05
Intended use: good question as I have had no time to hunt for a few years. Been working too much and getting a PhD at night. Now I am just about done and my Dad just retired so I plan to make time to hunt with him while there is still time. Here in Colorado we have mule deer, prong horn and elk that are readily available and with luck and persistence maybe mountain goats and bighorn sheep (I know I may never get a tag!) The family owns a hunting camp in Pennsylvania with whitetail and we have even considered traveling for some exotics.
I bought the Browning X-bolt, white gold medallion for a couple of reasons, first it was at the pawn shop, on sale and too nice to pass up. second I sold a bunch of guns a few years ago when my kids had financial problems. Two of my favorites were a browning highwall (45-70) and a weatherby vanguard (300wby magnum) and this gun reminds me a bit of both of them. I have shot an a bolt in the past and found it to be very accurate and functional so the x bolt had to come home with me.
I have taken my scoped rifles, including the weatherby to the range but I have always hunted with iron sights or with shotguns or my bow. so this is uncharted territory but something I want to try.
Budget is not really an issue except that the more I spend on equipment is less I have to spend taking Dad hunting. There is money but it is not unlimited and I hate to overspend just because I can. I still have a Winchester 90 30-30 and a Remington game master 30-06 I can hunt with and am comfortable shooting at pretty much any range I might hunt at but I really like the x bolt and it needs a scope.
That is probably more info than you wanted but there it is. I figured 3-9 power gives me ability to use it up close or out further than I would want to shoot. 40 mm is bigger than every scope I have ever owned, except the weatherby that had a 50mm scope and The reviews I read said the pro staff had 98% light transmission so bigger did not seem necessary.