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Best scope for a beginner in long range shooting
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<blockquote data-quote="Rich Coyle" data-source="post: 1213484" data-attributes="member: 70559"><p>Welcome, Blake smith907. This subject is very interesting to me. Maybe I'm confused, but my first concern is is the glass as good as I can get. With that said I have compared lots of scopes and so far the best glass is in the two Nightforces. One is a 12-42X56 and the other is a 5.5-22X56. Next is the Bushnell 6500 4 1/2-30X50 followed so closely by Leupold VX-6 4-24X52 someone else might choose the VX-6; although two of us preferred the glass in the 6500. Right after the VX-6 came the next 6500 4 1/2-30X50 and then a Swarovski z5 5-25X52 then a Nikon Monarch 3 5-20X44. Then noticeably behind these is a Weaver 6-24X40.</p><p></p><p>These are all great in low light. I do have another 6500 4 1/2-30X50 that is barely better than the z5 during the day but falls behind if the sun goes behind a cloud. That is no exaggeration<strong>! </strong></p><p></p><p>The adjustments are very good in the Nightforces and Nikon. Next is the 6500 and the z5. The VX-6 is so mushy it is almost indiscernible when a click actually happens. I have no idea how repeatable they are since I click only when sighting them in.</p><p></p><p>One very fun thing about the Bushnell. Recently I took one and the Nikon and the Weaver to the shooting range early on a foggy morning. While putting up targets and setting up the old chronograph the lenses on the Nikon and Weaver scopes fogged on the outside lenses. The Bushnell didn't. I guess the hydrophobic coating works.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rich Coyle, post: 1213484, member: 70559"] Welcome, Blake smith907. This subject is very interesting to me. Maybe I'm confused, but my first concern is is the glass as good as I can get. With that said I have compared lots of scopes and so far the best glass is in the two Nightforces. One is a 12-42X56 and the other is a 5.5-22X56. Next is the Bushnell 6500 4 1/2-30X50 followed so closely by Leupold VX-6 4-24X52 someone else might choose the VX-6; although two of us preferred the glass in the 6500. Right after the VX-6 came the next 6500 4 1/2-30X50 and then a Swarovski z5 5-25X52 then a Nikon Monarch 3 5-20X44. Then noticeably behind these is a Weaver 6-24X40. These are all great in low light. I do have another 6500 4 1/2-30X50 that is barely better than the z5 during the day but falls behind if the sun goes behind a cloud. That is no exaggeration[SIZE="5"][/SIZE][B]! [/B] The adjustments are very good in the Nightforces and Nikon. Next is the 6500 and the z5. The VX-6 is so mushy it is almost indiscernible when a click actually happens. I have no idea how repeatable they are since I click only when sighting them in. One very fun thing about the Bushnell. Recently I took one and the Nikon and the Weaver to the shooting range early on a foggy morning. While putting up targets and setting up the old chronograph the lenses on the Nikon and Weaver scopes fogged on the outside lenses. The Bushnell didn't. I guess the hydrophobic coating works. [/QUOTE]
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