Scope for 45-70 shooting from 25 rd to 100yrd

[shooter6br]

Have rUGER 45-70 no 1 > i SHOOT CAST BULLETS FROM 25YD(TEST LOAD) TO 100  mOSTLY 50 YD. nEED A SCOPE WITH ao TO SHOOT 25 TO 50 YRD/ lIKE THE bURRIS  AIRGUN?RIMFIRE SCOPE. bURRIS STATED THIS SCOPE IS FINE FOR ALL CENTER FIRE GUNS. lEOPOLD SCOPES PARRELLEX IS 60 FOR RIMFIRE TYPE AND 75 FOR SHOTGUN.ANY ADVICE/

[kyelkhunter3006]

It's hard to find a low powered scope with an adjustable objective for parallax.  The Burris is probably the lowest price quality scope you're going to find with that feature.   Weaver used to make a rimfire scope with AO, 3-9x32, but it's been discontinued. 

Are you shooting off a benchrest or is it just a fun gun type thing?  If it's mostly bench work, you might look at one of the lower powered benchrest scopes, both Weaver and Burris make a 6x scope with AO.

The problem with a lot of airgun/rimfire scopes is that although they will work on centerfire rifles, they may be short in the eye relief for a 45/70.  I'd look on midwayusa, they list the specs for all of their scopes, with good reviews too. 

The Nikon Pro Staff 4x Rimfire scope might fit your needs, it's got 4.1" eye relief and is set at 50yds for parallax.  It's usually around $100 or so, and several people have used them on shotguns for turkey hunting without a problem.

[Graybeard]

If you are shooting only between 25 and 100 yards you do not need parallax correction unless you are using a magnification of 10X or more. Even 3-9X variables don't really need parallax correction and certainly you shouldn't need more magnification than that for shooting no further than 100 yards.

A fixed 6X with our without PA should do fine for your uses as would most any 2-7 or 3-9 scope or for that matter unless you're expecting sub MOA groups so would a fixed 4X scope.

[mcwoodduck]

I have a fixed 4X28 on My 375H&H and it works fine for short and long range.  At 25 yards there is no adjustment with the scope sighted in at 200 yards.  Big bullets usually mean big game and if your off by an inch or two at 100 yards you will be a little high but dead on at the short ranges.  I have my 375 as a woods elk rifle and it is able to hit minute of elk out to 200 and is the perfect camp cannon for pesky briuns.  the 4X scope lets in lots of light at dusk.  Not really sure what your going to use your 45-70 for but... A fixed power scope is something you just grab and shoot.  No dials, adjustable objectives, or magnafication to worry about.  It's hard to find an object in a scope set to 9X quickly at 25 yards.
Other options are the 1.25 -4X28 trijicon scope that will give you an illuminated triangle at dusk and dark, during the day it uses fiber optics to make the triangle brighter in day light and does not use batteries.  This scope is going to go on my next big bore,  probably a ruger haweye in 338 federal for black bear in NC.
Your standard 3-9X38 or 40mm will work well.
A 2-7X28 will also work well.   
Have you thought of a Red Dot type sight?  No magnification and they do make some that have multiple designed dots that could be used for longer ranges. as the center dot is one range and use the cross hairs for longer shots.
I have thought of putting optics on my 1895 marlin in 45-70 but it shoots really well with out and optics just look funny on a lever gun to me.

[quickdtoo]

As Bill said, the parallax error at 25-100yds isn't gonna make any difference for hunting, but if you're shooting for score on targets, an adjustable objective scope will enable smaller groups. If those cast bullet loads are trapdoor level, the Mueller APV would work fine, it's adjustable down to 10yds and will handle non-magnum recoil and won't break the bank at $115 shipped. 

Tim

http://muelleroptics.com/products/MAPV451440.html

http://www.mizzoumuleguns.com/id12.html

[victorcharlie]

Leupold VX-III 1.75 X 6 or, Leupold VX-III 2 X 8.  Lots of eye relief and built to take the recoil.

[A.J.]

If your primary use is hunting, and your max range is 100 yards, get a quality red dot.

[Swampman]

I really like the Nikon Prostaff 2-7X32 that I have on my .45-70.  It has plenty of eye relief like a Leupold, but it's bright like a Bushnell.

[243dave]

Sounds like you need a shotgun scope. I have a 1.5x4.5 bushnell on a 45colt trapper. 4" of eyerelief and the parallax is set at 50yds(if that matters). I shoot from 25-200yds and it does fine. Its a nice scope built for recoil and still cost under $80.