Originally Posted by RAH
In all fairness, my Nikon was on a 12-gauge rifled-barreled shotgun that is serving its new owner fine since they refilled the nitrogen. The scope is supposedly OK on this gun based on Nikon's literature. They repaired it at no cost to me, so they are a top-notch company that honors the lifetime warranty. I really appreciate good optics and reliability.


RAH, Nikon is now out of the scope business. That happened about a year ago.

I also believe in spending more for glass than you spent on the rifle, but I ALSO believe that you purchase the scope for the distance and light conditions that you will be shooting in. i.e. no need to buy a $1,000+ 50mm objective, 34mm tube 6-30 scope if you will be doing most of your shooting within 100 yds mid-day from a standing/kneeling position.

If you want a scope that will live on the rifle for a long time, I'd look into something with an American name brand (not Barska, etc) that has a 1" tube, 3-9 power, 40 mm objective and is considered to be a "rimfire" scope OR have an adjustable objective. Reason for the last part is that regular rifle scopes are typically set for parallax @ 100 yds. A 32mm tube while find for young eyes, won't bring a whole bunch of light through it for aging eyes.

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