Which Rifle Scope to BUY??
 

I have a 308 Savage and desperatly need to buy a new scope. I have an old Bushnell and I do not like it at all. I' m just wondering which is the best one to get, I' m also looking for good eye relief and do not want to spend much more than $200CDN. I got a buddy that has a TASCO 4X-9X 44mm and that one is pretty nice.

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If you only have $200canadian to spend a weaver k-4 is about as good as it gets.I would avoid cheap variables and all tascos,simmons and bsas.If you can come up with a little more cash the v9 weaver 3x9 is a decent scope and sells for $265 canadian

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Im not familiar with conversions of canadian money.. but I would go with a Leupold.. you can get a Vx-1.. for cheaper price than the Vx2 and 3.. of go with a Simmons Aetec.. I have never used one but I have heard that they are a good scope for the money.. I have a leupold and can speak for them

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You should be able to buy a leupold VX2 for about 275.00, they are a great scope. I also have several Tasco World Class scopes and have never had any problem what so ever out of them and for an in-expensive scope they are hard to beat IMO, should be able to pick one up well under a 100.00.

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You guys are not familiar with canadian prices.Leupolds are way overpriced here.The cheapest leupold scope here is the vxi 2x7x33 and the lowest price that I have seen listed is $340.The high leupold prices are the reason that most canadians now buy bushnell elites instead of the vxi or vxii or the ziess conquest instead of the vxiii.

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Wiggler, check out the Aetec 2.8-10 x 44mm by Simmons. I have one and it’s on my 308 Remington. I just sighted it in this Friday and had no problems. Some guys don’t like them but I see nothing wrong with them. It’s not a Leupold but will do the job. They sell them at S.I.R. That’s where I bought mine.

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Haye you Canadian' s tried mail order? Just curious if you could get better pricing by ordering off the ' net.

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Most places won' t ship to canada due to the hassles with customs because of our stupid gun laws(which include all firearms parts and many accessories).Even when they do ,adding in the exchange plus duty and customs fees pretty much eats up any savings.

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Finding a decent scope for under 200 is a tough task. I do know a couple of guys who use and seem to like the Bushnell Trophy which can be bought for around 170, but eye relief isn' t its strong suit at 3" . One of my hunting partners uses a simmons aetec on his 280 and he has no problems and likes it, they run about 250, eye relief is good. However I bought a gun with an aetec on it used and never care for it as it didn' t track true and seem to shift POI...could have been a lemon though. SJ suggestion of looking at weaver is good one, they are decent for the money. May I also suggest if possible checking some of the shops in your area for used scopes, I saw just recently a few B&L 3000variables for under 200 in excellent condition. Also another one to look for is Redfield(they made some pretty good scopes a few years back) and usually can be found very reasonable.

I would avoid both Tasco and BSAs offerings

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I just bought a Nikon Prostaff 3-9x40 and it has great eye relief. It was only $169. Wish I had held out for the Buckmaster though. I stopped by wally world a few days ago and they had the buck masters for $105. Normally $199. Sometimes you wish you could kick yourself.

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We are talking canada here a Nikon Prostaff will run you 290 up here. Also we don' t see the deals and selection you guys do down south our wally worlds stock limited hunting equipment(no guns due to the gun laws) and only the cheapest of optics by bushnell. Funny in a city of 250K I have 2 shops to chose from and a few wally worlds and other similar stores with nothing I am ever interested in for the most part. Like Sj stated the Bushnell elites have become very popular to due their price and availablity, plus they are respectable optics. But finding a scope for under 200 bucks is a extremely difficult task in these parts and something we have learned to live with...I suppose[:@]

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I don' t know who makes sightron scopes,but I hear thier as good as a leupold.Just hearsay now.

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Well I spoke to soon, I mounted my new Leupold today and ended up putting my old Tasco world class back on my rifle. The Leupold seemed like sometimes that the point of impact would' nt move when you adjusted the scope, then the next time you moved it just 1 or 2 clicks the POI would move almost a foot. Very frustating. I have e-mailed Leupold and will give them a call tomorrow but I wanted to hunt with it this season. The Leopold would group real good as long as you did' nt adjust the scope, it would keep 3 shots within about 1 1/2" . I went thru a box of ammo and finally gave up on it.

The last half dozen shots with the Leupold I had it about 3 inches to the right, so I was just going to fine tune it alittle and moved it 2 or 3 clicks to the left and the next shot was about 6 " to the left. I gave up on it and put the old 75.00 Tasco back on it and within 5 shots I had it right where I wanted it with the last 2 shots about 3/4" apart.

I hope this is just a rare deal, and that Leupold will take care of me. I really like the clarity and eye relief of the Leupold.

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if your faithfull with bushnells then get a bushnell banner dawn&duck there great for low light

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I bought a Whitetail Classic made by Simmons, its a 6.5 x 20 x 50, it costs
around $125.00 and has worked great for 3 years.

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I had a Leopold Vatri X II on my 270win for about eight years and never had it move on me and that is with the airlines just abusing my gun case. I even dropped it a bit last year and it still was zeroed in. This year I bought a 270WSM as I gave my nephew my 270 and I put a Zeiss Conquest on it and love it. I would save a little more money and get a Weaver Grand Slam I have heard good things about it and I do not think it is too exspensive. Anybody know how much they are going for?

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Raymond, I also heard good things about the Weaver Grand Slam but the price varies from $489.99 to $659.99 CDN depending on the model. This is from last years price list. I’m sure they have gone up.

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Trailer, SIR 2003-04 catalogue has them at the same price. I have looked through one and it was pretty nice, my buddy bought it in Winnipeg at SIR this summer for 600.00. He has used it only a little but he is very happy thus far from range and mule deer season.

But still way out of this posters league as he wants to spend around 200.

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I really appreciate all the feedback guys. This will help me out alot. thanks again!!

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BSA or Simmons is the way to go. Anything else and your getting rapped.

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I bought a Bushnell Elite 3200 Firefly scope from ebay. you can check them out if you want. It' s a nice scope with or without the firefly crosshair.

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Just go to ebay and type in Bushnell Elite Scope