Burris Vs Leupold variable pistol scope

[Argonaut]

I have a wonderful XP100 in 308 that came with a Burris (2 1/2 X 7) variable pistol scope. I am struggling with the sighting position on it. I admit to being a bit of an optics snob (I have never even liked Japanese cameras) and only really liking either German or Leupold glass but it seems that my Leupold's have never had this problem. This scope requires very precise alignment between the objective lens and my eye (even at low power) to get a good sighting picture. These are supposed to be a high quality instrument but I am considering selling it and buying the Leupold. Has anyone else had any experience with this problem?

[J-cat]

Yes, I agree with you. Burris requires a more precise eye alignment. But alot of them have parallax adjustment. Leupold does not.

[22popnsplat]

It took me a few years and some wasted money to find what works for me but I agree with both of you , i shoot contender pistols with a variety of about 20 barrels in a number of cartridges out to 200 meters .
I have one leupold in 2.5x8 and while its the best of the pistol glass that I have its to pricey for use on that many barrels , I have concluded that the weaver 2.5x8 is a close second at a conserdiable cost savings with the bushnell elite and then trophy 2x6s being resonably useable . I have a few burris older fixed 7x scopes and they ok for bench work and a 10x that is difficult for me to use . On the real low recoil stuff i have even used rifle scopes . then I still have some with no scope on them and shoot the irons.
Also there are mounts that made to be used on a handgun for use with a rifle scope then held in the taco hold that will make the scope rock away from the eye in recoil , Look for ken light mounts if thats of interest .I know there made for the contender but dont know what else.
By the way I have a very limited experiance with the taco hold and in that time I definetly did not master it .

[taloft]

Yes, I agree with you. Burris requires a more precise eye alignment. But alot of them have parallax adjustment. Leupold does not.

Some of the older Leupolds do but, good luck finding one. I have a Vari-X with parallax adj. that worked great on my 460 and is still pulling duty on my Super Redhawk .44 mag. IMHO, I think good eye relief is more important than adjustable parallax unless you plan on varmit hunting with it. Also, you can always have the parallax custom set from the factory to any range you prefer.

[maxicon]

I've always liked Leupolds for the generous eye relief and eyebox. It's hard to find other scopes in their price range that are as flexible. I don't shoot accurately enough with pistols for parallax to be an issue.

For pistol scopes, I've decided I prefer fixed mag, as they're lighter, the optics are better for a given price range, and they're easier to line up quickly. My only magnified scoped pistol right now has a Leupold M8 2x20.

I mostly use my Burris 1.5-4x EER as a scout scope, as it's much easier to get fast, repeatable eye alignment (especially at the higher mag) with a rifle, due to the stock providing a head reference, and the extra weight of the variable doesn't matter as much on a rifle.

YMMV, as always!