Cabelas intensity riflescopes

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Anyone have a cabelas intensity scope on their rifle, how do you like it.
I replaced a 6x24x42 on my .223 with a 4x16x40 as I don't see myself shooting it off a bench as much as I used to.

I'm not here to be told they're cheap store brand crap, we know.
Looking for users actual experience with them

Thanks
 
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I’m currently using an intensity LR 4-16x44 on my hunting rifle. I love it, the reticle is SO wide open that’s the biggest plus. I have been using duplex on pretty much everything the last few years and lower quality than these cabelas ones. I got it off a friend for $200 so it was a budget scope anyways, but I’m very impressed with the glass. The turret doesnt quite track the 1/4 moa it claims but whatever I’m only shooting 200-300 and there’s enough in the reticle for that to shoot game accurately. I had it out this evening while hunting and it collects light quite well. Better than a bushnell anyways.
 
I've had two in the last 5 years or so. I had a Covenant 4, 4-16 30mm tube. It was good for the $250 I paid and was lifetime warranty at that time. They have since changed the warranty but because I had the box that said lifetime and the receipt, they honored it. My issue was that the windage stopped working, and I couldn't zero when moved to another rifle. It lived on a 223 bolt gun before being moved to a 6.5 needmoore.

I replaced the covenant 4 with an intensity LR. It too was nice for the $300 or so I paid for it. But after some use the parralax knob got really stiff and you had to crank it real hard. I took it back within the 1 year warranty period and they refunded it fully.

For the same money, but a crimson trace hardline 4-16. They can be had for $300 just about every Wednesday sale.
 
wedge308 said:
I've had two in the last 5 years or so. I had a Covenant 4, 4-16 30mm tube. It was good for the $250 I paid and was lifetime warranty at that time. They have since changed the warranty but because I had the box that said lifetime and the receipt, they honored it. My issue was that the windage stopped working, and I couldn't zero when moved to another rifle. It lived on a 223 bolt gun before being moved to a 6.5 needmoore.

I replaced the covenant 4 with an intensity LR. It too was nice for the $300 or so I paid for it. But after some use the parralax knob got really stiff and you had to crank it real hard. I took it back within the 1 year warranty period and they refunded it fully.

For the same money, but a crimson trace hardline 4-16. They can be had for $300 just about every Wednesday sale.
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Just read the reviews on Cabelas and you know what you are getting into. For that money, better buy a used Bushnell.
 
I have 2x Covenant-4s in 6-24x50 FFP and they're still working fine on a couple 22LRs. I run the parallax often but not so much for Elev or Wind. I was really pixxed when BP dropped the Lifetime Warr, but so far no need. For the money they're great and prob the 'Intensity' is too. But I'd go for a 'better brand' like Athlon for my better rifles.
PS - 1) thanks fred0000 2) My Covenants are ca 5-years and still going strong, my CZ455 SS Lux gets some 0.3xxs with one and my Sav B-22 FV does also.
 
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I took it out to the range a few days ago to zero it in and shoot a few groups, clear glass, looks good on the rifle, it's on a .223 so I'm not too concerned about rattling it apart any time soon
 
Guys are reviewing Covenant's?
The Intensity is a totally different scope.
I have 4 of them -4-12x40s
I buy them for $99 when go on sale.
Superb. Best scopes for the money. Just note parallax is set to 150yds.
It doesn't my accuracy performance at all.
 
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Mogulrider said:
Guys are reviewing Covenant's? read much?
The Intensity is a totally different scope.
I have 4 of them -4-12x40s
I buy them for $99 when go on sale.
Superb. Best scopes for the money. Just note parallax is set to 150yds.
It doesn't my accuracy performance at all.
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They're on sale today, for who knows how long, at 100 bucks I think they're a fantastic deal
 
struff55 said:
they are crap does not matter where the reviews come from junk is junk if you think differently buy one put it on your gun and tell us differently
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Anyone who slaps $100 glass on their gun and heads off with thousands of dollars of other gear for a long awaited hunt to get that once in a life time Buck needs mentoring.

Needs mentoring is a polite way of saying other things that would get me an infraction.
 
fred0000 said:
Reviews are great for sure, but even the similar spec'd (and currently on sale) Vortex has 1 star reviews too.
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Vortex deserves 1*.
They spend more time off the rifle in the hands of couriers going for warranty work than on the rifle.

Each Vortex should come with a free ammo voucher since you use so much sighting in after multiple warranty visits.
 
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