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45-70 X, Iowa whitetail
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:32 pm
by Sizz
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.
Thanks
Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 8:43 pm
by Yornoc3
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
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 9:19 pm
by brettitt41
I put a Athlon 1x8 on mine with a DNZ Gamereaper mount and I hit steel at 200 yards easily.
Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 9:42 pm
by Sizz
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,?
Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 10:24 pm
by brettitt41
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
Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 11:17 pm
by BigAl52
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
Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail
Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2020 11:59 pm
by JEBar
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
Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 7:11 am
by CT_Shooter
Welcome to the forum from CT. Glad you joined us.
Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:46 pm
by Sizz
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
Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:07 pm
by JEBar
outstanding .... and welcome again
Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 9:23 pm
by Sizz
brettitt41 wrote: ↑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
Looks like the 1x6 Midas BTR HD is about $670 retail, any place you know of I could pickup cheaper that is the real deal?
Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2020 9:55 pm
by JEBar
if the one below is the one you are looking for, Amazon has them for $529.99
https://www.amazon.com/Athlon-Optics-Ri ... ods&sr=1-1
Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2020 8:42 pm
by brettitt41
Sorry it is a 1-6 but that's not what I paid 2 years ago. Mines second focal plane and was under $300. Looks like i have the Gen 1 version and it has gone up in price. They have the Argos BTR in a 1x8
https://www.amazon.com/Athlon-Optics-1- ... ast_sto_dp
same reticle I have but with the 3/4 circle.
Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2020 4:24 pm
by Sizz
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.
I’m looking at buying the DNZ Game Reaper for my 45-70 X, I’m going with the 1x6 Midas BTR Gen 2, do I select the “Big Boy” model from their website?
I don’t want my scope sitting to high on the gun as well, does it come with everything needed to install the Athlon ?
Thanks for the help in advance
Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2020 5:38 pm
by Sizz
Yes!!
DNZ said I’d have to go with the 1895 game reaper which is only available in High, was looking for medium, any suggestions on a solid scope mounting. System for that optic that is lightweight, 30mm
Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail
Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2020 7:57 pm
by JEBar
sorry, no clue .... looking forward to following your search
Re: 45-70 X, Iowa whitetail
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 9:09 pm
by brettitt41
Sizz wrote: ↑Sat Jun 27, 2020 4:24 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.
I’m looking at buying the DNZ Game Reaper for my 45-70 X, I’m going with the 1x6 Midas BTR Gen 2, do I select the “Big Boy” model from their website?
I don’t want my scope sitting to high on the gun as well, does it come with everything needed to install the Athlon ?
Thanks for the help in advance
The Athlon is a 30mm tube so you will have to use the high mount with the DNZ mount as they don't have a medium or low in a 30mm tube. This is the mount I got.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0040 ... UTF8&psc=1
If you get it just follow the instructions included with the mount and you should have no problems. Don't forget to post some pics of your rig when you get it set up.