Need a scope. Looking for advice
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BigUglyMan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- New Scotland
And a used VX3 can probably be had for right around that money. Thing 2.5-8x or 3.5-10x. You won't regret stretching to get quality.
Vortex, Burris, Nikon, Bushnell its hard to go wrong as long as you stay away from off beat brands, unless you have particularly sharp eyes to begin with the differences between a really expensive scope and a mid range will be lost on you
Unless you are a brand conscious snob whose scope has to carry a particular name
Unless you are a brand conscious snob whose scope has to carry a particular name
I'm a huge fan of quality scopes. It is fairly rare for a scope to be go bad, which means that there is one less thing to trouble shoot when things go bad.
As well, there is the lifetime warrantee on Leupolds that I am a huge fan of: A buddy bought a used rifle with a dinged up Leupold on it. He sent it (the scope) away and got a brand new one in the mail in short order, no questions asked. I think is was a VXII or III.
Another reason for quality scopes is the low light resolution. In the middle of the day you won't notice the issue, but when the last light of the day is slipping away along with that buck of a lifetime, then you will be glad for having ponied up for the better glass. Larger objective lenses also have a factor in this as well, but good glass is good glass.
If you can look through some different price point glass you will see what mean. I wish I could afford Zeiss, but in the meantime I will have to make do with my other scopes...
As well, there is the lifetime warrantee on Leupolds that I am a huge fan of: A buddy bought a used rifle with a dinged up Leupold on it. He sent it (the scope) away and got a brand new one in the mail in short order, no questions asked. I think is was a VXII or III.
Another reason for quality scopes is the low light resolution. In the middle of the day you won't notice the issue, but when the last light of the day is slipping away along with that buck of a lifetime, then you will be glad for having ponied up for the better glass. Larger objective lenses also have a factor in this as well, but good glass is good glass.
If you can look through some different price point glass you will see what mean. I wish I could afford Zeiss, but in the meantime I will have to make do with my other scopes...
Mumbles Marble Mouth
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Lower Mainland
My first scope had a BDC reticle. Now my current scope is a Plex. If I could buy my first scope all over again I would just saved the money and get the Plex reticle then just sight it in for 200 meters.
