Hey All,

Well I since I picked up that Savage scope, I was definitely NOT impressed with the Tasco scope the guy through on it when he sold it. I shot it a little this past weekend and found that the scope was WAY off zero. There was a little wind, but it barely hit an 8.5x11 sheet of paper @ 50yds. That to me says the guy had good optics on there, so instead of selling it naked, he through on the tasco. The overall optics quality is something that I would not enjoy shooting as the picture was dark and the resolution was very poor. Now I did improve with focus, but even at its best it is something I would rather not deal with on a rifle that shoots a .17 hole.

Over the weekend I was busy swapping scopes, and adjusting triggers and this is what I ended up with.

Ruger 10/22 ---> Sightmark Triple Duty 4-16x44 30mm (Even looks good)
R700 (22-250) Tasco 8-32x44 (Not exactly sure on specs)
And the Savage has no scope for now


So since I think I will really dig this Savage, I ordered a new scope for it. If you don't know already, let me explain that I do not feel that the only good scopes out there cost $1K+. I feel for bench shooting 100yds - 300yds a good scope can be found in a more reasonable price range. The Sightmark is an excellent example of an excellent scope for that application at a very low cost ($199.00) With that said, if my life depending on the scope I selected I would have a NightForce on my rifle.

Ok, now onto what I bought. I ended up scoring a Mueller 8-32x44 Target Dot (30mm) the price was $229.95 and it came with a sunshade. I was considering the bigger model of the Sighmark that I have which 2 of my buddies have bought since I got mine and they love them, but in my quest to try new stuff I wanted to finally get my hands on a Mueller. They are a newer company and I feel that they possibly be undiscovered resulting in a very nice scope for the money.

I will post some pics and a review after it comes in. I will snap some unmounted and try to snap some at the range looking through it. If this scope works out I will be changing over all of my bench guns to this. I will even pull my 10x fine cross-hair weaver off my custom mauser. The reason for that is, 10x is great for hitting the target, but I want to be able to see as up close as possible when I am shooting groups at 100yds. I can pull sick groups with 10x but I can not see EXACTLY what my center is covering so the boost in magnification is going to a nice change.