Scope for a Browning .308 Lever Action Help

[wendt]

Looking to add a nice scope to a Browning lever action .308. It currently has a very basic 3x9 variable scope. Looking to upgrade in the range of $400-$800 price. What would you all recommend?

[Savageman2506]

23 hours ago, wendt said:

Looking to add a nice scope to a Browning lever action .308. It currently has a very basic 3x9 variable scope. Looking to upgrade in the range of $400-$800 price. What would you all recommend?

What features are you looking for? Higher magnification, Illuminated reticle, etc?

[Swivelhead]

Any issue with the existing scope?  Does your existing scope/ring/base combo hold zero?  My brother had a BLR in .243 that would not hold zero due to a poor lock up between breech and receiver.  Tried multiple scopes/rings/bases on the rifle and poi wandered on all of them.  Iron sights on the barrel were consistent however.  Rifle was lost in a burglary but the cure for that particular BLR likely would have been a barrel mounted scout scope. 

 

Assuming your BLR is accurate/consistent with the existing scope, I recommend a quality compact scope in 2.5 X 10 X 40 mm range.  Adjustable objective is a plus. Don't scrimp on bases & rings.