Is the Nikon Buckmasters 6-18x40mm Rifle Scope a good scope?

I'm looking at getting a remington 700sps 308 and am thinking of getting a Nikon Buckmasters 6-18x40mm BDC Rifle Scope is this a good scope for hunting and some target shooting and will it go well with the remington 700sps 308. Also should i get the Nikon P-Series Scope Mount w/ Rings for this scope?

If the bullet drop compensation is for a.308 Winchester or 7.62x51mm NATO, it should be okay. If it's for a.223 Remington or 5.56x45mm NATO, look for a non-BDC scope.

If you're really planning on hunting, you should probably look for something with less magnification. A 3-9x40mm scope is generally adequate out to 200+ yards, and a 4.5-14x scope is good to 300 yards. If you're regularly taking 300+ yard shots, I question whether you're hunting or just taking target practice on live animals.

If you are only planning on target shooting, a 6-18x would be okay. You do need a good low-magnification option for hunting, though, in case you get a fairly close shot. The higher the magnification, the harder it is to find your target, which means more movement, which means more likelihood that the animal will see you and spook… Especially at close range.

NO. That scope has too much magnification for hunting. 4x should get you out to beyond 200 yds on a deer sized animal. A 3-9x is sufficient for hunting in all occasions. Shooting small varmints from over 300 yds and target shooting is the only reason that you need above 10x.

The higher the magnification, the more the minor imperfections and shortcomings of a scope show up.

Nikon products are as follows

Nikon Pro-staff = $150 = their least quality scope, still a good buy
Nikon Buckmaster = $220 = a great scope for most standard hunting applications
Nikon Monarch = $ 400 for those who want a bit more quality, clarity, color transition, etc in their basic hunting scope, also will work for as an introductory target or varmint scope
Nikon Monarch Gold = $700 = as above, but with more of a European flair, more aimed at dawn/dusk/twilight hunting
Nikon Monarch X = $1200 = Nikon's top of the line, great hunting, but for serious target shooting this is just an introductory scope.

While a hunter picking up a Nikon 3-9x buckmaster is getting a great scope the flaws that keep a buckmaster from being as good as a monarch are really going to show up when you go to a 6-18 setup.

You need to step up AT LEAST to a Monarch if you are going to go for that level of magnification… Or you need to step to a more reasonable magnification if you want to stick with the price ranges that the buckmaster is in.