vortex vs bushnel for a 30 378

[greatwhitedeerhunter]

i have narrowed down my choices for my scope on my new 30 378 weatherby and they are the vortex viper HS 4 x16x 50 or the bushnel 6500 4.5 x30 x50 what scope do you think would be the better of the two i know warranty wise the vortex. do you think the vortex will hold up to the recoil on the 30 378. the two scopes that i am thinking about are priced the same so that is not an issue. i don't plan on doing any super long range shooting . max probably out to 500yds

 

[Ar180shooter]

Both of those scopes should be able to handle the recoil of the 30-378 WM, so the real question is can you?

 

[canadaman30]

Weather there's any truth to it, Bushnell claims their Elite line scopes are tested to the equivalent of 10,000 rds 375HH recoil before they pass quality control.

 

[gunpro]

Viper HS all the way.

 

[.284]

My bushnell 6500 crosshairs wandered as you cranked up the power. So unless I shot it at the same power all the time it would shoot to a different point of aim. I would not recommend getting one.

 

[caustic]

My bushnell 6500 crosshairs wandered as you cranked up the power. So unless I shot it at the same power all the time it would shoot to a different point of aim. I would not recommend getting one.

get it repaired, this is not how it should be

 

[Ar180shooter]

get it repaired, this is not how it should be

x2, that isn't right.

 

[.284]

I bought it brand new. I confirmed my thoughts about this by putting a bore slighter on and running the power up and down. It was an interesting feature that I didn't remember ever having before on other scopes. I didn't find that it was all that clear at distance anyway and decided to go about returning it. When I went to the store I found out that this wasn't the only one they had seen like this. I'm not bashing bushnell as I have had good luck with some other products, but that was enough of the 6500 for me.

 

[Ar180shooter]

Bad runs happen. Even if you're not buying Bushnell again, contact them and ask them to repair the issue. You have a defective scope, and manufacturers defects are covered by Bushnell's warranty.

 

[dewberry]

Warranty will be the most important feature in either of those scope lines on a 30/378. I assume you are looking at shooting some longer ranges with the gun, you really should step up to a scope that has optical clarity and a track record for distance.

 

[thebuckhunter]

Go with the Vortex. You won't have to worry about the warrantee. The scope can take it, no problems.

-Jason