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45-70 X, Iowa whitetail

Post by Sizz » Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:32 pm

Hey all,

My first lever action, super thrilled.

Looking for a light weight optic perfect for the 50-150 yard range, are there 4x red dits or decent illumination, don’t want to string of a scope, what would work well for 50 to 150 , considering Sig Romeo 5, but if it’s 100+ might not work well, need plenty of view, wide area view.

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Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail

Post by Yornoc3 » Sat Jun 20, 2020 8:43 pm

I'd go with a Leupold 2.5X Ultralight scope, which happens to be what I used on my H15 SS 45-70. It's small and light, has plenty of eye relief, a smaller ocular eyepiece, which helps with hammer clearance, and is plenty stout enough to manage 45-70 recoil. You don't need a lot of magnification to shoot to 150 yards, back in the day, a 4X scope was considered to be "powerful" enough for long range ;) .
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Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail

Post by brettitt41 » Sat Jun 20, 2020 9:19 pm

I put a Athlon 1x8 on mine with a DNZ Gamereaper mount and I hit steel at 200 yards easily.
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Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail

Post by Sizz » Sat Jun 20, 2020 9:42 pm

brettitt41 wrote:
Sat Jun 20, 2020 9:19 pm
I put a Athlon 1x8 on mine with a DNZ Gamereaper mount and I hit steel at 200 yards easily.
There are so many models can you give me the model you picked,?
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Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail

Post by brettitt41 » Sat Jun 20, 2020 10:24 pm

Sizz wrote:
Sat Jun 20, 2020 9:42 pm
brettitt41 wrote:
Sat Jun 20, 2020 9:19 pm
I put a Athlon 1x8 on mine with a DNZ Gamereaper mount and I hit steel at 200 yards easily.
There are so many models can you give me the model you picked,?
Its the Athlon Midas BTR 1-8
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Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail

Post by BigAl52 » Sat Jun 20, 2020 11:17 pm

Welcome to the Forum Sizz. Glad you joined us. Please also visit the How many thread and add that new X model to our running total.
http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... start=1190
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Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail

Post by JEBar » Sat Jun 20, 2020 11:59 pm

welcome indeed .... delighted to have you join us .... looking forward to your range reports and use impression as you become better acquainted with your new Henry .... I mounted a 3X9 Nikon on our CCH 45-70 and it really works well .... you will find a fairly wide range of optics are used by our members, all of which have been reported to perform satisfactorily .... it will be interesting to follow your selection process .... be sure to follow Al's link above to where you can add your Henry to our total
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Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail

Post by CT_Shooter » Sun Jun 21, 2020 7:11 am

Welcome to the forum from CT. Glad you joined us.
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Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail

Post by Sizz » Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:46 pm

JEBar wrote:
Sat Jun 20, 2020 11:59 pm
welcome indeed .... delighted to have you join us .... looking forward to your range reports and use impression as you become better acquainted with your new Henry .... I mounted a 3X9 Nikon on our CCH 45-70 and it really works well .... you will find a fairly wide range of optics are used by our members, all of which have been reported to perform satisfactorily .... it will be interesting to follow your selection process .... be sure to follow Al's link above to where you can add your Henry to our total
Added mine to the link from Al, thanks for the welcome
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Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail

Post by JEBar » Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:07 pm

outstanding .... and welcome again
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