Author: bugsNbows
Subject: Scoping new Cooper M56 (grad present)
Posted: February/08/2014 at 13:18
Welcome ballshrinker! Congrats on your achievement(s) and that beautiful Cooper. Love the roll-over! Hopefully, it will shoot as good as it looks (most likely it will)... I am on my second Cooper now.
As you can easily tell, there are a great many great choices out there. Most alpha scopes are awesome optic wise. It may come down to personal choices such as reticle, physical dimension / weight, repeatability histories, or just plain personal preference. I have owned many on your list... they were all good, but some just had some less-than-desirable features. For example, I had a S&B Summit. It was great ... except the reticle did not do it for me in low light. I had a Leica ER. It was great also except I thought it seemed bulky and heavy for the application for which I was using. I do like to match the scope to the rifle and to the in-field needs. Another example... my Cooper 54 Custom Classic in "the Bob" wears a repro steel tube 4X Weaver... and it's perfect!
Based on what you have uncovered, I'd say the Leica would be a winner. However, lets see what some of our experts have to say. BTW,Ernie's (above) suggestion of Meopta would also merit investigation. They have some awesome scopes. Good luck.
Subject: Scoping new Cooper M56 (grad present)
Posted: February/08/2014 at 13:18
Welcome ballshrinker! Congrats on your achievement(s) and that beautiful Cooper. Love the roll-over! Hopefully, it will shoot as good as it looks (most likely it will)... I am on my second Cooper now.
As you can easily tell, there are a great many great choices out there. Most alpha scopes are awesome optic wise. It may come down to personal choices such as reticle, physical dimension / weight, repeatability histories, or just plain personal preference. I have owned many on your list... they were all good, but some just had some less-than-desirable features. For example, I had a S&B Summit. It was great ... except the reticle did not do it for me in low light. I had a Leica ER. It was great also except I thought it seemed bulky and heavy for the application for which I was using. I do like to match the scope to the rifle and to the in-field needs. Another example... my Cooper 54 Custom Classic in "the Bob" wears a repro steel tube 4X Weaver... and it's perfect!
Based on what you have uncovered, I'd say the Leica would be a winner. However, lets see what some of our experts have to say. BTW,Ernie's (above) suggestion of Meopta would also merit investigation. They have some awesome scopes. Good luck.