Scope Help

[millhouse76]

Here is the deal. I just got a Remington 700 Mountain Rifle in .221 Fireball w/ a laminated stock. I decided on the .221 since most of my shots are less than 150 yards on coyotes, and I didn't want to tear up a bobcat in the rare occasions that I run across one. They are not all as big as the 38 pounder that I got with my SKS last year. This is my first dedicated predator rifle. I do not reload as of yet, but that is my next step. Here are the scopes that I have it narrowed down to.

Bushnell Elite 3200 3x9-40 w/ FireFly reticle for $172.49
Bushnell Elite 3200 3x9-50 w/ FireFly reticle for $269.00
Bushnell Elite 4200 2.5x10-50 w/ Illuminated Dot for $374.99
Burris Fullfield II 3-9x40 w/ Illuminated Ballistic Plex for $302.47

Here is the deal. I hunt late in the afternoon and at anytime in the night. I think that I would like an illuminated reticle over the FireFly. I am leaning to the Burris with illuminated ballistic plex. I have heard good things about these, and they seem pretty neat. At the same time I like the Bushnell Elite 4200 with illuminated dot due to the larger objective. What are your opinions on these two scopes. Does the larger objective make that much of a diffference for late evening or night hunting, or would the 40 be ok. How does the 4200 series compare to the Fullfield II series. Any and all help would be appreciated. I am also thinking of going with Burris ring mounts and the signature rings.

Thanks for the help.
Jason.

[Bobcat]

Hey Jason,

First, welcome to the Posse! You snuck in the back door on us! ;D

You will be well served with any of your choices. The 4200 is more on a par with the Burris Signature. The 3200 most closely matches the FF-II. On your mountain rifle, a fine choice by the way, I would stay with the 40mm objective. All of your choices give you maximum light transmission and a 7mm exit pupil (the best for light transmission) which is perfectly matched to the 40mm objective.

It really is more of a personal choice at this point. I am sure you will get some more input.

Let us know what you get, and.......

Good Hunting,

Bob

[ICMCumin]

Hey Millhouse76 -

Even though this board is relatively new, there is a treasure trove of information here already.....

There are several threads in this section that discuss reasonably priced scopes. You can do a little research here and find out a whole lot. And save a bunch of time and $$$.

Welcome to TPP. Hope to see you a bunch here.

Hope you let us know what you ended up buying and how well you like it after you get it in the field........

[hunter9850]

personally i love my burris scopes. i have 2 fullfields and and 1 black diamond and i dont think you can beat them. but i have read from a lot of these guys that the bushnells are good too.
HUNTER