Scope Quandary: Here I Go AGAIN!
02-05-2007, 10:08 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Moccasin, Montana
Posts: 1,835
RE: Scope Quandary: Here I Go AGAIN!
Follicay,
I aggree with what Shato has said,for one he's been there done that twice.
I aggree with choices on mounts Lupey or Burris,I like 2 pice mounts,and I'm a firm beliver in locktight.
Now scope how many are out there MILLIONS.
The one scope I realy like for hunting here in Montan from timber to sagebrush is the Zeiss Conquest 3-9 x40 mm.This is a great scope and it can take a beating.The one thing to watch out for is the bellsize,cause that will play heck to with a scabared.
There are alot of quality scopes for you out there,like the Nikon Monarch,Sightron SIII,Burris Short mag or Black Diamond,Kahles,Meptora(sp),Bushnell Elite 4200,Lupey VX III.
Most of these in 2.5+ to about 9 or 12 power varible.Don't go less than 35 mm,this is were you will get you light gathering ability.I like 35mm or 40 mm for about everything.
Take a good look at the Zeiss Conquest,I don't think there is abetter scope for the money out there.Some will argue but many will agree.
Good Luck
BBJ
I aggree with what Shato has said,for one he's been there done that twice.
I aggree with choices on mounts Lupey or Burris,I like 2 pice mounts,and I'm a firm beliver in locktight.
Now scope how many are out there MILLIONS.
The one scope I realy like for hunting here in Montan from timber to sagebrush is the Zeiss Conquest 3-9 x40 mm.This is a great scope and it can take a beating.The one thing to watch out for is the bellsize,cause that will play heck to with a scabared.
There are alot of quality scopes for you out there,like the Nikon Monarch,Sightron SIII,Burris Short mag or Black Diamond,Kahles,Meptora(sp),Bushnell Elite 4200,Lupey VX III.
Most of these in 2.5+ to about 9 or 12 power varible.Don't go less than 35 mm,this is were you will get you light gathering ability.I like 35mm or 40 mm for about everything.
Take a good look at the Zeiss Conquest,I don't think there is abetter scope for the money out there.Some will argue but many will agree.
Good Luck
BBJ
02-05-2007, 10:10 AM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,922
RE: Scope Quandary: Here I Go AGAIN!
ORIGINAL: Folically Challenged
That leaves me with a Leupold VX-II toallocate to either a Remington 788 in .243ora 700 CDL in .30-06.Since I'm heading back to BC this Fall to chase elk (atno smallexpense), I'm wanting to send the VX-II to the 788, and outfit the CDL with some new glass.
That leaves me with a Leupold VX-II toallocate to either a Remington 788 in .243ora 700 CDL in .30-06.Since I'm heading back to BC this Fall to chase elk (atno smallexpense), I'm wanting to send the VX-II to the 788, and outfit the CDL with some new glass.
Have you looked at the Leo VX-7?
It must really be expensive. I have-yet to read a review on it.
02-05-2007, 04:17 PM
#13
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Saskatchewan Canada
Posts: 6,921
RE: Scope Quandary: Here I Go AGAIN!
It must really be expensive. I have-yet to read a review on it.
02-05-2007, 07:30 PM
#14
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Western OK
Posts: 856
RE: Scope Quandary: Here I Go AGAIN!
i think that folks really do miss out by not trying a good fixed power scope.Among my fixed power scopes are a FXIII 6X42 Leupold and a 6X42 Zeiss. Both are excellent scopes and they are really good in low light. Sometimes i hunt hogs at night with the rifles these scopes are mounted on.They are the best low light scopes i have ever seen:The Leupold has an edge over the Zeiss.
Fixed power scopes have fewer moving parts and are less prone to go haywire than variable power scopes.
Fixed power scopes have fewer moving parts and are less prone to go haywire than variable power scopes.
02-05-2007, 07:39 PM
#15
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hamiltucky, OH
Posts: 485
Update from my browsing trip to the scope store...
OK, I only took 1 child to the store this time. Actually, he wasn't even mine!
I spent a leisurely time getting all the scopes focused for my eyes, then looked at several different points inside the store to see which ones "spoke to me". This time, the FFII didn't seem nearly as nice, & they didn't have any Signature Select or Black Diamond scopes to look at.
After about 40 minutes, I took the Swaro AV, the Bushnell Elite 4200, a Leupold VXIII, and the Zeiss Conquest over to the window to check out the countryside in thefading light conditions, as well as the target on the side of my Yukon parked 300+ yards away.
In the end, I found the Zeissto bea hugeleap up from the Bushnell, and a goodly step up from the Leupold. In fact,it was almost neck-and-neck (to my eyes, anyway) with the Swarovski.
At $399, the Zeiss seems like an excellent value. And the store had just sent me a 10% off coupon for any one item! Looks like my search has ended.
Many thanks to all,
FC
I spent a leisurely time getting all the scopes focused for my eyes, then looked at several different points inside the store to see which ones "spoke to me". This time, the FFII didn't seem nearly as nice, & they didn't have any Signature Select or Black Diamond scopes to look at.
After about 40 minutes, I took the Swaro AV, the Bushnell Elite 4200, a Leupold VXIII, and the Zeiss Conquest over to the window to check out the countryside in thefading light conditions, as well as the target on the side of my Yukon parked 300+ yards away.
In the end, I found the Zeissto bea hugeleap up from the Bushnell, and a goodly step up from the Leupold. In fact,it was almost neck-and-neck (to my eyes, anyway) with the Swarovski.
At $399, the Zeiss seems like an excellent value. And the store had just sent me a 10% off coupon for any one item! Looks like my search has ended.
Many thanks to all,
FC
02-06-2007, 07:06 AM
#17
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Missouri
Posts: 1,429
RE: Update from my browsing trip to the scope store...
ORIGINAL: Folically Challenged
At $399, the Zeiss seems like an excellent value. And the store had just sent me a 10% off coupon for any one item! Looks like my search has ended.
Many thanks to all,
FC
At $399, the Zeiss seems like an excellent value. And the store had just sent me a 10% off coupon for any one item! Looks like my search has ended.
Many thanks to all,
FC
02-07-2007, 02:39 PM
#18
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Hamiltucky, OH
Posts: 485
RE: Update from my browsing trip to the scope store...
ORIGINAL: Folically Challenged
...And the store had just sent me a 10% off coupon for any one item! Looks like my search has ended.
...And the store had just sent me a 10% off coupon for any one item! Looks like my search has ended.
Instead, I'll be ordering from OpticsPlanet.com, since they've indulged me and my barrage of questions over the past several days. Competitive price, free shipping, & good service.
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