Best under $300 "life time warranty" 1" scope?

I have several Bushnell AR scopes and find them quite good for the money. I have the 2-7x32 with 22LR BDC reticle on a 10/22, a 1-4x24 throw down PCL on my AR, a 4.5-18x44 with 308 reticle on my scout rifle. Dollar for dollar I had a hard time finding anything better in the price range for a new scope. You can certainly find better bang for your buck in a good used optic. The 3-9x40 and the 4-12x40 have the 223 BDC reticle so it won't calculate out properly for a 22LR, but some people are ok with that.


I also have a Nikon prostaff II in 3-9 with a 22LR BDC reticle which is not bad. I personally prefer the AR optics with the tactical turrets as I can dial quickly. I used my 4.5-18x44 on a Savage Mark II for a while to teach my daughter to dial the turrets and we had painted small dots with nail polish for 100,150 and 200 yards. This was helpful to learn dialing in before she started shooting my 6.5CM.

I liked it so much I just bought another 4.5-18 from plainSight solutions for $292 shipped to my door last week.
 
Only thing I should mention is that the magnification rings a quite difficult to rotate on all these scopes. I personally don't mind as nothing moves when you're bumping up in the brush or bush, but some people complain about it. Also the ocular bell is larger that many other scopes which is not an issue to me, but many complain about that too. The glass is pretty good for the money, the fact they have a paralax adjustment and are made very tough is what made me buy so many of these scopes.
 
As I understand it, the AR 223 reticle is calculated to have dots for 223 caliber rounds. When zeroed at 100 yards, every dot below the crosshair is the hold over for another 100 yards then the part where the crosshair thickens is the holdover for 600 yards. It is caliber specific as the bullet drop for other caliber/cartridges would be different.

They also have 308 bullet drop reticles now on some models of their scopes. The dot spacing is different for 308 and therefore the reticle spacing s different. If you were to use the 223 reticle with a 22LR then the spacing wouldn't be correct for the 22LR as it typically has more bullet drop then the 223. If you don't plan on using the holdovers, then it's not really an issue. I have an AR308 which is the 4.5-18x44 with .308 bullet drop compensating reticule that I "borrowed" off my scout rifle and put on a 22LR bolt rifle for my daugther to practice shooting and dialing in the turrets. Worked great but you can't use the holdovers as they are for .308

Does this explain it?
 
Leupold VX-1 3-9x40

Prophet River, $289

I prefer a lifetime of performance over a lifetime of replacement.
 
flyr said:
Just make sure you know where your used Leupold was originally purchased from.
Leupold Canada is not covering warranty repairs on scopes purchased from non authorized dealers.
From Leupold Canada:

WARNING! "LEUPOLD WARRANTY FOR CANADA. ALL SCOPES MUST BE PURCHASED FROM AN AUTHORIZED LEUPOLD CANADIAN DEALER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR WARRANTY REPAIRS AT OUR CANADIAN LOCATION. PLEASE VISIT OUR DEALER LOCATOR TO FIND THE AUTHORIZED DEALER NEAREST YOU!”
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If you purchase FROM Amazon.CA the scope comes from a USA Company 99% of the time .. Which means Korth won't cover any problems
 
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