Scope for 357 mag

[sherman53]

What would be the best choice for a scope for a 357 single shot Henry ?

[Cofisher]

Sherman, now you've done it....the answers will be many and varied. The consensus will be something like, you'll have to choose what you want and what works best for you. I have used a 1.5 to 4.5 on my 357. It works well out to 75 yards. Beyond that it's a little iffy. I am considering a 2 to 7.

Good luck

[CT_Shooter]

I put Skinner Peeps on both of my Henrys and love them; however, there are several members who prefer scopes and I'm sure you'll be hearing from some of them. You may also want to check out this section of the forum:

http://henryrifleforums.com/viewforum.php?f=33

Glad you joined us. Welcome to the forum from CT.

What would be the best choice for a scope for a 357 single shot Henry ?

[ESquared]

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What Cofisher said. Depends on your eyes, your intended use, your most likely distances, etc.

I've put a 1.5-4X20 Leupold VX Freedom on my BBS and it's great, but I agree with Jim, 75 yds is probably its limit. But, in my mind, for the size deer I might encounter here in MO, 75 yds is all the distance I'd want to be covering with a 357 round.

If you're not hunting but just plinking, then maybe you want more reach. 2-7X33 would be great, in that case. I have that VX Freedom on my 30-30. Great scopes.

[JEBar]

first, welcome to our forum, delighted to have you join .... please feel free to jump into ongoing conversations; as well as, to create more of your own .... as to a scope selection, I tend to fall back to the old premise that says with normal ranges going with 1 power for each 10 yards you anticipate shooting .... with our 100 yard rifles we use Nikon 3 X 9's .... that said, you should most certainly go with what ever brand and power suits you best ... please take a look at our How Many ? thread (link below) and add your Henry rifle(s) to our community's total


http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... 48#p106448

[Mags]

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Welcome from the TV, Oregon.

My Henry's wear a Vortex Strike Eagle 1-6x24 and a Leupold 3.5-10x40, .30-30 and Long Ranger respectively.

What would be the best choice for a scope for a 357 single shot Henry ?

[Yornoc3]

I'm going to throw in a vote for fixed power scopes on the Henry single shots, for just one reason: It's easier to mount them low as possible when you don't have to contend with a variable's power adjustment ring on the ocular lens assembly. Of course, you lose the power change option, but I find on other rifles that I set my variables on 4X and forget it anyway . On three Henry single shots I used a Leupold FX 6X on a .243 and FX 2.5X on a 45-70, and am working on a Redfield 2.75X on a 30-30.

[Mags]

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I found I was doing the same thing with my variable power scopes. But I was also able to mount the Leupold I have on my LR with as low as possible rings I could find. The objective almost touches the barrel, and a hammer extender was needed. The contour on the top of the LR where receiver transitions to the barrel makes low as possible possible.

I'm going to throw in a vote for fixed power scopes ... but I find on other rifles that I set my variables on 4X and forget it anyway .

[Shakey Jake]

I have a couple Burris E1 3X7 scopes on rifles that I really like. One is on my Henry .327 the other on my my Ruger 10-22. I have a Sig 2X7 mounted on my Marlin Camp 9. All seem to be good optics for these rifles.

[roddy]

I use a Burris 2-7 X 35 Slug Gun scope on my .357. It is a nice, clean looking compact scope with great clarity.

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[Rifletom]

Nice set-up roddy. Not familiar with that Timber Wolf.

[roddy]

Nice set-up roddy. Not familiar with that Timber Wolf.

The Timber Wolf was produced back in the late 80s by Israel Military Industries, and imported by Springfield Armory. There were versions in .357 and .44. They have a 10 round tube magazine that is loaded from the bottom of the receiver like a shotgun, an adjustable stock, and a built in scope mount. They're well built, lightweight, easy handling, and accurate...if I could only keep 1 of my guns, this would be it.

The original intended purpose, believe it or not, was in law enforcement. Back in the 80s, a lot of coppers still carried .357 and .38 spl revolvers, and this carbine was meant as a special purpose trunk/companion rifle that would use the same rounds.

[GunnyGene]

I went with a 3-9x40 Nikon Buckmaster for my .41mag BBSC, largely due to the cost ($120 from AAFES). Needed something to compensate for my old eyes, and Nikon makes good optics. It's not as aesthetic as the smaller scopes, but I don't much care about aesthetics on a hunting rifle anyway.

[Rifletom]

I don't know if sherman53 is still here, but, I forgot to mention the Weaver Classic V 1-3x22mm I put on mt BB brass .357.
It works perfectly.