ELITE 3200 equivalent with greater eye relief

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I'm putting a scope on my muzzleloader.
Thus I require a decent amount of eye relief. I have a Bushnell 3x9x40 ELITE 3200 on my .270 and love the quality and the Rain Guard. I wanted to get another scope from the 3200 series but, there is nothing there with any decent eye releif. Most are 3.3" and I'm looking more for 4" - 4+".

Any recommendations??????
The 3200 is listed between $260-$290 range. Can't spend anymore!

Reeler
 
I have the same scope on my 50 cal muz. I have had no problem with the recoil/eye relief. I prefer to shoot 100gr. of black powder rather than the little extra I gain from shooting 150 gr. of powder (I use Hodgon 777). My 2 bits.........
 
I just spent an afternoon looking at scopes, and the one that impressed me alot was a nikon buckmaster. It was more bright and clear than the leupold VX-2 series(indoors mind you). I know of a shop that sells 3-9X40 4200 elites for $300 and they have better eye relief and optics than the 3200 series(as well as Rainguard, which I love too). If you want long eye relief more than eveything else, the leupolds stood out as the best. I just wasn't impressed with the brightness & clarity for the $$. If you want to save money, consider a fixed power scope. The 4x40 buckmaster I saw impressed the heck out of me BEFORE I saw $223 on the price tag. The eye relief was pretty good too. You need to take some time to compare. Happy hunting!

Rob
 
just a dumb question, why would you want more than 3" eye relief?
a smoke pole does not recoil that much, even if you were to load 150gr of powder it's still lest than a 12 ga.
 
old owl said:
just a dumb question, why would you want more than 3" eye relief?
a smoke pole does not recoil that much, even if you were to load 150gr of powder it's still lest than a 12 ga.
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tell that to my cousin. emergency room visit and stitches
 
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I hear you reeler, I have a scar between my eyes. Recoil varies alot depending on the design of the firearm. I got rid of the smokepole that kicked like a mule, it's not worth owning something you don't enjoy shooting.
 
I used the 3x9x40 elite 3200 on my knight with no problems at all even using 150gr of powder.If the scope is mounted properly,and the shooter is competent,you should not have any issues with the scope contacting your face.
 
stubblejumper said:
I used the 3x9x40 elite 3200 on my knight with no problems at all even using 150gr of powder.If the scope is mounted properly,and the shooter is competent,you should not have any issues with the scope contacting your face.
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I'm giving it some heavy thought. Like I said I have that same scope on my .270 and I don't think I can live without the RainGaurd. Especially since my BP season is in December. Usually some dirty weather.
 
Rainguard is not nearly as essential as flip up caps, but you can buy rainguard type filters for most of the leupold line. I have a burris Signature 3-9 on my smokepole, and it doesnt have rain guard (nor does most of my scopes). A set of caps and some practice flipping em up is far better than the bushnell lenscoating. It can still fog like any scope, you can just see a bit clearer through. I got my 4-12 3200 from a guy who had it on a 300 RUM...
Eye relief can be a factor:):):):)
 
There are many options to "Rainguard" from all manufacturers that will not cause the problem Bushnell is having with smearing. It's a great feature until the coating breaks down and smears, it becomes like shooting through heat waves into a curvey mirror.
 
I use a Burris FF2 with the ballistic plex reticle. Eye relief isn't a problem, and the flip-ups work great. The BP reticle can be useful for shooting different distances with the ML as well.

FWIW the gain in shooting 150gr vs 100gr is only about 10% more speed, for 50% more powder.
 
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