Have Leupold CDS which gun to put it on?

[steeleywhopper]

Picked up a Leupold 3.5-10x40 CDS scope and wondering what gun to put it on? There is the trusty 7mm-08 Mountain Rifle, the most carried Kimber Montana .300WSM, or the new addition .270 Ruger American. If you had a choice, which gun would you throw it on and why?
Maybe which gun really helps maximize the CDS? I currently shoot factory ammo but that is about to change as my buddy is now set up to reload and I’ll have the option to reload with him.

I hunt deer, elk, and Bear here in Washington and occasionally deer in Wyoming.

[zwickeyman]

IMHO

The flattest caliber is the 300 WSM

I would put it on the one that you most accurate and hunt with the most

I have 2. 1 on my 300WM and 1 on my 270 WIN

[aaronoto]

I'm not a fan of the CDS system, but if you must choose I would say whichever gun you consistently shoot the same ammo with at that same elevation.  The only thing that will maximize the CDS system is being as close to the conditions that you gave Leupold when you had them make the dial.

[carpsniperg2]

300wsm don't mess with old trusty!!!!

[steeleywhopper]

300wsm don't mess with old trusty!!!!

Yea, I really did not want to mess with tried and true killer. The 7mm-08 is the all around tight quarters gun.

[yorketransport]

That's easy, new scope for the new gun. If it were me though, I would have already ripped the scopes off of the other rifles and played musical scopes until nothing was sighted in.

[The Big Game Hunter]

300wsm don't mess with old trusty!!!!

+1 for the 300 WSM

[N7XW]

That's easy, new scope for the new gun. If it were me though, I would have already ripped the scopes off of the other rifles and played musical scopes until nothing was sighted in.

Wow, this hits wayyyyy too close to home for me.  Can I use this as a sig line? 

[konradcountry]

I'd pick the 7-08 for offhand shots and short action.

[bkaech]

All 3, go pick up 2 more. I like consistency between everything, I don't like having different setups, different scopes with different dials on different rifles....wait which one do I have today. Maybe that just comes from hunting westside where everything is closer and you often don't have much time to think about your shot before the shot window closes. If it was me I would put it on the one I used the most for long shots....depends what you use them for.

[konradcountry]

That's easy, new scope for the new gun. If it were me though, I would have already ripped the scopes off of the other rifles and played musical scopes until nothing was sighted in.

Wow, this hits wayyyyy too close to home for me.  Can I use this as a sig line? 

I don't play musical scopes. I engage in dynamic tactical scope assessment. 

[yorketransport]

That's easy, new scope for the new gun. If it were me though, I would have already ripped the scopes off of the other rifles and played musical scopes until nothing was sighted in.

Wow, this hits wayyyyy too close to home for me.  Can I use this as a sig line? 

I don't play musical scopes. I engage in dynamic tactical scope assessment. 

Now that's how an operator operates!

[Stein]

I'm not a fan of the CDS system, but if you must choose I would say whichever gun you consistently shoot the same ammo with at that same elevation.  The only thing that will maximize the CDS system is being as close to the conditions that you gave Leupold when you had them make the dial.

I just mounted a VX-5 and like it so far.  Even with the CDS on, you can still count clicks if you want to ignore the preset distances.  Or, with a minute of work you can swap the original dial back on.

They claim +-2,000 feet and +-20 degrees as the cutoff of when to use it.  For hunting, that sounds reasonable for a set hunting area but not universal for sure.

Back to the question, the obvious answer is new rifle.  I think it might void the warranty if you put a new scope on an old rifle so I wouldn't risk it.