Top 5 best & worst rifle scopes
12-29-2009, 05:33 AM
#11
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: WC FL
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12-29-2009, 07:00 AM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Yucca Valley,Ca
Posts: 2,496
Amen brother,I use nikons and not the high dollar ones either.never had a problem with one and thier great scopes with a good warranty.looked through a bunch and will have to agree with you.
12-30-2009, 07:13 PM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 2,918
I have several of the old original Redfield's and never had a failure. I started buying Leupold's after Redfield went belly up.Of the Leupold's I had one that failed me at a bad time. It was a Vari X II. Three times sighting it in. I missed a couple nice deer thanks to this scope. It wouldn't hold it's zero.I get it set get a shot and miss it. Take it back to our range and it was way off. Three times this happened. I sent it back to Leupold,they supposedly corrected it. I haven't used it since. It cost me a couple nice bucks and that's hard for me to forget.
My next one will probably be a Nikon. Haven't decided if I should give Loopy another chance.It's possible but doubtful.
My next one will probably be a Nikon. Haven't decided if I should give Loopy another chance.It's possible but doubtful.
Last edited by Ruger-Redhawk; 12-30-2009 at 07:19 PM.
01-01-2010, 07:19 AM
#14
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: WC FL
Posts: 26,323
I have several of the old original Redfield's and never had a failure. I started buying Leupold's after Redfield went belly up.Of the Leupold's I had one that failed me at a bad time. It was a Vari X II. Three times sighting it in. I missed a couple nice deer thanks to this scope. It wouldn't hold it's zero.I get it set get a shot and miss it. Take it back to our range and it was way off. Three times this happened. I sent it back to Leupold,they supposedly corrected it. I haven't used it since. It cost me a couple nice bucks and that's hard for me to forget.
My next one will probably be a Nikon. Haven't decided if I should give Loopy another chance.It's possible but doubtful.
My next one will probably be a Nikon. Haven't decided if I should give Loopy another chance.It's possible but doubtful.
01-01-2010, 01:34 PM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 2,918
Thanks Emilio, Same to you ole buddy. I'm doing alright, all considering everything wrong.I filed for disability a couple months ago.I know that will take awhile getting it to be approved.Keep in touch when you can.
Frank
01-06-2010, 01:16 PM
#20
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Texas and Arkansas
Posts: 1,496
Here are the ones I have on my rifles in order of quality and cost(high to low)
Leupold Vari X III (or VX III now I think)
Nikon Buckmaster
Redfield Tracker (or whatever it is now)
Bushnell Trophy
I have no experience with Simmons.
If I was going to put a good piece of glass on a new rifle and was limited to less than $500, I would go with the Zeiss Conquest (I think you can get a 3-9X for less than $500). Clearest glass that I have seen in a scope in that range or below.
Leupold Vari X III (or VX III now I think)
Nikon Buckmaster
Redfield Tracker (or whatever it is now)
Bushnell Trophy
I have no experience with Simmons.
If I was going to put a good piece of glass on a new rifle and was limited to less than $500, I would go with the Zeiss Conquest (I think you can get a 3-9X for less than $500). Clearest glass that I have seen in a scope in that range or below.