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Topic: Worlds best in class scopes?Posted: 30 July 2004 at 00:51 |
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Since we were talkin' about NF scopes. What do you guys consider to the the best scopes period. Spot |
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Moose6
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Posted: 30 July 2004 at 02:22 |
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Leupold
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Y'all shoot straight!!!
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Posted: 30 July 2004 at 02:23 |
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Although.... I've never seen a Swarovski which might change my mind.
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Gunrunner
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Posted: 30 July 2004 at 03:33 |
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Even though I'm tempted to say NF since I have one and love using it, I'm going to say Leupold. Why? The NF is pretty big and heavy. Leupold makes so many good scopes of all sizes, suited for different hunting/shooting applications. You can get a large scope like the Long Range Target 30mm models, or a small 2.5-8 for a close up hunting rifle, and the glass will be outstanding in any of them. I've never used the LPS but have looked through one and it seemed great too. And don't forget about their warranty for life! I wish Leupold still made the LPS 1.5-6x42. What would I do with one? I don't have a clue, but it sure seems like a nice scope. Never checked out any of the european high end scopes but I bet they're good to.
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dakotasin
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Posted: 30 July 2004 at 03:49 |
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leupold. i have quite a few of them ranging from a 3-9 compact, varix-2, vx-2, varix-3, and the 8.5-25x50 vx-3 lrt... overall, they are the best. i also have a mountain of experience w/ other scopes (lots w/ burris and zeiss, some swaro, some nf, and too much w/ low-end stuff). glass quality is good. weight is outstanding. eye-relief and non-critical portion of the eye-relief are both outstanding. warranty is unbeatable (can be matched, but not beat). tracking is excellent. resolution is excellent. clarity is excellent. brightness is good. nf is an excellent scope, but it really is a specialist's scope. it is too big, and entirely too heavy to go on hunting rifles, especially lightweight rifles. if you want the best scope for, say, a varminting rig, i say your best choices are us optics or nf - but they are so cost-prohibitive to most, especially the uso. |
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Posted: 30 July 2004 at 10:59 |
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AW SHIT guys. I was looking for someone to say.........wait, I will say it, just to stir the pot. "You guys are "toppers." "There isn't anything wrong with the $39.95 scopes from WalMart, KMart, and any of the giant chain stores. My Simmons 6X "cheap Bastard model" scope will do all that your over priced Preppie scopes will do. So what if the lenses fall out or the reticles break? I am so good that I can clean them off and re-install them in seconds and my blue light special rifle is ready to go. The cross hairs can be touched up with shoe polish and reinstalled with a little practice. Try that with your "topper" scopes. They only fog a little, but it doesn't matter, I live in perpetual fog and I know what I am talking about.
May I plead temporary insanity for the above post and just post my vote for, what else, Leupold, plain and simple. They may be expensive for some, but in the long run they are a bargain compared to the other very superior optics. Warrenty is far above reproach, just in case you have to have it repaired, and they are VERY friendly people.............Kingpin |
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Posted: 30 July 2004 at 11:21 |
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There isn't anything wrong with the $39.95 scopes from WalMart, KMart, and any of the giant chain stores. My Simmons 6X "cheap Bastard model" scope will do all that your over priced Preppie scopes will do. So what if the lenses fall out or the reticles break? I am so good that I can clean them off and re-install them in seconds and my blue light special rifle is ready to go. The cross hairs can be touched up with shoe polish and reinstalled with a little practice. Try that with your "topper" scopes. They only fog a little, but it doesn't matter, I live in perpetual fog and I know what I am talking about. BEAR PS KP now you can sleep comfortable that it has been said. LOL |
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Posted: 30 July 2004 at 20:17 |
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I really like the bushnell 3200 10X40 mil dots.
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macca
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Posted: 30 July 2004 at 21:18 |
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Swarvoski have the best glass in all light.Leupold the best range and backup service.Nightforce are the best longrange scopes. Depends on what you are doing but I would vote leupold for allround ability. Macca |
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Posted: 31 July 2004 at 05:46 |
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Of the ones I've tried........Leupold
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Posted: 31 July 2004 at 12:39 |
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Even though i dont have much optics experience, leupold is the best that i have seen so far. |
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Posted: 02 August 2004 at 03:17 |
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i will go along with the crowd and say leupold (this doesn't count the REALLY high-end scopes with the foreign names, of course, but perhaps they are not really much better). kp - have you had the chance to evaluate a sightron s2 yet? if so, have you formed an opinion? |
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Posted: 23 August 2004 at 01:57 |
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Kingpin, you had me worried there for a moment! Leupold........#1 on warranty, there scopes are made to get the job done so that a hunter can depend of them in the changing conditions. You can spend 4 times as much money for a better scope but you will NEVER get 4 times the better quality between them for the money spent. LEUPOLD is the one to buy! |
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Posted: 01 January 2005 at 16:28 |
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fwiw & imho,
For GA Precision A-5 Pair(.308 Win & .300 WM) Schmidt & Bender PM II 4-16x50 34mm Tube, Gen III .25 MOA Click, Zero Stop, Double Turn Turret "Special Build" w/Klein Reticle in Badger Ordnance 34mm Rings/ Badger 30 MOA Rail. AR/M4 optic Schmidt & Bender PM II 1.1-4x20 CQB, Illuminated Flashdot(aka Shortdot), with .5 MOA on elevation & wind. BDC knobs to track M118LR(16" & 20"), Greentip 14.5", and Mk262 Mod 0 14.5". Mounted in a Larue SPR 1.5 Mount. My Custom Model 70 .375 H&H has a matched pair of Leupold Vari-X III 1.75-6x32Es in Talley TNT Rings & Bases. .22 Scope. Cooper Custom Classic 57M Leupold 3-9x33 EFR in Talleys. I've just about settled on some combination between Schmidt & Bender and Leupold as my favorite go to scopes. Match them up with a Leica APO 77 Spotter & Leica Ultravid 8x42 BL and that sums up my glass choices...fwiw. Regards, Matt. |
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Posted: 01 January 2005 at 17:05 |
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Fella's; Since the subject is presumably rifle scopes - Leupold. However, in spotting scopes, I have had limited experience with Swarovski. I sat at the vendor's bench at the Casper Events Center, Casper Wyoming, & watched elk meander through a park up very near the top of Casper Mountain. I could keep track of individual animals, at a distance that has to be measured in miles. Somewhere around 8 to 9 miles. Damn good glass. 900F |
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macca
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Posted: 02 January 2005 at 12:07 |
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You are so right CB the swarvo's a beauty in the spotting scope line.Not too many flies on a leica either. Matt in VA you have nice taste in glass. Macca |
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Posted: 03 January 2005 at 14:10 |
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Brightest scope I've ever owned is Simmons AETEC with 2.8X to 10X settings. It's a KEEPER!
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