Dual purpose scope

[LKTTU]

I just got a CZ 452 that I plan to use for squirrel hunting and silhouette shooting and I am having a hard time deciding what scope to use. For hunting I like a low power scope (4x prefered), but it seems for silhouette shooting most like the high powered scopes (I have only shot one match, so I don't have my own preferances yet). I have a 6-24 tasco that I have thought about trying, but 6x is going to be difficult to hunt with. So other than buying another gun what would you suggest?

[Innocent]

I've seen some Leupold 4X12's. !2 is enough power for starting out in sillhouette, I know a lot of people that shoot it.

Mary

[BlauBear]

A Weaver V-16 4-16x42 might work unless you want more magnification at the top end. Sightron makes comparable scopes, at a comparable price in their SII series and for more in their SII Big Sky line. Leupold has a VX3 4.5-14x40 Duplex that's beautiful for about twice as much, although Chicken George can probably help you out there.

Despite the cost, Leupold's VXIII/VX3 6.5-20x40 EFR Target scope is the most versatile you can get and my best advice is to get one and hang onto it. Target knobs are a nuisance in the woods but it's the one scope I know that works beautifully from airguns to high power and into critter hunting. I know they're price but it is the one you really want so use the Tasco until you save enough.

[Ghostofwar]

Another thing you are going to have to deal with if you want a duel purpose scope is the Adjustable Objective. If you are walking around in the woods while hunting, focusing your scope for whatever target distance is going to be slow and a pain in the butt. I can't think of a single scope that would be suitable for silhouette that doesn't have a AO. My suggestion is to find a good quick release ring set that will keep a zero. Then you can just swap out two scopes depending on what you are doing that day. That still might seem to be a pain in the butt, but its all I have to suggest right now.

[malinois]

You might luck out with those 4-12 or 4-16 variables...In the field if you set it at 4x and the paralax at 100 they usally work fine..most scopes without the adjustable objective are set at 100 yds.

[BlauBear]

Rimfire specific scopes frequently have their objective set for 70 yards, so I don't see the AO as a hurdle. My real concern is the target turrets getting snagged.

[silhouette13]

i shoot squirrels and a crap load of em, with my silo rig cz452 v witha leupold 30x silo on top. i just rest it. close shots are an issue due to the scope being mounted high. i sometimes shoot under them just like chickens!

dave