Author Topic: Optimal Scope for 1895 Guide Gun (Read 381 times)

broker · « **on:** January 22, 2004, 09:59:23 AM »

Anybody with suggestions on optimal scope magnification and objective diameter?? Will be used principally for hog hunting and the sort? advice is appreciated. thanks guys.

Zachary · « **Reply #1 on:** January 22, 2004, 10:08:44 AM »

Bushnell Elite 3200 1.5x-4.5x-32mm

I have one on my .375H&H Mag. and it has performed flawlessly! It has held up to that fierce recoil with no problem whatsoever. Tracking is perfect, and the optics are super.

Also, the magnification range is also great for such a gun. Granted, your guide gun is not as powerful, but it still would be better enhanced with a lower magnification scope that has a wide field of view.

I don't think that you can do much better than this scope - especially for the money!

Now, if you want even better optics, then go for the Elite 4200 1.5x-6x-36mm.

Zachary

Bullseye · « **Reply #2 on:** January 22, 2004, 04:57:53 PM »

Have a Leopold VXI 2-7x33 on mine. Works well for me.

akpls · « **Reply #3 on:** January 22, 2004, 05:10:57 PM »

I have a Weaver Grand Slam 1.5-5x32 on my 1895M. It's been drenched, dropped and froze on Alaska moose hunts and has taken 3 years of weekly range sessions.