Which lightweight scope?

[SZSA375]

Yep this was my sheep hunting scope on a featherweight M70
Pretty tough little thing too !

Have had the same setup since 1989. Scope has never been off the rifle!

 

[steve white]

My Tikka T3X in 7mm Mag is my lightweight rifle for mountain hunts. It wears a Leupold VXR 4-12x40mm. At the time it was of the lightest I looked at. I am however shopping for better options for this rifle. My criteria that limit my choices somewhat are that it must be illuminated, wear a locking elevation dial, and have the windage marks such as the Leupold Windplex reticle or Swarovski 4W. I'd like to look at putting a Swaro on it but I can't find 4W reticle in the size of scope I am looking for.
Following with interest,
Philip

You can get illuminated reticle in the VXR, and it is light, plus 30mm tube

 

[rbutcher]

Swfa

 

[Olivier]

Swarovski Z6 1.7-10×42 or Khales K16i 1-6x24...

 

[BonUm16]

For lightweight, durable, accurate tracking, nightforce is the answer. What mag range are you looking for? The nxs 2-10 is on my mountain rifle. I also like the schmidt bender 3-10 which is FFP with fantastic clarity and equally robust while maintaining it's light weight.

Is this the NXS you’re referring to?

2.5-10

 

[samson7x]

Is this the NXS you’re referring to?

2.5-10

Yes, that's it.

 

[BonUm16]

Yes, that's it.

Ok, thanks. Not what I’d consider even lightweight adjacent but glad it works for you.

 

[samson7x]

Ok, thanks. Not what I’d consider even lightweight adjacent but glad it works for you.

Yep, lightweight is subjective and everything seems to be a trade off with scopes. I haven’t found one that’s durable, retains zero, tracks, with the level of clarity and in that weight range I get with that NF compact, including leupold. Trijicon would be another good choice. They have many models in the sub pound category and I’ve had success with them.

 

[analog_peninsula]

Result:
The lightest dialing scope I could find was 26 oz, which still seemed horribly bulky on such a light rifle. I went with the Leupold 2.5-8x36mm which resulted in a total installed weight of a hair over 6 pounds , 12 ounces. I’ll have to see how far I’m comfortable shooting with the set up, as I’d prefer a little more magnification, but ruining the balance of the setup feels like a nonstarter.

Thanks for all the helpful suggestions.

 

[ftrovato]

Leupold has a great selection of scopes that are small, light and reliable that don't break the bank and will work perfectly for decades to come.

However they don't make some of the compacts they used to that I think were some of the best hunting optics ever made.

2x7 compact, 1.75x6 and 3x9 compact. For me these scopes dont distract from the elegance of a fine rifle, mount low & don't screw up the balance of the rifle.

I do like the 2.5x8 (36mm objective) a lot.
But thats just me...

 

[ftrovato]

Result:
The lightest dialing scope I could find was 26 oz, which still seemed horribly bulky on such a light rifle. I went with the Leupold 2.5-8x36mm which resulted in a total installed weight of a hair over 6 pounds , 12 ounces. I’ll have to see how far I’m comfortable shooting with the set up, as I’d prefer a little more magnification, but ruining the balance of the setup feels like a nonstarter.

Thanks for all the helpful suggestions.

Wise choice!

I have this on my 340 Weatherby Mag meat gun and it gets it done as far as I can responsibly shoot.