Scope recommendations

[QED]

Glass is one of the last things you should worry about in a scope.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

"Good glass" is a shorthand term for sharpness, clarity, brightness, etc. Is that the last thing you worry about in a scope?

[sacrvrrat]

"Good glass" is a shorthand term for sharpness, clarity, brightness, etc. Is that the last thing you worry about in a scope?

Close to the bottom for me.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[sacrvrrat]

It's a lightweight hunting specific design, hence the LH designation in the product name. It doesn't have target turrets - it has low profile turrets.

[Preston-CLB]

He mentioned that he would be using the rifle for elk hunting. He did not say what shooting distance(s) he would be shooting.

One thing I have seen mentioned a couple of times is those large tactical turrets can snag on brush. I have no experience with this, so cannot confirm if true. In open country, they would not be a problem.
-P

[summitdogracing]

One consideration is weight. If OP is going to be stalking the elk,e.g., covering a lot of mixed terrain on foot, then the Night Force is simply not worth the added weight.

I have a Zeiss on my distance shooter. I will continue to buy Zeiss and Swarovski.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Vinnie Boombatz]

Duplicate.

[NapalmCheese]

One thing I have seen mentioned a couple of times is those large tactical turrets can snag on brush. I have no experience with this, so cannot confirm if true. In open country, they would not be a problem.
-P

It's less about the turrets 'snagging on brush' and more about the turrets getting bumped and changing your zero. If you have the discipline to check your turrets before you shoot it's probably not a problem.

I zero my hunting scopes for a mean point blank range of +/- 3 inches. With a bullet moving around 3200 feet per second that's usually a little over 300 yards. I don't dial when I'm hunting, and most days I don't even take a range finder. If it looks like it's inside of 300 yards, put the crosshairs on the shoulder, pull the trigger, and go collect the meat.

I'm not an optics guy. I know I like my Nikon Monarch, I like my Leupold VX-2, I think my Leupold VX freedom is okay though not even as nice as my VX-2, and I recently bought a Vortex Diamondback that seems like it'll be fine. The ones I've actually used hunting all did their job with the VX-2 accounting for my longest shot on game (375 yard neck shot on a wounded pronghorn). I actually used a BDC dot for that one.

[alks207]

[Sir Toast]

My first pick would be a Nightforce. They are tough as nails. If you bang your rifle on a tree, drop it, run it over with a Jeep, you're good to go. The scope will be fine and still zeroed. That is worth a lot. If you miss, it wasn't the scope's fault.

My second choice would be the Vortex Razor line, or even the PST line. Great scopes. Not as tough as the Nightforce though.

Look at the Burris scopes that are in the $1300-1400 range. They are awesome too.

Congrats on your rifle. You have champagne taste.

[Swagman00]

I loved my VX3 when I had it. They are great scopes and lightweight. I. Kinda leaning towards Leupold but then again I'd want to see what others think

I went VX3i 4.5-14x 40mm for my 300 win mag. Maybe a bit under scoped, but great for the money. I have another older vx-1 I mounted on an LR-308 upper and been pretty happy.