I have a remington .270 that came with a bushnell scope, but i can barely see a deer at 200 yards with it. I need to get a new one, but I'm not sure what kind. I was thinking of either a redfield or nikon, and I was wondering if anybody had one of these, and how well they worked. I might also consider a leupold. I dont want to spend more that $300 or $350 if I can help it. Any help about the best scope for the price would be greatly appreciated.

have been told that redfield is no more, that a co-op co. bought them. so dont know if i would trust that deal. i have old redfields and they are vg scopes, new ones i dont know!? i dont think you can go wrong spending alittle more and buying a leupold. i never had a problem w/one and for the price their optics are second to none. hope this helps.
PETE

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Nikon Buckmaster, Simmons AeTec, Zeiss Conquest, Bushnell 3200 Elite; all are priced around $200 and are excellent scopes. They all have the infamous duplex type crosshairs; imho, too heavy for all round use-I like fine cross hairs. These are all very sericeable scopes, bright, and will suit most folks needs for Whitetail, Muley, etc. Again if you are looking for a varmit scope, the cross hairs are too heavy.

Some of the best advice I ever got was get the best optics you can afford. Skimp on other things bur, never on optics and you'll never regret it. Recommend the Leupold III.

there is no subsitute for quality

I SPENT $270 FOR MY LEUPOLD "VX-II 3-9x40" YOU CAN NEVER EVER GO WRONG WITH THIS, THEY BACK UP THERE PRODUCT FOR THE LIFETIME, THEY DO THIS BECAUSE IM SURE 9 OUT OF 10 NEVER WILL HAVE A PROBLEM.

I ALSO HAVE A NIKON BUCKMASTER 3-9x40, I TELL YOU WHAT, FOR A $200 SCOPE IT WELL WORTH IT, CLEAR, BRIGHT, CRISP.

I have 6 nikons and buckmasters,they all work very well
but had one on my encore theis year and while hunting noticed the cross hairs were broke,it looked like an x instead of a crosss
hair.Sent it back for repair.I have simmons,tasco armsport,and the ones I have work well.
I bought a Burres just before hunting season and I think I really like it,it has the balistic plex.Took 2 deer with it allready but will shoot it more this summer.

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if you want to drop the money on a leupold but if you cant see a deer at 200 yards with a bushnell scope i think you might want to get eyeglasses first, they might not be the best but they arent that bad

propmahn
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Some other fairly good ones are Weaver and the higher end Swifts or look for a deal on a new Leupold VxII or a used VxIII.

"Lord, make me fast and accurate."

My next scope is going to be a Nikon Buckmaster. But as far as your question you should put your 300 into a Leupold. From what ive heard its one of the best you can buy for the money. I havent heard anything bad about them. Dont know much about redfield, sept that i only know one person who owns one.

If you shop around you can get a good deal. In 2002 I bought a Leupold 3x9x50 including shipping. $338.95 Should be cheaper now.

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