Scope for a super redhawk 480

[hound1]

First ever post, I recently purchased a ruger super redhawk in 480 ruger.im looking to scope it., no reddot
I was thinking a 2x Burris, but am wondering how they hold up to the recoil. I'm a Leopold guy, but not sure about the 4x.

[bigbrowndog]

Burris will take pretty much whatever you throw at it, good optic.

Trapr

[hound1]

That's what I was thinking. I have a xp 100 and a nosler independence, both wearing Leopold variable rifle scopes.my 629 is open sighted.my 15 year old has claimed that..lol

[wheelnut]

I like the Leupold handgun scopes. They have the best glass, click adjustments available on the VX-3 2.5-8x and they are all very durable. The warranty is excellent as well.

[bula]

Hound1, welcome to the forum ! 

[gnappi]

Burris will likely hold up but I'd bet on Leupold over it any day.

I'm a brand loyalist... Hellman's mayo, Gulden's mustard, Leupold scopes :-) I have a Leupold M8 4x EER on my XP-100 since the 80's and never had an issue with it. I have two others on my rifles, one a 3x9 which slid down a rock face under my body, I checked zero and it was still spot on. I forgot about it until just before the next year hunting season and sent it to Leupold to check it out telling them of my upcoming hunt. They did a "quick turn" checkout for me and I had it back in under a week with plenty of time to zero it at the local range.

When I needed a higher power variable for an upcoming "precision rifle" NRA LEO only training class, other brands were not even a blip on the RADAR screen. Of 25 students (~2/3 using .308's the balance tricked out AR's) most had Leupold, a couple Schmidt Bender and one with another brand on a feather light .308. I'll not mention the brand but he never finished the course due to scope / mount problems.

[bigbrowndog]

Burris has a forever warranty on all of their scopes, and it means forever. Any optic can fail, Ziess, S&B, Leupold, NF, etc. Don’t get me wrong Leupold makes good stuff, is it better?…. it’s a matter of opinion. It will likely hold up??? Any scope of good manufacture will likely hold up, even one made 40 years ago by companies no longer with us, will likely hold up. Most of our reputable optics makers will stand behind their products, no questions asked. The standard warranty today seems to be some form of Forever, Lifetime, whatever. There are plenty of internet stories of folks who for whatever reason have had “poor” performance from an optic or response from a company. Having dealt with the industry and closely associated with it, for the last 30 years. Many of the “stories” I’ve been told are related to misuse, abuse, or just plain ignorance. One of the easiest ways to select a good quality product is to go with a company that has been around a while, because they didn’t stay this long by making or having poor performance on products or service. Currently Leupold and Burris are our handgun optic providers for magnified optics with longevity. There are a few newer companies but time will tell, and there may be some I’ve forgotten.

Trapr

[lockhart]

I have two Bushnell Elite 2x6 scopes, one on my Super Redhawk 480, and the other on
my Xp-100 in 7TCU, which I use in IHMSA silhouette* Thousands of rounds through
both guns, and no scope problems* Sad to say, they have discontinued making that
scope*

[x101airborne]

Leupold no longer covers optics made before a certain date. The "forever" warranty is all good till it isn't.

[dobegrant]

I have had one on both my .44 mag and .480 Ruger super RedHawks for years no issues

[pacecars]

I have been using an older Leupold 2x on my FA83 .454 Casull and it has been flawless through a lot of full power loads. I have Bushnell Elite 2x6s on the hard kicker single shots and Trophy 2x6s on the lighter rounds. They work well and I have had no issues. I did have the Leupold 2.5x8 on an Encore .338 Federal pistol and it works well also but it is a large heavy scope. I put one of the Natchez Weaver 2x6 scope on a .250 Contender barrel and it looks good but I have not shot it yet to test it out. I also have a Burris 5x on a .22 mag barrel and a Burris variable on a .375 JDJ barrel.
So far they have all worked well.

[gnappi]

May 13, 2023 22:33:07 GMT -5 x101airborne said:

Leupold no longer covers optics made before a certain date. The "forever" warranty is all good till it isn't.

There goes brand loyalty eh?

[bradshaw]

It’s a shame Leupold retired its 2x19mm EER (Extended Eye Relief) scope. It reputation over multiple decades by serious shooters spread far & wide. The scope’s ability ro hold ZERO and resist terrible weather made this possible. Leupold continued friction adjustments for its Vari-X II line long after most makers switched to micro-click adjustments. (Weaver’s consistent Micro-Track T-series forced others to incorporate target adjustments----and struggle to eliminate BACKLASH----just as Leupold forced the industry to play catchup on weatherproofing.)

Apparently, handgunners sipped the magnification Cool-Aid passed around rifle camps, causing numerous hunters to confuse magnification with marksmanship. It takes more discipline, not less, to control magnification. Especially on a handgun, which relies on your gun arm for a butt stock.

An optical mystery of UNITY MAGNIFICATION----1x----makes the target appear a hair smaller than to the naked eye. I don’t understand the dynamic, but I know the effect. Compromise is a fact of all thing shooting. 2x is a compromise which combines to:
* Simplify the sight picture.
* Provide field of view.
* Control perceived wobble.
* Avoid optical shrinkage of 1x.

To put it Country Simple, 2x may be the best magnification for handgun marksmanship without a rest.
David Bradshaw

[AxeHandle]

+1 on 2X for off hand guns. The 4X and variables work good for shooting from a steady rest, but standing with no support the higher power scopes aren't much use to me. I like the 2X Burris on my paper punchers. Ran them slide mounted for many years. They are tough.

[reflex264]

May 13, 2023 22:33:07 GMT -5 x101airborne said:

Leupold no longer covers optics made before a certain date. The "forever" warranty is all good till it isn't.

Leupold just replaced two pre adjustable eyepiece M8-2s for me no questions asked. Since they didn't have any FXII-2s scheduled for production they would either trade straight out for a 4X or for a very reasonable upcharge a 2.5x8. One of those scopes was from 1974 and the other around 1976.