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How many of you guys have scoped your Long Ranger? I have one in .308 Win and waited for the version that has iron sights so that I could use it with or without a scope. I put a Vortex Razor HD LH 2-10x40 on mine for deer hunting, I don’t need much magnification here in central Oklahoma for deer hunting. While I love the combination I know that some believe that lever guns should not be scoped. What say you?

LR308 with a 1.5-4x20 Loupe.

.308 with a Leo VX-Freedom 4-12X40.

Leopold VX3 3.5x10x40 on mine, but I have no iron sights.

The gun is capable of shooting well beyond 500 yards, so a scope makes sense. Just because it is a lever gun doesn't mean iron sights are only acceptable. Why hold back your rifle by not having a scope?
I even have the fancy pants CDS dial for the ammo I shoot when hunting haha.

aggiesam1983 wrote:While I love the combination I know that some believe that lever guns should not be scoped. What say you?

Henry's Long Ranger is patterned after Browning's BLR .... we purchased our Belgium made, first generation 308 BLR back in 1970 .... ours came with open sights that have never been used and continue to serve as a backup .... it was scoped with a 3X9 Nikon shortly after being taken out of the box .... a couple of years ago that scope was replaced with a Nikon 2.5X10 .... if I was to ever replace it, it would be with a 308 Long Ranger with open sights and would be scoped in the same manner

ESquared wrote:.308 with a Leo VX-Freedom 4-12X40.

that is one beautiful rig

JEBar wrote:

ESquared wrote:.308 with a Leo VX-Freedom 4-12X40.

that is one beautiful rig

Thanks, Jim! It'll be making the trip to the August outing, you can count on that!

ESquared wrote:Thanks, Jim! It'll be making the trip to the August outing, you can count on that!

we'll be sure to pack our antique as well ..

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I will be scoping my new LR as I did with my Henry .30-30. For nostalgic reasons I'd rather not scope my levers, but my eye sight being what it is requires it.

aggiesam1983 wrote:How many of you guys have scoped your Long Ranger? I have one in .308 Win and waited for the version that has iron sights so that I could use it with or without a scope. I put a Vortex Razor HD LH 2-10x40 on mine for deer hunting, I don’t need much magnification here in central Oklahoma for deer hunting. While I love the combination I know that some believe that lever guns should not be scoped. What say you?

I just got a long ranger 308 win with iron sights, it didn't come with the weaver bases like the un-sighted versions do. Is there a base I can get that won't block my view of the iron sights if the scope is removed?