SCOPE QUESTION
 

HAS ANYBODY TRIED THE NEW WEAVER GRAND SLAMS LINE YET? I WAS ABOUT TO GET A VXIII FOR MY 7MM BUT HAVE HEARD GOOD THINGS ABOUT THE WEAVERS AND ALSO THE NIKONS. THE CABELAS ALASKAN GUIDES ALSO LOOK FAIR. I DONT PLAN TO PUT A SWAROVSKI ON THIS RIFLE AS I PLAN TO USE IT AS A SPARE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS AND I DONT FEEL LIKE SPENDING OVER 1K ON A BACKUP SCOPE. ANYBODY HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH THESE SCOPES AND ANY INSIGHT AS TO HOW THEY HOLD UP? I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE LEUPOLDS BUT IVE NEVER USED THE OTHERS.

THANKS

RE: SCOPE QUESTION
 

Your first instinct was right stick with the Leupold,Weaver is junk and you are still better off with Leupold than Cabelas brand.

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I would have to disagree with dvdegeorge. I have looked thru several of the Weaver Grand Slams and I am very impressed with them. I have all Vari-X III' s on my guns and I have tested the Grand Slam up again the Leupold. I think the Weaver' s are brighter and clearer than the Leupolds. I have several customers that are very pleased with their purchase of the Grand Slam. Great Scope for the money, well worth it!

Jon Jackoviak
The Optic Zone
www.theopticzone.com
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Maybe you are promoting what you are selling?Internals are not as good as leupold,had a weaver and it didn' t handle recoil well,BROKE this was my one experience with weaver and they won' t get another look from me.

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If I was promoting what I sell, I would be promoting the Leupold, since it is more money. Don' t get me wrong, I like Leupold' s, but just think for the money the Weaver is a better scope. I just would have a hard time buying a scope for $439.00, when I can get one just as good for $249.00. I think that Leupold is in a rut. Everyone is improving their optics, coatings, etc., but Leupold has not done anything with the Vari-X III' s is almost 10 years. They are starting to lose a lot of market share. Just my 2 cents.

Jon Jackoviak
The Optic Zone
www.theopticzone.com
[email protected]

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outdoorwizard point taken but I' ll stand by my statement that the internals of a leupold are superior to Weaver.You can have Swarovski glass but if it can' t handle recoil and hold a zero you might as well just buy binoclulars to look through

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HOW IT HANDLES RECOIL IS A CONCERN OF MINE, 7 MM MAG. I REALLY LIKED THE SPRINGFILED SCOPES WITH THE RANGEFINDER AND ILL RET' S IN THEM BUT IVE HEARD THEY ARE HORRIBLE ON MAGNUMS, ONE GUY TOLD ME HIS RETICLE ACTUALLY CAME LOOSE. ILL PROBABLY JUST GET THE VXIII AND QUIT WORRYING ABOUT IT.

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I have a Nikon Monarch on a .338 RUM and it handles the recoil just fine, holds zero fine and is very clear and bright. I have compared it to the Leupold' s and couldn' t see twice the difference for twice the price. I have never owned a Weaver or Leupold so all I can say is that the Nikon is great.