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Beginner needing your recommendation on optics for rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="Scot E" data-source="post: 1140355" data-attributes="member: 10832"><p>It's really easy to get caught up in the high dollar scope game. Don't get me wrong, they have nice feature sets but they aren't needed for top performance most of the time for the ranges you are discussing. </p><p></p><p>There are so many options its hard to give you suggestions unless we know what your requirements are. Do you want target turrets, BDC style reticles or turrets? What power range, objective diameter and scope tube diameter? Does scope weight play into it? FFP or SFP?</p><p></p><p>If I were in your shoes with your first rifle I would not be spending lots of money on a socpe and certainly wouldn't spend it until I knew for sure what I wanted in features. Then you can decide if you can get by with a less expensive model or if you need to save up. Heck, you may not even stick with this and getting your money out of a low to mid range scope is very tough. </p><p></p><p>Some suggestions. In your price range you want primarily a scope that won't shift POI and has repeatable turrets. Everything else comes secondary to me. </p><p></p><p>I would look at the SWFA classic line of scopes. They have a great feature set and good reputation for a great price. Their 3-9 in their HD line is one of my favorites but the price is higher than you want to be at. They have new scopes just released and black Friday deals going on now if you can decide soon enough. </p><p></p><p>The Legend or 3500 line of scope from Bushnell are very good and right in your budget. No frills but they are solid and have a great warranty. </p><p></p><p>Weavers are very underrated scopes IMO. At one point I had an entire stable of Weaver V16 scopes. I had them on my small center fire, rimfires, and precision airguns. They are very durable, have very good glass, are very repeatable mini target style turrets, and are priced well. I never had an issue with one of them. They make a great learning scope IMO. The Super Slams I had were a few years old so I am not sure what the new ones are like. I heard they made changes. I wasn't very impressed with mine to be honest. So go careful into that scope. The grand slams are very good too but more expensive. They have a rock solid turret system. I'm not sure they have target turrets but you can go aftermarket I think from Kenton. </p><p></p><p>Also, the redfield line is now made by Leupold. They are solid scopes. No frills but they perform well and are backed by a great warranty. </p><p></p><p>Good Luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scot E, post: 1140355, member: 10832"] It's really easy to get caught up in the high dollar scope game. Don't get me wrong, they have nice feature sets but they aren't needed for top performance most of the time for the ranges you are discussing. There are so many options its hard to give you suggestions unless we know what your requirements are. Do you want target turrets, BDC style reticles or turrets? What power range, objective diameter and scope tube diameter? Does scope weight play into it? FFP or SFP? If I were in your shoes with your first rifle I would not be spending lots of money on a socpe and certainly wouldn't spend it until I knew for sure what I wanted in features. Then you can decide if you can get by with a less expensive model or if you need to save up. Heck, you may not even stick with this and getting your money out of a low to mid range scope is very tough. Some suggestions. In your price range you want primarily a scope that won't shift POI and has repeatable turrets. Everything else comes secondary to me. I would look at the SWFA classic line of scopes. They have a great feature set and good reputation for a great price. Their 3-9 in their HD line is one of my favorites but the price is higher than you want to be at. They have new scopes just released and black Friday deals going on now if you can decide soon enough. The Legend or 3500 line of scope from Bushnell are very good and right in your budget. No frills but they are solid and have a great warranty. Weavers are very underrated scopes IMO. At one point I had an entire stable of Weaver V16 scopes. I had them on my small center fire, rimfires, and precision airguns. They are very durable, have very good glass, are very repeatable mini target style turrets, and are priced well. I never had an issue with one of them. They make a great learning scope IMO. The Super Slams I had were a few years old so I am not sure what the new ones are like. I heard they made changes. I wasn't very impressed with mine to be honest. So go careful into that scope. The grand slams are very good too but more expensive. They have a rock solid turret system. I'm not sure they have target turrets but you can go aftermarket I think from Kenton. Also, the redfield line is now made by Leupold. They are solid scopes. No frills but they perform well and are backed by a great warranty. Good Luck! [/QUOTE]
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