The best rifle scope for the money
#51
Spike
Join Date: Aug 2023
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 11

Based on my search, here are some of the best rifle scopes for different price ranges:
- Best High-End: NightForce NXS 5.5-22X56
- Best Under $2000: Swarovski Optik Z5 3.5-18X44 P (BT) L
- Best Under $1000: Vortex Optics Viper PST Gen II 5-25X50 FFP
- Best Under $500: Leupold VX-3HD 3.5-10x40 (1 inch)
- Best Under $400: Athlon Optics Argos BTR Gen II 6-24X50
- Best Under $300: Leupold VX-Freedom 4-12X40
- Best Under $200: Vortex Optics Diamondback 4-12X40
- Best Under $100: CVLIFE 2.5-10X40e
#53

I’m not sure why so many bots and infiltrating advertisers have permeated and propagated this thread over the years, but for anyone actually alive and reading this thread, the NXS definitely is not the best “high end” scope on the market, not even within Nightforce’s brand, and the outdated Viper PST II isn’t the best optic around $1000. The lower list of import crap is also just that - crap. That list above makes very little sense - the scopes listed are VERY different tools, having an FFP 34mm 5.5-22x56mm tactical scope on the same list as a tiny 3.5-10x40mm 1” SFP hunting scope is just silly.