Scoping a 458 win mag

[SHOOTER]

Anyone here scope their 458 win mag or Lott !?
What scope do you use or reccomend?
200 yard shots MAX. 100yard shots and under the norm. ...

 

[4Sixteen]

Has to be a rugged scope with long eye relief. I have a Leupold VX-2 1x4 on my .458 Win. mag. and a Nikon Omega 3x9 on my .458 Lott.

 

[captainkirk]

I have a Nikon Pro-Staff 2X7 on my #1 458. It has good eye relief and seems reasonably tough so far. Parallax is set a 75 yards and that seems to work well, though I have used it (not for game) up to 200 yards.

captainkirk

 

[dfletcher]

^^

Same for me - pretty sure it's a shotgun scope, I really don't notice the shorter parallax. If you get a shotgun scope just be careful about the reticle. Some shotgun scopes have a very thick reticle and it may seem like an OK trade off, but they're too thick for general target shooting.

 

[cellar701]

I don't have a .458, but on one of my .375 H&H rifles I have a Leupold VX-R 1.25-4x (30mm tube) with duplex reticle. Nice glass for reasonable cost - clarity is excellent; 4x adequate for the longer shot; and it has generous eye relief. If I had a .458 that's what I'd use. JMHO.

 

[captainkirk]

^^

Same for me - pretty sure it's a shotgun scope, I really don't notice the shorter parallax. If you get a shotgun scope just be careful about the reticle. Some shotgun scopes have a very thick reticle and it may seem like an OK trade off, but they're too thick for general target shooting.

Yes, the model I have is marketed as a shotgun scope. The 200 yard shooting was at a 8-10 inch gong and I didn't notice any problems with the parallax either (the gong did though).

captainkirk

 

[TWalker]

I've used two with great results.
1. Leupold 2.5X Fixed.
2. Leupold 1.5x5 Vari X III

Both have excellent eye relief and straight tube objectives.

 

[DonD]

I have a Nikon 2-7X on my No. 1 in .458 Win. Can't concentrate if I think I'm going to get the scope into my eyebrow, so I position the scope so that I have to stretch a little to get a good field of view and I don't get issues with the scope occular lens. Don

 

[No-1]

Put a 1-3 Weaver on my 1H

 

[Stump Buster]

I put a Leupold Scout Scope on My 458 Lott...


Kudu (approx. 45 yards)...


Gemsbok (approx. 75 yards)...


Zebra (approx. 55 yards)...


Waterbuck (approx. 180 yards)...


Nyala (approx. 15 yards)...


Yep...that set-up works alright!!! (Ruger No.1, Leupold Scout Scope, Barnes 350gr TSX)...




Stump

 

[Titleist]

Leupold 1.5x5 in a QD mount. You see this scope frequently on large caliber bolt rifles in Africa.