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Offline R. Tillery

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What scope for a Remington 788 in .223?
« on: January 06, 2004, 05:45:19 PM »
The rifle will be used for crows and groundhogs.
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What scope for a Remington 788 in .223?
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2004, 02:13:06 AM »
I use a Bushnell Trophy 4x-12x on my 788 in 6mm and also my 788 in 22-250 and think they are a very good scope for the money.  I use these two rifles for the majority of my woodchuck hunting.
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What scope for a Remington 788 in .223?
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2004, 02:52:10 AM »
Well,one of my 223's that I use in the ground digger fields wears a Leupold 6.5-20X50 LR.  Great scope and the side focus is very handy, but it's very pricey.

Another wears a Nikon Monarch 5.5-16.5X44 that is every bit as nice a scope for way less than half the cost of the LR.

And if you want to go the cheap route, might take a look at the Swift Premier.   Have a couple of 4-12X40's that are a heck of a scope for $115.

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What scope for a Remington 788 in .223?
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2004, 10:48:27 AM »
I acquired a used 788 in 223 and put a 4 x 12 Bushnell on it.  I am a 788 fan but it never shot sub moa so I sold it and bought a 700 BDL.  I shot crows ground hogs and a couple of deer out to 175 yd. with the 788 but due to the lack of accuracy and estimating the hold over, I had trouble hitting crows at 200 to 300 yd.  I purchased a Burris ballistic plex 3x9 x40 for about $200 which is twice the price of the Bushnell but it  has increased my hits considerably.  The Burris seems more solid and is made in the USA but has a smaller objective and doesn't gather light as well.  I liked it so well I bought another Burris and put it on a 788 in .308 to take an antelope last Oct.  The Optic zone had the Burris B-plex and a 20x50 spotting scope all for $199 which I couldn't pass up.  I also got a 600 yd range finder which has been well worth the money for varmint and antelope hunting.    I don't like to miss but I do like to shoot.
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What scope for a Remington 788 in .223?
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2004, 12:27:48 PM »
Currently, I'm considering a Bushnell 6x18 Banner. Well see....
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