Long range scope between 800-1300$

Sightron for that price range. Call Jerry at Mystic, That's where I got mine and I had the scope at my door in less than a week after paying for it. Still one of my favorite scopes and I now have 2 Nightforce scopes to compare it to. I put it on my Savage model 10 308 and was shooting 1100 yards with it last summer with no problems at all.
 
Ar180shooter said:
Vortex Viper PST 6-24x50 FFP is in that price range.
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Got one. Great glass. 800-1300yrds? Man, that's a looooong way off. Ask around who actually has some of these scopes and see if they live in your area. Go to the range and check em out. I think most folks would be ok with that!
 
CreamySmooth said:
Sightron. Look nowhere else. 8-32 or 10-50.
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This, for your price range and what you want to do, Sightron without hesitation. I have an SIII 8x32x56 and have had it out to 1000 yards with no issues. Having lots of elevation on the reticle means for field expedient shooting you will be a long way off before you even need to think about the dials.

RogyBear said:
I'm leaning towards the sightron FFP. Amazon has them for 920usd which is about 1150 Canadian which is just under 1300 tax in. Havnt found one for under that in Canada. Would go with vortex if my budget was tighter but from what I hear sightron beats them out slightly with optic clarity which is a biggy for me. Also thanks for all the help and insight on this everyone.
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Mystic Precision, a sight sponsor, has them for 1090. http://www.mysticprecision.com/wp/2307/sightron-siii6-24x50-ffp-lrmoa-and-mh/

I'd add a word of caution for First Focal Plane. Few people actually need a FFP sight, and if you aren't using it for what its good for, then you are paying the price for the trade offs with no benefit. Unless you are using random objects to estimate distance at a variety of optical zooms, I don't really see the need.

With the SFP its not hard to keep track of the power you are on and know your reticle. With the 8x32 power for example, its 1.5MOA/line at 32 power, 2 MOA at 24x and 6 MOA at 8x. I've honestly never taken a shot at anything in between max and minimum, unless there was serious mirage, and most shooters I talk to say the same thing...

Northern Amateur said:
Got one. Great glass. 800-1300yrds? Man, that's a looooong way off. Ask around who actually has some of these scopes and see if they live in your area. Go to the range and check em out. I think most folks would be ok with that!
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I think he meant 800-1300 dollars.

I would certainly let anyone interested in looking through a sightron take a look through mine.
 
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Cameron SS said:
I'd add a word of caution for First Focal Plane. Few people actually need a FFP sight, and if you aren't using it for what its good for, then you are paying the price for the trade offs with no benefit. Unless you are using random objects to estimate distance at a variety of optical zooms, I don't really see the need.

With the SFP its not hard to keep track of the power you are on and know your reticle. With the 8x32 power for example, its 2MOA/line at 32 power and 6 MOA at 8 power. I've honestly never taken a shot at anything in between, and most shooters I talk to say the same thing...
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Your sightron's reticle is 2moa spacing at 24 power, not 32. FFP may be better off for you. :)
 
cr5 said:
Sightron for that price range. Call Jerry at Mystic, That's where I got mine and I had the scope at my door in less than a week after paying for it. Still one of my favorite scopes and I now have 2 Nightforce scopes to compare it to. I put it on my Savage model 10 308 and was shooting 1100 yards with it last summer with no problems at all.
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1100 with a .308? Did you take your shot wile runing towards the target for the extra oomph? :)
 
curseyou said:
1100 with a .308? Did you take your shot wile runing towards the target for the extra oomph? :)
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There are easier calibers, but still very do-able with .308.

Easy does not equal fun.

Cameron SS said:
This, for your price range and what you want to do, Sightron without hesitation. I have an SIII 8x32x56 and have had it out to 1000 yards with no issues. Having lots of elevation on the reticle means for field expedient shooting you will be a long way off before you even need to think about the dials.

I'd add a word of caution for First Focal Plane. Few people actually need a FFP sight, and if you aren't using it for what its good for, then you are paying the price for the trade offs with no benefit. Unless you are using random objects to estimate distance at a variety of optical zooms, I don't really see the need.

With the SFP its not hard to keep track of the power you are on and know your reticle. With the 8x32 power for example, its 1.5MOA/line at 32 power, 2 MOA at 24x and 6 MOA at 8x. I've honestly never taken a shot at anything in between max and minimum, unless there was serious mirage, and most shooters I talk to say the same thing....
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Often reticles have similar field of view elevation hold overs. I wouldn't consider that a sightron benefit.

As for the rest, forget all that mess and get FFP. I will never go back given the choice. Provided it's a fine reticle, it's far superior in nearly every shooting situation, in my opinion.

No more thinking about zoom level (because yes, I shoot OFTEN between min and max) and no more looking or having to adjust zoom to provide proper feed back to fellow shooters. Ask yourself how often you've got bogus feedback on shots you haven't seen or the follow-up you need to ask your shooting buddy if they are at the correct zoom? How about yourself? With FFP, simply measure and give accurate advice. No more screwing around. You soon understand wind better because you don't have that additional level of thinking. Less thinking, better results. Ie, why I'd never recommend a scope without zero stop.

I normally shoot short range at max power, at 800-1000+ yards I'm often at 12-16x to better judge wind and see shot placement.

Everybody has an opinion though. I wouldn't pass up FFP if you have never tried it.
 
Quote from Cameron ss: I'd add a word of caution for First Focal Plane. Few people actually need a FFP sight, and if you aren't using it for what its good for, then you are paying the price for the trade offs with no benefit. Unless you are using random objects to estimate distance at a variety of optical zooms, I don't really see the need.

It is kind of nice while hunting to be able to change magnification and not have to recalculate drop...unless u only shoot at paper.

I'd choose a nightforce, sightron or vortex...really can't go wrong with any of these
 
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freezer filler said:
Quote from Cameron ss: I'd add a word of caution for First Focal Plane. Few people actually need a FFP sight, and if you aren't using it for what its good for, then you are paying the price for the trade offs with no benefit. Unless you are using random objects to estimate distance at a variety of optical zooms, I don't really see the need.

It is kind of nice while hunting to be able to change magnification and not have to recalculate drop...unless u only shoot at paper.

I'd choose a nightforce, sightron or vortex...really can't go wrong with any of these
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I bought a Vortex Viper HS-LR 2.5-10x32 FFP for my wolf hunting gun. I figured the same thing you did, I didn't want to worry about what power I was on and I wanted to hold over with my reticle.

Turned out the FFP reticle is completely use less under about 7 power. I wanted 2.5 power so I could take a close shot but I can hardly make out the reticle in low light. It would be far worse if I were shooting a black wolf in low light.

For now I'll stick to SFP.
 
K0na_stinky said:
I bought a Vortex Viper HS-LR 2.5-10x32 FFP for my wolf hunting gun. I figured the same thing you did, I didn't want to worry about what power I was on and I wanted to hold over with my reticle.

Turned out the FFP reticle is completely use less under about 7 power. I wanted 2.5 power so I could take a close shot but I can hardly make out the reticle in low light. It would be far worse if I were shooting a black wolf in low light.

. I would have to agree that ffp is useless at low power. I have a 6-24 and usually leave it on 8x for that very reason. You might consider a scope with a larger bell and heavier reticle if you night hunt.
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I assume the night hunt was a joke..

Thick reticles reduce the ability to aim precisely.

Shooters need to gauge what they want to do and make the best selection for what they want.

For "long range" I may have made the assumption of precision..
 
My choice in that price range is without a doubt the Sightron.

I had a Vortex Viper PST 4-16X50 FFP and sold it for a Sightron SIII 6-24X50 FFP and the Sightron is better, not much better but better.

I bought mine from Jerry at Mystic Precision. Hirsch precision is also a good place to buy.
 
Thanks for all the insight and wisdom from everyone. Spoke to Jerry and purchasing the sightron 6-24 FFP. Won't need to drop any money on a range finder since I'll be able to range targets no problem and not worry bout powers and such.
 
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