Scope for .243 bull

[cgturner7]

I will be purchasing a .243 bull barrel to compliment my .308 Ultra.  I am looking for a fixed power scope.  I have a Swift Premier on my .308 and leave it set at around 4-6 power all of the time.  I have been doing some research on fixed power scopes and find that many like Weaver.  Any others that I should look at?  Thanks for the advice. 

[quickdtoo]

Depends on whatcha want to do with the .243, if it's a deer/coyote rifle, a 4x or maybe a 6x would fit the bill just fine, but for Varmints/target, I'd want a lot more power. I just bought a Weaver K15 for load work, it'll be working on a .270 ULtracomp tomorrow if it doesn't rain.

Depending on your budget, you might want to consider the Leupold FX series, too.

I also have a Bushnell Elite 10x40 Mildot that's a very fine scope, depending on your use, it might be a good choice.

Tim

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[stimpylu32]

With the 243 being such a flexable round maybe a 3x9 or a 4x12 may be a better choice , you can use 55 to 100 grain bullets for everything from varmnints to deer so why limit yourself to a fixed power scope , not saying that is a bad thing but maybe something more versitile would be in order .

JMHO

stimpy

[cgturner7]

Sorry that I was not specific enough.  I will be using it for hunting TX whitetail, plinking and this will be my son's first rifle.  My shots will be limited to around 200 yards but more likely 50-100.  I'm thinking that a fixed power would be better/simpler/easier for me since I never fiddle with the variable scope that I currently use.  Am I correct that a fixed power scope has a larger field of view than a variable scope given the same magnification?

[quickdtoo]

One nice feature of fixed power scopes is there's no power ring to interfere with the hammer, so the scope can be mounted lower without any modifications.

Tim