About to hit "buy" on a scope --talk me out of it

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About to hit buy on a scope.

I am not a big consumer or don’t buy all sorts of shit.

I mean there are a lot of things I would like to have that I don’t buy.

Pretty frugal generally speaking.

I don’t have a scope for a 338 Lapua and about hit buy.

Doubt I will ever shoot this rifle very much and do have a scope on 300 win mag I could move over to it but that seems like a lot of trouble.

Do. you set this rifle up with a scope of its own ? Or hold you pennies ?

Crazy thread of a person in consumer dilemma

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Do it faggot

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You NEED another, very high quality scope

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What, You get that rilfe a scope of it's own right now!    What kind of an animal are you?

Maybe the turkey is making you not think clearly, it's okay, now you get that credit card out and get that scope buddy. America!

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Hold your money.

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williepep - About to hit buy on a scope.

I am not a big consumer or don’t buy all sorts of shit.

I mean there are a lot of things I would like to have that I don’t buy.

Pretty frugal generally speaking.

I don’t have a scope for a 338 Lapua and about hit buy.

Doubt I will ever shoot this rifle very much and do have a scope on 300 win mag I could move over to it but that seems like a lot of trouble.

Do. you set this rifle up with a scope of its own ? Or hold you pennies ?

Crazy thread of a person in consumer dilemma

I say buy it! Throw some high quality glass on that fucker and dope it out to 1000 and beyond. 

What's the point of having a long range rifle and not having a quality hunk of glass on the fucker lol..

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thedogofdogs - 

Hold your money.

We had achieved near clarity until this post !

A partial voice of reason weighing in.

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williepep -
thedogofdogs - 

Hold your money.

We had achieved near clarity until this post !

A partial voice of reason weighing in.

Fuck that noise! Ball out on some nice glass… You know you want to… 

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Maybe go to a gun shop and see if they have a used quality scope cheaper? I did it recently and saved a bunch of money.

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theken206 - 
williepep - About to hit buy on a scope.

I am not a big consumer or don’t buy all sorts of shit.

I mean there are a lot of things I would like to have that I don’t buy.

Pretty frugal generally speaking.

I don’t have a scope for a 338 Lapua and about hit buy.

Doubt I will ever shoot this rifle very much and do have a scope on 300 win mag I could move over to it but that seems like a lot of trouble.

Do. you set this rifle up with a scope of its own ? Or hold you pennies ?

Crazy thread of a person in consumer dilemma

I say buy it! Throw some high quality glass on that fucker and dope it out to 1000 and beyond. 

What's the point of having a long range rifle and not having a quality hunk of glass on the fucker lol..

Probably not going to go real high quality or price on this one.

I do have a Nightforce on a 300 Win Mag I could move over to this 338 Lapua.

I could buy something cheaper for the 300, but actually will shoot it more than the 338 so that may not make sense.

I am thinking of a Bushnell Elite Tactical XRS II 4.5 - 30 X. Found one on a pretty deep sale.

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A 338 Lapua pretty much needs a scope of its own, you’ll never be able to enjoy the limits of that rifle without good glass on it. I know times are tough right now but at some point it deserves it’s own scope.

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williepep - About to hit buy on a scope.

I am not a big consumer or don’t buy all sorts of shit.

I mean there are a lot of things I would like to have that I don’t buy.

Pretty frugal generally speaking.

I don’t have a scope for a 338 Lapua and about hit buy.

Doubt I will ever shoot this rifle very much and do have a scope on 300 win mag I could move over to it but that seems like a lot of trouble.

Do. you set this rifle up with a scope of its own ? Or hold you pennies ?

Crazy thread of a person in consumer dilemma

What scope?

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joesonshuevos - Maybe go to a gun shop and see if they have a used quality scope cheaper? I did it recently and saved a bunch of money.

The used market is a great way to score killer deals on optics to be honest. Always someome looking to score some cash or fund a build or something etc. 

Arms list, gun broker, forums etc have some solid deals out there if you are willing to hunt a bit IME.

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Ruben Blades - 
williepep - About to hit buy on a scope.

I am not a big consumer or don’t buy all sorts of shit.

I mean there are a lot of things I would like to have that I don’t buy.

Pretty frugal generally speaking.

I don’t have a scope for a 338 Lapua and about hit buy.

Doubt I will ever shoot this rifle very much and do have a scope on 300 win mag I could move over to it but that seems like a lot of trouble.

Do. you set this rifle up with a scope of its own ? Or hold you pennies ?

Crazy thread of a person in consumer dilemma

What scope?

I am thinking of a Bushnell Elite Tactical XRS II 4.5 - 30 X. Found one on a pretty deep sale.

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theken206 - 
joesonshuevos - Maybe go to a gun shop and see if they have a used quality scope cheaper? I did it recently and saved a bunch of money.

The used market is a great way to score killer deals on optics to be honest. Always someome looking to score some cash or fund a build or something etc. 

Arms list, gun broker, forums etc have some solid deals out there if you are willing to hunt a bit IME.

Years ago I got a pretty decent deal on a Nightforce this way, from a trusted store. Hard to explain but one of those places that makes things right if you ain’t happy.

I keep it mounted on a 300 Win Mag,

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Pretty nice scope here at a pretty good price as well

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thebulldog25 - A 338 Lapua pretty much needs a scope of its own, you’ll never be able to enjoy the limits of that rifle without good glass on it. I know times are tough right now but at some point it deserves it’s own scope.

This is true.

To make it worse and theKen is really going to give me hell about this part.

I have never fired this 338 Lapua and I bought a silencer for it years back before the rules about trusts changed. Got a Silencerco Big Bore Harvester suppressor, never sent a round down it or the rifle. I think that was in 2016.

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Then look around a bit.

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williepep - 
thebulldog25 - A 338 Lapua pretty much needs a scope of its own, you’ll never be able to enjoy the limits of that rifle without good glass on it. I know times are tough right now but at some point it deserves it’s own scope.

This is true.

To make it worse and theKen is really going to give me hell about this part.

I have never fired this 338 Lapua and I bought a silencer for it years back before the rules about trusts changed. Got a Silencerco Big Bore Harvester suppressor, never sent a round down it or the rifle. I think that was in 2016.

Man you need to get out to the range and shoot that thing!! Hopefully you’ve been buying some ammo here and there along the way. I still see 338 Lapua ammo on dealer shelves but it’s gotten pretty pricey.

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thebulldog25 - Pretty nice scope here at a pretty good price as well

Midway has a pretty good price on this same scope.

I thought about it and or. thought about putting it on the 300 win mag and moving the NF over to the 338.