Need scope suggestions for 45-70

[Four Fingers of Death]

I have a couple of the Weaver V-3 1-3x20 scopes mounted on pistol caliber carbines and I agree it is a great little scope. Perfect for woods hunting and 4" of eye relief would definitely make it a good choice for the 45-70 Guide Gun.

I have a pair of these mounted on a 375H&H and a 458WM M70 Zastavas. Nice scope.

[Jevyod]

I like the way the weaver v-3 is looking. Especially the 4.13" eye relief! But I am used to shooting with a bit higher magnification. 3 power at 150-200 yards doesn't seem like much.

[Dutch4122]

I like the way the weaver v-3 is looking. Especially the 4.13" eye relief! But I am used to shooting with a bit higher magnification. 3 power at 150-200 yards doesn't seem like much.

3x may not seem like much by todays standards but I can tell you that with the same scope on a .44 Magnum carbine 150-200 yards works just fine. I have shot out to 300 yards with that setup and not felt handicapped at all.

There is such a thing as over-scoping particular gun/cartridge combinations.

Hope this helps,

[Doc Highwall]

Remember divide the distance you are shooting by the power and that will be the distance that it would appear to your naked eye, 150 yards divided by 3x = 50 yards to the naked eye.

[CPL Lou]

My favorite scope to use on my 45-70's is the Leupold 2x7 with the SABR reticle.
Trajectories are very close to one of the 3 settings available depending on the load I'm using.

CPL Lou

[TXGunNut]

New Weaver scopes are indeed looking good, don't have any rifles needing glass tho. Maybe I need a rifle?

[woodsxdragon]

i've got a nikon prostaff 2-7 on my guide gun. not a whole lot of rounds down range yet but it's serving me well so far.