Still Searching. Optic suggestions.

[jparent]

Around and around i go. I never thought it would be this hard...

Still searching and still looking at optics for my 308 with hunting/mid range target shooting as the task at hand.

Hunting would be mostly limited to shots out to 300 yards based on the area i hunt. Maybe 350 max. Target shooting out to 600 yards

With that i have narrowed down the following list of Must haves and nice to haves.

Must have
Great glass.
Variable Power in the 2ish to 10ish range (so 1.x-3.5x on the low side and 10x-14x the high side) I'll take great glass over magnification any day.
Great glass.
Low light/max light transmission for early morning/last light shooting.
Mil-dot/Mil-hash reticle with Mil turrets.
SFP
Durable
Generous eyebox.
Great glass

Nice to have
Zero Stop
Illumination
Parallax adjustment
Fixed eye relief.
Price that doesn't make me have to sell a kidney.

So far I have narrowed it down to the following:

NIGHTFORCE - NXS 2.5-10X42mm - Ouch $$
Trijicon TR26 AccuPoint 2.5-12.5x42mm
Leupold Mark 4 LR/T 3.5-10x40mm

Any i've missed that are actually available in Canada?

 

[Shawn_338]

Leupold m4 4.5-14x50, checks all your boxes but the zero stop

 

[wheels]

Good choices thus far...

I'd also throw into the mix:

Sightron S3 3.5-10x44

 

[Recce21]

Bingo

Leupold m4 4.5-14x50, checks all your boxes but the zero stop

 

[emerson]

I would look closely at Sightron too.

 

[Brocolt]

Trijicon TR26 AccuPoint warranty sucks something like 15yrs.

 

[Tikka223]

I am also looking for glass and from all my reading I've cone to the conclusion that Leupold isn't the top rated glass it once was, several other companies have surpassed them, ex: Sightron.

I would also suggest capped turrets, great for hunting because they will never move and you can spin them at the range when you're out there.

 

[Brianma65]

Bushnell LRHS 3-12x44. Very clear .
FFP though.
Cost about$1500 ish.

 

[jparent]

Trijicon TR26 AccuPoint warranty sucks something like 15yrs.

That would be for the tritium lamp, not the optic itself (lifetime), which is more than other manufacturers.

https://www.trijicon.com/na_en/support/warranty.php

 

[gstprecision]

Meostar R1 and R2 available in many variants.

The R2 in 1-6, 1.7-10, 2-12 and 2.5-15 are some of the clearest glass on the market comparable to a S&B and Swarovski for 1/2 price or less. Unfortunately no MilDot

In the R1 the 4-16x44 with MilDot is an awesome scope for the money and fits most of you criteria, especially the great glass one.

Check here for some reviews:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1468013-Meopta-Scope-Reviews

http://www.meoptasportsoptics.com/en

PM me if interrested

GST

 

[jparent]

Leupold m4 4.5-14x50, checks all your boxes but the zero stop

4.5x seems a little high on the bottom end.

 

[jparent]

Bushnell LRHS 3-12x44. Very clear .
FFP though.
Cost about$1500 ish.

Who has these in Canada?

 

[Brianma65]

Who has these in Canada?

Grouse river or wholesale maybe.
I got the one I had , from C.T.
$1499+
The reticle,knobs,clarity are all excellent .

 

[Brianma65]

Who has these in Canada?

Grouse river or wholesale maybe.
I got the one I had , from C.T.
$1499+
The reticle,knobs,clarity are all excellent .

 

[Tikka223]

Bushnell LRHS 3-12x44. Very clear .
FFP though.
Cost about$1500 ish.

+1

I have one and it is excellent

 

[jparent]

Bushnell LRHS 3-12x44. Very clear .
FFP though.
Cost about$1500 ish.

+1

I have one and it is excellent

And now i do too. Changed it up after reading the suggestions. So far, colour me impressed.

 

[hans slayer]

This has very nice glass as well

Can be had for 1200 or less
Meopta 4-16x44 ZD Tactic Riflescope (Mil Dot)