First Scope Suggestions
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 23
First Scope Suggestions
Hey guys,
So after hunting deer for the past couple years using my buddies guns and what not I just bought my own Ruger American rifle in 30-06. Now I have a gun to call my own (:
Next order of business is the optics. From using different guns I have used POS Tasco's all the way up to $400+ lueopolds. I am a college student with limited funds and I have been hearing all the rage on here about the Burris Fullfield II scopes and they seem do be a decent sub $200 scope.
If I had the money I would be going for the Ziess Conquest.
So for a sub $200 scope are there any other contenders I should be looking into?
So after hunting deer for the past couple years using my buddies guns and what not I just bought my own Ruger American rifle in 30-06. Now I have a gun to call my own (:
Next order of business is the optics. From using different guns I have used POS Tasco's all the way up to $400+ lueopolds. I am a college student with limited funds and I have been hearing all the rage on here about the Burris Fullfield II scopes and they seem do be a decent sub $200 scope.
If I had the money I would be going for the Ziess Conquest.
So for a sub $200 scope are there any other contenders I should be looking into?
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Schuyler county,IL
Posts: 286
I have the burris fullfield on my Tc Encore and love it..I also have a few nikon's with the BDC and like those as well and those are also in the $200 range..I have an old Tasco on my 30-30 that i have shot over 40 deer with and the thing is great...I will never pay that crazzzy money for a scope when there are some reallly good ones in the 2-3 hunred dollar area. Go with that burris or the nikon and you will be happy !!!!
#6
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 23
Thanks for the feedback guys. As I was trolling the interwebs late last night I stublbed upon this guys review of sub $200 scopes and found it quite interesting.
http://www.opticstalk.com/topic21176...16.html#267216
He mentioned the Vortex Diamondback scope as being the best of the 5 budget scopes, exceeding in areas like optics quality. With the FFII right behind.
Anyone used one of these vortex scopes? What'd ya think?
http://www.opticstalk.com/topic21176...16.html#267216
He mentioned the Vortex Diamondback scope as being the best of the 5 budget scopes, exceeding in areas like optics quality. With the FFII right behind.
Anyone used one of these vortex scopes? What'd ya think?
#8
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 23
P.S. Are you saying that the vortex is not all that great, or are you just giving an extra 2 cents?
#10
I know of no problem with Vortex. They apparently are a privately held US company that farms out 100% of their manufacturing & assembly to various unknown factories in Asia. As long as the company stays around to support their warranty, they seem to be a reasonable deal.