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Posted: 7/5/2014 6:17:13 PM EDT
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luepold, Burris, Nikon are all good glass in that price range. If you want a wider FOV then use your binocs.
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Posted: 7/5/2014 6:55:53 PM EDT
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I like my Sightron scopes over the Luepold. They are great scopes for less money.
I've shot at 500 with a 3x9 but would much rather have a 4-16 past 400. Here at SWFA. |
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Posted: 7/5/2014 11:48:46 PM EDT
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http://swfa.com/Sightron-4-16x42-SII-Riflescope-P9179.aspx
This one piques my interest |
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Posted: 7/6/2014 1:23:06 AM EDT
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cameralandny demo/samples page, I bought a vortex viper 6.5-20 x 44 on my 280 rem.
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Posted: 7/6/2014 3:42:07 PM EDT
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http://swfa.com/Sightron-4-16x42-SII-Riflescope-P9179.aspx This one piques my interest I have that same scope with a MD recital. It has sat on a hard kicking 7mm Rem Mag for five hundred rounds, and is now got a few thousand rounds of 5.56 clocked as well. It's 13 years old now and still tracks and shoots strait. Great glass for the money. I've got VX-3 scopes that I don't like as much as the Sightron SII. |
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Posted: 7/21/2014 9:30:58 AM EDT
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IMO a 3x9 is plenty for elk, my favorite elk rifles wear 2x or 1x4 and my bolt guns run 3x9. Last elk was taken @ 175 yds with a 308 AR, 1x4 scope. They are pretty big animals, and I don't usually shoot over 400 yds.
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Posted: 9/15/2014 12:11:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryI've been looking to buy a new scope, that link has some great deals. Did you get one of the "damaged box" ones? |
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Posted: 9/15/2014 12:20:21 AM EDT
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Get the best Leupold or Vortex you can afford.
Better glass and or reticle is more important than magnification. |
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Posted: 9/15/2014 12:21:03 AM EDT
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I've been looking to buy a new scope, that link has some great deals. Did you get one of the "damaged box" ones? Quote HistoryQuoted:
I've been looking to buy a new scope, that link has some great deals. Did you get one of the "damaged box" ones? I did order the "damaged box" and literally it was just where tape was removed from the box. |
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Posted: 9/15/2014 1:28:05 AM EDT
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I did order the "damaged box" and literally it was just where tape was removed from the box. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've been looking to buy a new scope, that link has some great deals. Did you get one of the "damaged box" ones? I did order the "damaged box" and literally it was just where tape was removed from the box. Awesome, looks like I know where I'm getting my scope. Thanks! 
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Posted: 9/15/2014 1:55:56 AM EDT
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Another vote for Sightron, they are fantastic scopes.
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Posted: 9/15/2014 4:52:54 PM EDT
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My 300wm wears a nikon 2.5x10 BDC.
My 45-70 has XS iron sights. Might put a 1-4 on it. The only reason I'm considering changing the scope on my 300wm is due to using it for targets. Which would be a vortex viper HS-T 4-16. |
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Posted: 9/16/2014 12:50:11 AM EDT
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Leupold VX-II 3x9x40 is a great hunting scope. 400 yards sure isn't out of range with that scope.
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Posted: 9/16/2014 1:37:47 AM EDT
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Zeiss Terra or Conquest 3-9X40.
You can find them on sale all the time for $399.
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Posted: 10/15/2014 11:45:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThis. I have two of these. Excellent for the price point. Good to deal with Doug at Cameraland as well |
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Posted: 10/17/2014 11:24:33 AM EDT
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check out the sample list (swfa).
I am a big fan of Burris scopes, but really, most scopes for $300 will be decent. You really do get what you pay for, as long as you stick with the well-known brands, Leupold, Burris, Nikon, etc. |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 9:30:00 AM EDT
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When I built a rifle specifically for hunting elk, I without hesitation mounted a 4X scope, a Burris. The last bull I shot was a hair under 360 yards and it never entered my mind that I needed more magnification. Less than an hour prior to shooting that bull I had watched two other bulls, o e a very large fellow, at a little over 500 yds. and again the 4X would have been plenty had I desired to shoot one at that distance. Remember a mature bull is about the size of a Harley Davidson so it doesn't take lots of magnification to see them.
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Posted: 10/28/2014 2:46:06 PM EDT
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Zeiss Terra or Conquest 3-9X40. You can find them on sale all the time for $399. Yep. Zeiss Terra for sure. |
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Posted: 10/30/2014 11:31:46 PM EDT
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my 30-06 weatherby has a 3x9 leupold. Can't go wrong with any leupold scopes.
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Posted: 10/30/2014 11:46:26 PM EDT
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check out the sample list (swfa). I am a big fan of Burris scopes, but really, most scopes for $300 will be decent. You really do get what you pay for, as long as you stick with the well-known brands, Leupold, Burris, Nikon, etc. I really like the Bushnell Elite series too....... |
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Posted: 11/1/2014 5:38:40 AM EDT
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Zeiss Terra or Conquest 3-9X40. You can find them on sale all the time for $399. Yep. Zeiss Terra for sure. Been very unimpressed with the Terra's glass quality, they are not Conquest's. Light transmission is less than a Leupold VX-2 and only slightly better than the VX-1, they don't come close to the VX-3 which is what they were suppose to compete with. |
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Posted: 11/14/2014 7:01:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThis. I have two of these. For the price, it is a smoking deal. I have one of the 4-16 HS-T as well, and really like that scope. |
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Posted: 11/19/2014 10:05:24 PM EDT
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I really like the Bushnell Elite series too....... Quote HistoryQuoted:
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check out the sample list (swfa). I am a big fan of Burris scopes, but really, most scopes for $300 will be decent. You really do get what you pay for, as long as you stick with the well-known brands, Leupold, Burris, Nikon, etc. I really like the Bushnell Elite series too....... I own several elite scopes and they are great but due to their horrible customer service and unwillingness to stand behind their lifetime warranty I will preach bushnell hate till my last breath. |
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Posted: 11/23/2014 1:16:31 PM EDT
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Leupold scopes have some with the bullet drop compensator that can be customized to your rifle and load. I am not a big fan of long range shooting for elk, but there have been situations where a shot out to 500 yards, with a good rest, might have been doable with one of those scopes, and the price is not too bad if you watch for a sale. Without the bullet drop compensator, I feel confident out to about 325 yards, if I have a good stump or other suitable rest.
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Posted: 12/1/2014 3:54:01 PM EDT
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Leupold scopes have some with the bullet drop compensator that can be customized to your rifle and load. I am not a big fan of long range shooting for elk, but there have been situations where a shot out to 500 yards, with a good rest, might have been doable with one of those scopes, and the price is not too bad if you watch for a sale. Without the bullet drop compensator, I feel confident out to about 325 yards, if I have a good stump or other suitable rest. I don't trust BDC type guns unless you send the specific load data to the scope company and they customize the scope for you. A general BDC is not a good thing, especially when shooting long range. The variables are far too great. Get a good scope, I prefer Vortex FFP scopes, with a MOA or Mil Dot reticle. Shoot it at different ranges, always with the cross hairs on the bull's eye. At long ranges you will need a tall target stand with lots of butcher paper below your target. Write down your findings from the long range shooting. Use that as your hold over. Shoot the gun at the same ranges using the holdover to make sure you have it. Over time you can get all the goodies that go with long range shooting. Some are must have, others are optional. Nothing replaces range time and practice. |
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Posted: 12/1/2014 4:57:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't trust BDC type guns unless you send the specific load data to the scope company and they customize the scope for you. A general BDC is not a good thing, especially when shooting long range. The variables are far too great. Get a good scope, I prefer Vortex FFP scopes, with a MOA or Mil Dot reticle. Shoot it at different ranges, always with the cross hairs on the bull's eye. At long ranges you will need a tall target stand with lots of butcher paper below your target. Write down your findings from the long range shooting. Use that as your hold over. Shoot the gun at the same ranges using the holdover to make sure you have it. Over time you can get all the goodies that go with long range shooting. Some are must have, others are optional. Nothing replaces range time and practice. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Leupold scopes have some with the bullet drop compensator that can be customized to your rifle and load. I am not a big fan of long range shooting for elk, but there have been situations where a shot out to 500 yards, with a good rest, might have been doable with one of those scopes, and the price is not too bad if you watch for a sale. Without the bullet drop compensator, I feel confident out to about 325 yards, if I have a good stump or other suitable rest. I don't trust BDC type guns unless you send the specific load data to the scope company and they customize the scope for you. A general BDC is not a good thing, especially when shooting long range. The variables are far too great. Get a good scope, I prefer Vortex FFP scopes, with a MOA or Mil Dot reticle. Shoot it at different ranges, always with the cross hairs on the bull's eye. At long ranges you will need a tall target stand with lots of butcher paper below your target. Write down your findings from the long range shooting. Use that as your hold over. Shoot the gun at the same ranges using the holdover to make sure you have it. Over time you can get all the goodies that go with long range shooting. Some are must have, others are optional. Nothing replaces range time and practice. Agreed. Fit the load to the reticle, or learn what range your fat line on your duplex crossbars are for your load.
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