What power scope for coyotes using a .22-250???

[whacker1]

I just ordered a Zeiss Conquest 4.5 - 14 x 50 AO MC with Hunting Turrets and the z-800 reticle for my .300 RUM, but it would be the same scope I would put on a varmint rifle.

[Gutpile]

I like 4.5 X 14 power. Have a Burris on the 220 swift and a Nikon on the AR. That power seems to be about perfect for me. I had a 6 X 24 but sometimes it's to hard to find them in the scope at higher power, but it sure was fun shooting targets with it.

That said, I killed many coyotes with a 3X9 before I switched to higher magnification.

[rasbo]

STRAIGHT 4 ON THE WETSIDE

[atomicjoe23]

STRAIGHT 4 ON THE WETSIDE

Not an option to go with a straight 4x for me. . .I will either be in Eastern Washington or in South Texas next year. . .so I will want/need something that is capable of a higher magnification as I will be in VERY wide open spaces!!!

[atomicjoe23]

OK. . .I think I may have found an "affordable" scope to tide me over until I can save enough for a REALLY nice scope. . .

. . .I just got the latest Cabela's catalog. . .the "Shooting" one and I've been scouring the scope section intently. . .

. . .I think what I'm gonna get is the Cabela's Tactical Centerfire scope in 3-12x w/a 40mm objective lens and side focus parallax adjustment. . .each of these scopes comes with calibrated turrets for a specific caliber/bullet weight combination. . .it comes with two turrets for the .22-250. . .one for 50 grainers & one for 55 grainers. . .you just adjust the turret to the range (assuming that you have that much time freedom. . .not likely in the field, but a nice feature none the less) and you hold dead on. . .more realistically for me is that I will sight the scope in to where I can hit within a 4-5" circle out to the maximum distance without any hold. . .that way I don't have to try and figure out any ranges etc. . .just put the crosshairs on the heart and pull the trigger. . .

. . .I think that method is MPBR (maximum point blank range) sighting, but I don't know for sure. . .

. . .anyway the scope has multi-coated optics and is only $150. . .which is in my price range. . .I might drive down to pick one up tomorrow morning so that I can sight it in this weekend. . .

. . .the only thing that I would change is that I don't particularly care for the duplex reticles. . .I prefer a ballistic reticle like the one on Cabela's 5X Alpha scopes (they have a 3-15x), but they cost a $100 more and the duplex reticle will get the job done. . .

. . .I know that you get what you pay for, but at the moment I'm on a TIGHT budget and this is what I can afford. . .I would rather get an affordable scope and shoot than wait indefinitely with a new, but un-shootable rifle just sitting at home in a case!!!

Thanks for all your suggestions guys and I will let you know how this works out. . .

[atomicjoe23]

Next step will be a range finder so that I can range ahead of time. . .right now I suck at judging distances. . .one more reason for me to go with the MPBR method of finding my zero. . .so I can hit something until I get better at judging distances!!!