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Step 1
Look at your budget to determine how much you can afford to spend. There is a wide range of prices when it comes to scope shopping. Buy the best you can afford when you pick a scope for a muzzleloader. Scopes are made with liquid gas inside them to keep the scope's glass from fogging up. The quality of the glass is what increases the price of the scope. The higher the price, the clearer the glass is.
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Step 2
Check the variable power on the scope. There is a dial on the back of the scope that ranges from 3 to 9 power setting. These numbers represent the magnified power the scope can be set for. Of course, the higher the number goes, the more powerful the scope. Look also at the size of the opening on the front of the scope. Each scope has an opening ranging from 30 to 50 mm. The bigger the opening, the more light it brings in and the better you can see.
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Step 3
Ask at your local sporting goods stores for scopes that are made especially for muzzleloaders. These specialty scopes are made with settings for different ranges. For example, if your muzzleloader is sighted in for 100 yards and you want to shoot a deer at 150 yards, you would look below the crosshairs for two or three circles/dashes marked in a row. These represent 150, 200 or 250 yards. With this extra feature, though, you need a battery operated range-finder which is like a pair of binoculars you hold in your hand. Click a button and it tells you the exact range of how far away the deer is that you are looking at. Then, you would set your muzzleloader scope on that range setting.
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Step 4
Know that you can pick any type of scope for a muzzleloader that you prefer. It doesn't have to be a specialty kind. Many (if not most) hunters use a regular rifle scope on their muzzleloader.
