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Old 01-21-2008, 11:35 AM
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Default RE: Opinions of Cabelas Pine Ridge 2 x 7 scopes?

At the risk of offending the Pine Cone (Ridge) loving crowd...

For the $60 you will be certainly getting what you are paying for= POS that is guaranteed to fail at the worst possible moment, when you need it to work. Keep in mind that $60inludes: base, rings,mounting and bore sighting. So the scope itselfis worth about $20 or truly a Pine Cone.
Cabela's throws on an el-cheapo scope to help push sales and improve their margins.

Please save your hard earned $, hunt open sights until you canget the best optics, mountand ringsyou can afford. Expect to spend about $30-40 for good quality base and rings (Leupold QR are excellent).

And I personnally don't consider much of a scope for under $150/retail. They can be had from time to time. Look to Leupold VX-1, Nikon Prostaff, Burris Fullfield II. There are others as well.

Also,a used Leupold is always a great investment as the scope has the lifetime warranty reagardless of how many times it's changed hands. Fish on ebay for used Leupolds. An M8 4x would be a great scope setup. Just recently put one on for a buddy's son's Knight Wolverine.

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