RE: Which Scope?
 

I like my Leupold Var III much better than my Sightron scope. The Leupold is $400 and the Sightron $300. That extra $100 is well worth it. I love the Leupold. Great scope.

RE: Which Scope?
 

of the scopes ive had Burris was best nikon and leupold 2nd a Schmidt and Bender cant be beat absolutely the best

RE: Which Scope?
 

I like my B&L on my Remington. I just got a Nikon Omega for my Encore and the optics are bright and the eye piece was very easy to adjust.

RE: Which Scope?
 

I switched from Leupold to Nikon about 4 years ago. I love this scope! I think right now it's the best scope on the market.

Nikon Monarch 2.5-10X42 BDC or 3-12x42 BDC

RE: Which Scope?
 

Zeiss Conquest 4.5-14x50mm w/Mil-Dot reticle. It's one outstanding piece of glass. The German's definitely have the optics thing figured out.

Mike

RE: Which Scope?
 

NightForce NXS 5.5-22x56mm

RE: Which Scope?
 

Vintage Unertl Hawk fixed 4X

Zeiss Conquest

I have Bushnell Elites, Nikon Buckmasters, Leupolds and one Zeiss. If I had to replace one I'd be buying another Conquest.

This is what I put on all my rifles



http://www.burrisoptics.com/sigselect1.html#4x16x

I 2nd that. Zeiss Conquest all the way.

Leupold Rifleman 3x9x40 on my 243.

I like Swaroski just because of how clear it is but I don't have the money to buy one but when I do I will buy one.:mad:

I agree!!! I personally think Nikon is where its at...for the money! I mean are Zeiss and Swarvoski better....probably....but when I can buy 2-3...maybe even 4 Nikons for the price of a Swavoski...I mean come on. I'm not rich and I don't have anything against those who can afford a Swarvoski....I'll definitely have one if I win the lottery LOL!! I have a Nikon Omega on my TC Triumph and plan on getting a Nikon Monarch 2.5-10X42 for my Browning in the very near future.----Dr ASUS

I just got a swift and I'm very pleased.

Fixed 4X leupold or weaver K4

dollar for dollar you can't beat the Leupolds, I have the VX-II 3-9x40 on all but one firearm I own

I disagree with the comment about leupold being best deal for the money. I did a little research on entry level scopes for a guy($200 range) and came up with these specs. these are all 3x9x40

Burris Fullfield II
eye relief-3.1"-3.8"
light transmission- 95%
MOA adjustments- 1/4" @100 yards max adjustment 50
actual maximum magnification- 9x
lifetime warranty
manufactured in both the USA and Philipines(depends on demand)

Nikon Buckmaster
eye relief- 3.6"
light transmission- 92%
MOA adjustments- 1/4" @100 yards max adjustment 80
actual maximum magnification- 9x
lifetime warranty
manufatured somewhere in asia

Leupold rifleman
eye relief- 3.7"
light transmission- 82%
MOA adjustments- 1/2"@100yards max adjustment 56 elevation 52 windage
lifetime warranty
manufactured in USA

The way I see it the Leupold doesnt even fit into the same class even though it costs the same amount. The only reason i can think of is the whole made in USA thing but IMO that is crap. I am pretty sure thats why GM and Chrysler just had to take a bail out from government and are still on a pretty slippery slope. It just doesnt make sense to me an inferior product for the same price its just stupid.:confused2:

I just replaced my original Nikon 3-9 X 40 with a Mueller 4-16 X 50 AO. It appears to be a nice scope. Time will tell.....

Notice the second hightest rated is "other" !?!?

I own about a dozen of them, the vast majority being 3X9, some 40 years old..never sent one back, never had one move, never had one misfunction or leak ever.. dollar for dollar.. they are hard to beat.. the lifetime warrenty is worthless..you never sent one back anyway, I just bought the new Ultimate Slam and out it on my Bone Collector..lovers of the Nikon BDC will be impressed with the new scope, the slightly smaller dots make it much easier aiming at long distance than that big same sized circle at all distance, take a look BEFORE you comment...that's all I ever buy and ever will.. Nuff said on that....

I picked other because I pretty much use all Nikon scopes now.

my B.A.R 06 has a baush-lomb 3x9x40.
my wifes savage.06 bushnell elite 3x9x40
my ruger 7mm.redfield 3x9
my ruger 10/22 bushnel 3x9x30

Absolutely, positively, no doublt about it. Swarovski 3x9x44 of any type, plus orminus magnification or objective if you would like something different. Clear optics and great warranty

Burris
 

You forgot about Burris, so I went with the other category!

Was there ever any doubt that Leupold wouldn't win?

Now..to be truthful.my best scope I have is a Bushnell..so I voted on that one..However;I'm also a bird watcher and have a nice pair of Leupold optics..They are the best IMHO..I plan to get a nice Leupold scope for my new 270..I love Leupold

my favorite scope is a nikon monarch 3-12x42. probably because its the most expensive scope i own. lol

RedField American made in Duck land Oregon!!! I remember when my Dad used a Redfield scope on his 7mm Weatherby 40 years ago hunting out west and now the are back!!!

I use the Bushnell elite series because of the "rainguard" feature and the ruggedness has never let me down yet. I mainly hunt in cold weather Saskatchewan where the chance of breathing and fogging your ocular lens or getting snow on either lenses is highly likely and even Leupold or other high-end scopes do not compare with the "rainguard" feature in my honest opinion. i simply wipe the lens with my gloves or blow on it and i can immediately bring my gun up for a shot and know i will be able to see through it.

Leupold 4.5x14 vxIII with a 30 mm tube

Ruger M-77 308 Schmidt & Bender 1.5-6x

Which one
 

Guess it depends on what you can afored. I bevieve in quality, but sometimes the dollar has its say in this.
Getting into small bore shoots at a local gun club. There are a lot of different scopes on the line, you can tell by what you see who has the time an money to play an how serious they are about it. So i'm one of the little guys who likes to shoot but has to watch the dollar. Think i have a fairly nice set up to compete with them.

Swift 4/12x40 on 46b mossey
ossprey 6/24x50 on rem 510 targetmaster
both are good clear scopes an didn't break my wallet, plus i think i get savings by shopping a natchez shooting supply.
But everyone has there picks

i got a nikon prostaff 3x9x50 on my remington 700bdl .308 it works great for small amount cash.

More Leupolds than anything else. Plan to keep it that way.

I shoot Zeiss Conquest now.. Love the scope, love the fixed eye relief and the crystal clear optics..
I have sold most of my Leupold's and bought Zeiss to replace them. I have a couple Leupolds left but most are gone now.

Each to their own, but I have had good results.. And for the money, can't beat em...

Leupold 3-9x50 on a Tikka T3 Lite in .270 WSM. This Is the first gun with a Leupold on it. I really wanted a Zeiss but if my wife payed any attention to credit card statements I wouldn't be typing right now.

Thats a VXII Leupold

I really like the Zeis and other hight end scopes but i just can't get myself to spend the money on them. I have Nikon Monarchs on most of my guns and have never had an issue.