advise on bolt action .223 scope

[JO JO]

advise on bolt action .223 scope needed , will be shooting under 350 yards and want to stay below
$200 , looking at Nikon 3x9 and the Vortex Diamondback 2x7 x 35 also thinking of a fixed power too
Thanks

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[Otter]

This is an awesome deal:

https://www.northwestfirearms.com/t...onarch-3-4-16-x-42-xr-turret-like-new.211415/

It is $300, but holy cow, what a nice scope and what a great deal.

You will want more power than 3-9x in the long run on a .223 I can almost assure you.

 

[scrandall01215]

I just bought a Leopold Pig Plex from Midway for $230.00 for my tiger mini 14. very clear and well worth the money I would definitely recommend this scope + you get the Leapold warranty a no brainier in my opinion.

Stacy

 

[Mark W.]

Take a look at Muellers offerings. I own three of them my son also has one of their scopes. Very good return on the money spent.

 

[Joe13]

Leupold for Life.

 

[Beta1759]

+1 on the Leupold. Either a Rifleman or VX-I for your price point. Better quality than both the nikon and vortex IMO.

 

[mjbskwim]

Any of the AR scopes will work perfect for any 223/556 bolt gun.I put the Nikon m223 on my Mossberg MVP in 556.

 

[JO JO]

Would a 3x9 or a fixed power be preferred

 

[Beta1759]

depends on the application! variable power is obviously more versatile, but the fixed power will give you the best field of view since its fixed.

Personally, i would go variable.

 

[Max713]

Again, a little over your budget... But you can pick up a Leupold VX-1 4-12x40 for $300 off amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Leupold-4-12x40mm-Duplex-Reticle-113886/dp/B006PH6E7U

 

[Max713]

3-9x40 for $190
http://www.amazon.com/Leupold-VX-I-Rifle-Scope/dp/B00UGBPVUM

Like others have said, I think you will crave more power than a 3x9 for a 223 out at 350 yards.

 

[Otter]

"but the fixed power will give you the best field of view since its fixed"

This is simply not true. Power and size of objectives determine field of view. Actually I don't think objective has much to do with it either. With binos it seems like the length of the barrels have more to do with it then objective size.