I need opinioins and/or places to start looking for a long range scope for my 7.62x54 PSL. I wouldnt know what to determine as the maximum range both for my specific rifle or my environment, mountinous woodlands. Id say 600 yards maybe more would be a safe distance to assume as the practical maximum.
Firstly, 7.62x54r is not going to be a long range tack driving round, especially out of the PSL. It's no super duper sniper, that said you can string together man sized hits up to around 600, but that's assuming you have the skill to do this, and it won't be that easy using a PSL and milsurp.
As far as absolute best long range scope, you'll get a million answers. Lueppy Mark 4, S&B, Hensoldt, you name it, but I'd want to stick to something with some range finding capability for long range application, no matter the brand. Another thing to look out for is limited FOV at longer rnages. This is why I never exceed 10x for anything, varible scopes are practicle, but I sitll have this obsession with 6x fixed glass.
That said, staying true to platform, the
PSO-03 Soviet 8x is about the best you're going to find to slide on a PSL, for under $500, I think, there are a couple other 4x, 6x and 8x PSL options. With a good us style milstd mount you can put whatever you want on it, but what's your price range? Under $500? SWFA fixed SS 6 or 10x would be my first pick. Though there are one or two others I'd trust, there's just not many under that mark. Above that, there's dozens of solid options. If you have tonnes of money for a long range set up, i.e. the ability to put hensoldt and s&b on a PSL, I'd sell the PSL and get an M1A or PTR SS/MSG if a practical semi auto is wanted, oh, and handloading equipment. Ymmv. You know what they say about opinions....
The main thing is being able to be proficient with whatever you have...
