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Posted: 2/21/2005 8:14:31 PM EDT
| Anyone have any experience with these? I Live out here in nowhereville and need a good reliable scope for my AR-10. No selection here locally, and the rifle has already eaten two cheapies. I'm looking for a mil dot or range finding reticle. Looking at spending between $300 and $500. |
| I have a 2nd Gen SA Government, and i wont put any other scope on a high end rifle. I shot leupys before this, and i just love this scope. Its not mil dot, its range finding reticle, but i like this setup so much its unreal. However, it came on my rifle, and i know your probably not gonna find one for under 500. |
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The one I had (4.5-14x40mm) was a great scope as far as adjustment tracking goes, but Nikons--even the cheapest of them-- are brighter and clearer, IMHO. The one a friend of mine had (their top-of-the-line whizbang model...I forget the exact specs on it) went 60 rds on his M1A, and then went black, and we heard "stuff" rolling around inside it. ETA: Springfield DID replace it no questions asked, however, and the replacement scope is working well. |
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A friend of mine's 3rd gen went TU after 1 box of ammo through his .308 700P. Sent it back to Springfield and they did fix it. He sold it on eBay immediatlely realzing how cheap those scopes really are. I had one right before he bought his. Mine never broke on me, but testing with the box test found the adjustments were not 100%accurate, not even close. Plus, the little bubble levels are usually not true. Each one I have looked at, either in gun stores or on rifles, you can noticeably tell they are off. Then you have that big honkin 56mm objective. Too big. And the glass inside of them is sub par at best, especially for that price range they are in You said you've already gone through 2 cheap scopes, how many scopes will you go through before you realize you have to pay for quality, and in the long run, you'll save money if you buy quality now. I've heard decent things about the Nikons, but I've never owned one. But I do know you cn't go wrong with the Leupolds. If they are too much $$, try to find a used one in the equipment exchange or on ebay. With a lifetime warranty on them, you should be safe. In fact, my friend that sold his fixed Springfield scope, bought him a LRT Leupold 3.5-10 off eBay for a few pennies more than what he paid for that Sprinfield scope new. |
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