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Travis_m

Travis_m

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I am waiting for a ruger precision rifle in 308 right now and I am trying to decide on which route I should take with accessories. I have about $800.00-1000.00 to spend and I am trying to decide what I should do.

I can use my whole budget to buy a decent scope like a sightron s3 or vortex viper. My other option is to buy a lower priced scope like a Bushnell fixed 10x (I have one on my 223 as well) and then have money left over to invest in other equipment that I would like such as another bipod (I currently have 1 shared between 2 rifles), a chronograph for load development, some headspace gauges, brass etc.

If I go with the fixed 10x option I will have to wait until next year for to upgrade to a better scope.

Any thoughts would be great.
 
Although pricey I would vote for the optic that your more than likely will keep, the gun and or accesories may be gone in a year and a half
 
The best optic you can afford is what i recomend, quality optics do make a difference on your shooting result...
If you buy a top shelf optic, you are likely to keep it all your life and used it on many rifles...

You are always winner when quality is involved... JP.
 
I too would vote optic; the accessories you have mentioned can be purchused very quickly over time vs an upgrade in optics in a year plus. Life always finds a way of making that next year turn into two.

Though too I have owned 7 fixed 10x and always seem to buy and sell them alot sense there are a great budget scope. Only reason I sell them is to purhcuse that new optic. Infact 7x$250= $1750 so if I had of just bit the bullet I could have bought a Viper and a good mount or a used Nightforce and just moved it to every new rifle until I saved up in the same time frame. Food for thought.
 
Sounds like optics are the way to go. It seems that vortex Viper and sightron s3 scopes are the two most popular choices. I don't think you can go wrong with either of them. I like the burris xtr ii as well but I have never seen one on the EE. I could also wait a bit longer and save up for a low end night force. I have not decided ffp vs sfp but I am going to be shooting at known ranges so that choice is not really a high priority. The warranty is important to me and I think I want to maximize my zoom (24x). Are there any other scopes that I should be looking out for?
 
I know three guys that have the Bushnell Elite 6-24x50 with G2 (FFP, Mil/Mil) with a decent price tag and is close to your $1000 budget (highest price I have seen was $1199 new) Through my eyes it looks decent when compared to the cost, but is pretty in line with everyone else at this price point.

There is also a great sticky on optics review here that’s worth a read if you haven't already. It gives a spread of price ranges and qualities. If your anywhere near the Barrie Cabela’s I strongly recommend going in there as they have most scopes you can think of on site and you can actually handle and look through them!
 
Thanks Baker. I will keep an eye out for a bushnell as well. I read the optics review a while back but it has since been updated. I am leaning towards getting a scope with a bulletproof warranty. To me it seems like Burris, Bushnell (as of products bought new Jan 1 2016), Vortex, and Leupold are the manufacturers that have the no fault warranty in my price range.
 
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Travis_m said:
Thanks Baker. I will keep an eye out for a bushnell as well. I read the optics review a while back but it has since been updated. I am leaning towards getting a scope with a bulletproof warranty. To me it seems like Burris, Bushnell (as of products bought new Jan 1 2016), Vortex, and Leupold are the manufacturers that have the no fault warranty.
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Nikon has No Fault warranty and is nice glass, especially for what a .308 can stretch out to. You'd have a few bucks left over for your bipod.
 
Vortex is a good choice because of easy resale if you decide to sell. I have the Viper PST FFP 6-24x50 with EBR-2C reticle on my RPR 308 and it is excellent. I like being able to easily hold elevation and wind quickly without having to dial every time. very cool.

Take a good look at reticle options available. The Horus reticles are amazing and come highly recommended by a lot of guys, but hard to find at your price point. The Vortex EBR-2C reticle is similar.
 
I figured the Vortex pst scopes (6-24x50 in either sfp or ffp) with their good warranty to be a decent buy. Decent glass (not the best but pretty darned good) Be certain what it is going to be used for and how far out you want to shoot though, as that model might have less elevation adjustment than you might need (like 60 moa for example, which might end up restricting you to 30 moa of up adjustment if going for longer shots at targets, steel or game. One plus is for a scope with around 100 moa or 28 mad of elevation adjustment so you never have to worry about this factor if you end up shooting out past 800 yards. I would save and buy one of their Razor Gen I or II as those are going to do whatever you need and may well come down more in cost in the next while as you save for one.

Of course one can always go to Sightron and their 6-24x50 scopes which are very well priced, have great glass and track better than most I have used. They also have a decent warranty but you must go through the dealer with a receipt I beleive.
 
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I figured the Vortex pst scopes (6-24x50 in either sfp or ffp) with their good warranty to be a decent buy. Decent glass (not the best but pretty darned good) Be certain what it is going to be used for and how far out you want to shoot though, as that model might have less elevation adjustment than you might need (like 60 moa for example, which might end up restricting you to 30 moa of up adjustment if going for longer shots at targets, steel or game. One plus is for a scope with around 100 moa or 28 mad of elevation adjustment so you never have to worry about this factor if you end up shooting out past 800 yards. I would save and buy one of their Razor Gen I or II as those are going to do whatever you need and may well come down more in cost in the next while as you save for one.

Of course one can always go to Sightron and their 6-24x50 scopes which are very well priced, have great glass and track better than most I have used. They also have a decent warranty but you must go through the dealer with a receipt I beleive.
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+ 1 ! Cant go wrong with good glass
 
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