What is the best handgun scope & mount & rings for a large caliber handgun? I have an Encore with 15" 375JDJ & 460 S&W barrels with open sights I am looking to buy scopes for but I want to buy one that will take the recoil these calibers put out. I know that both of these have the capability of reaching out over a hundred yards but this is almost impossible with the open sights. I have a Burris EER 2 x 7 on my Encore 15" 22-250 barrel but I didn't know if it would handle the recoil from the larger calibers?

I'd go with a TSOB mount from SSK. I have at least three rings on most of my boomers. I have had luck with a 2-7x Burris on my .500 S&W Performance Center. I have also had no problems with my 2.5-8X Leupolds. I have one on my .500 S&W BFR. It don't get a whole lot worse than the BFR in the recoil department.

I second the TSOB mount. I am not a fan of variable handgun scopes so I choose 4x Leupolds. Have had good luck with them.

I like the MGM Mount with Warne or Leupold PRW rings. You get a lot of surface area with those setups.

any of the mounts mentioned are good and on my big bores I stay strictly with Leupold, they are in my opinion the highest quality and their customer service is second to none.

As already recomended the T'SOB is second to none. I have them on all my Contenders that I hunt with topped off with Leupold scopes. I think they are the best. The 2.5 x 8 offers a good balance of eye relief, FOV, and light gathering.

Another recommendation for T`SOB mount and Leupold scopes....

I like the Leupold and Burris scopes.

I'll say TSOB too with out a doubt and Leupold 2.5x8. I have had Burris scopes on hard kicking guns for years although I haven't bought one in several years. I cannot attest to their current durability. The Burris will nearly always have the advantage over other scopes in FOV. I think the Leupold's are more consistent in great quality from scope to scope than the Burris but only because I've heard a fair number of people having problems with the Burris'.

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My 375 JDJ wears a 3X Burris, it was on there when I bought it second hand. I have had good luck with it. I like the variables but its hard to justify buying one when with spare fixed powers laying around. I do have a Bushnell 3200 Elete 2X6 and I really like it on my 7mm TCU. I have been shooting my 7-30 Waters with an older Tasco 4X and the 7mm TCU with the Bushnell 2X6 side by side and the variable is just so much nicer, at least at the range.

I have a Burris 2x7 on my .308 Encore, Burris 2x on my .44 mag, and a Nikon 2.5x8 on my .475 Linbeaugh. I have not had any problems with any of them.

T'sob and Leupold.

As it has been said before, TSOB along with Leupold 2.5x8. (however I do have Leupold fixeds as well). For a secure hold, I like the Warne rings in at least a 3-ring set-up.

(Got some nice beauty marks from the gunshop's attempt to lock down a variable Leupold on my .460 with 2 Leupold rings - didn't work so well...)

Tsob are good.Also E Arther Brown has a 3 or 4 ring setup i have used with good results.I use burris,t/c,or bushnell elite.

I really appreciate all of the advise. I am going with the TSOB mount with a Leupold 2.5 x 8 scope.

sounds like a winning combination

I have a S&W 657 in .41 mag that is topped with a Aimpoint 9000L with a 2x 2MOA mounted with Weaver rings. I know that .41's are not as big-bore as many, many others including the 460 and the excellent 375JDJ but in defense of my manly-ness, I do shoot 250gr's and I shoot a lot. I have not found the need for anything else from coyotes to elk for the range that I shoot (<100 yards.) The SD on the 250's is pretty impressive.

Also, thanks to all of you who make productive, informative posts. I have learned much and owe much to this forum.

-MM