At the moment I'm fooling with a 444 Marlin lever action for use in the CBA Hunter class and have a Leupold Vari XIII 6.5-20x with a target dot on top . This scope seems to handle the recoil fairly well as far as clairty etc are concerned . But I am also wanting more magnification .
How are the older Leupold 24x and 36x scopes for handling heavier recoil ?
Also the Redfield 6400's in 24x ?
I see a good majority of the folks that shoot matches use the Weaver 24 or 36 however I think most are cartridges of moderate recoil . Are the Weavers able to withstand a constant heavy recoil ?