A scope for a new 22-250

[edelbro]

OK Guys, I have been monitoring this site awhile now and know that everyone has an opinion on Riflescopes. So here is the question. My brother-in-law just bought a new savage 12FLVSS in 22-250 and wants a good scope for prarie dogs and dogs. He also would like one with bullet drop comensation built-in. There is a new Leupold Model # 57157 6.5-20 x 40 mm with their new Varmint Hunter reticle supposedly calibrated for 22-250 bullet drop (fairly matches my favorite 55 gr Sierra Blitzking load). Is there another good quality alternative out there? Thought about Elite 4200 6-24 x 40 and have someone like premier reticles work it over. But there is always the warranty question after the scope is opened up. He would really like a 16x J. Unertl like mine but hard to find these days. Please help.

[forum052001]

Any of the bushnell elites are good maybe the 3200 5-15-40 . But thats just me talking

[mntrapper28]

if you could find a burris electrodot, i would highly reccomend that scope, fairly priced too.

[coopershooter]

I put a sightron 6-24 with milldots on my 22-250ai cooper mod.22. it,s very repeatable, very bright. and seems to be well built. i also have a unyrtl 20 power on a savage 222mag ai. it,s a great but they are pricey.  
  for 400 bucks i,ll get another sightron.
   bobby olson.

[varmit_master]

I like the Nikon Monarch 6.5x20x44mm with mildot Reticle scope.

[Thebear_78]

Burris makes the lighted ballistic plex that will match the 22-250 tradjectory very well.  They also have several models of ballistick plex and ballistic mildot that are very nice, check them out at www.burrisoptics.com

[Catfish]

1st. I won`t put anything on my guns but Leupolds. For the money they can`t be beat. 2nd. If your going to varmint hunt with it 6X to to much for the close shot and 24 X is more than you will need for the longest shots. Remember the more magnifaction you have the smaller the field of view and the harder to find your target. I have several varmint rifles and they all wear the 3 x 9 Leupolds except for 1 that wears a 2 x 7 Leupold and I`ve never felt under scoped. I live in Ohio and my average shot might be closer than yours and I`ve never hunted PD`s were I woild be shooting at very small targets at very long ranges. I do have 2 - 24x scopes and 1 - 36 power scope that I use for load development from the bench, and I tried groundhog hunting with a 24 x scope years ago. At first I thought it was neat because I chould shoot a groundhog in the eye at 150 yrds. It didn`t take me to long to figure out that it was costing me alot of groundhogs that were alittle spooky because of the time it took me to get on them. I would recomand a Leupold, but nothing that will not go down to at least 4X on the bottom end.

[edelbro]

Thanks for all the input. He bought one of the new Leupolds with the varmint Hunter reticles in it in 6.5-20 x 40mm. I personally would have gone with the Burris Black Diamond with the Balistic Mil Dot reticle. But that's me.