I'm a little late to this discussion, but, since you are wanting a hunting scope, I'll chime in my 2 cents.Halfsackzac wrote:Not sure if I should post this here or in holsters and accessories? If this is the wrong place I can move it over to the correct place, that being said I have a CZ 557 carbine, I love this gun and have already used it hog hunting but just used the iron sights. I want to get a good scope for her to take deer and hog hunting so I can reach out a farther. I am not very knowledgeable on optics, so any suggestions on a good scope that isn't out of this world expensive?
Thanks guys I am really enjoying this site every one seems very nice and helpful.
A hunting scope needs differ slightly from a target or distance shooters scope. I've hunted a lot over the years.
If your main hunting grounds are in Texas,for medium to large game, then most shots will probably be at 200yds or less.
Deer, 3x9 is more than adequate. Hogs, close in 4x is plenty. However, if I only had one rifle to hunt with, I'd get
the 3x9x40 . You can't go wrong with a Leupold VX-2 3x9x40. Nikon also makes some good hunting scopes. I've had a
Nikon on one of my rifles for years and it's been a great scope. In fact it's "brighter" at dusk than the Leupold.
Anyway, Opticsplanet.com sells Leupold, Vortex and Nikon. Worth a look. Good Luck with your quest and keep us
posted with the results.