r/canadaguns • u/Nervous-Thing6573 • Jul 26 '26

Gun and gear reviews Help choosing a riffle scope

Hello fine folks,

Looking to purchase a scope for my 308 for deer hunting,
The market is a bit overwhelming with the amount of choice, and most of professionals i asked seemed to try to upsell stock,
Id love to get some of your opinions
Budget 700$

Thanks

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u/New-Replacement-2352 Jul 26 '26

What type of range and landscape are you hunting in? If you’re in thick woods a high power scope isn’t as beneficial as it would be for longer distances shots in open terrain.

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u/Nervous-Thing6573 Jul 26 '26

Mainly thicks woods

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u/Free-Tradition5459 Jul 27 '26

I’m in the same boat with a similar budget right now, I’ve been looking at a number of LPVOs and MPVOs. Plenty of good ~2-10x in that range, anything 1x seems to run a bit more. Vortex and Burris both have a couple of good options you could start with.