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Is this too much to ask for in a scope?…
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<blockquote data-quote="Brad Quarnberg" data-source="post: 2882397" data-attributes="member: 107866"><p>My first year as a rifle carrying hunter was disappointing but extremely educational.</p><p>I was 16, had bought a scope for a rifle my dad had given me. I went cheap because I didn't know any better. It cost me a wide, tall, 4x4 muley buck because I couldn't see him in the scope (it was just at legal shooting light). By the time my dad handed me his rifle with a Leupold scope on it, and I got the buck in the scope, he stepped into the trees and was gone. I learned the hard way to spend more on my scope because it was the most important piece (other than me as the shooter) of the shooting system (at least in my opinion). I have tried a bunch of different scope manufacturers, and I have Leica, Zeiss, Leupold, Steiner and Meopta scopes on different rifles depending on what they are used for. My loaner 308 has a Steiner, my Yote AR has a Meopta Optika 6, most of my Big Game rifles have Leupold, Zeiss or Leica.</p><p>I never once gave thought to the weight of the scope before purchasing. I focused on its intended use, magnification I want, clear glass, tracking and diopter adjustment (old eyes).</p><p>I'm older, still get out in the mountains, and honestly don't pay much attention to the total weight of the rifle I'm carrying. Now Full Disclosure, I'm not backpack spike camp hunting any longer, so maybe that has something to do with it. That said, after my first hunt experience, I've never once not been able to take a shot on a game animal because of the glass the rifle was wearing.</p><p>Just something to consider.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brad Quarnberg, post: 2882397, member: 107866"] My first year as a rifle carrying hunter was disappointing but extremely educational. I was 16, had bought a scope for a rifle my dad had given me. I went cheap because I didn't know any better. It cost me a wide, tall, 4x4 muley buck because I couldn't see him in the scope (it was just at legal shooting light). By the time my dad handed me his rifle with a Leupold scope on it, and I got the buck in the scope, he stepped into the trees and was gone. I learned the hard way to spend more on my scope because it was the most important piece (other than me as the shooter) of the shooting system (at least in my opinion). I have tried a bunch of different scope manufacturers, and I have Leica, Zeiss, Leupold, Steiner and Meopta scopes on different rifles depending on what they are used for. My loaner 308 has a Steiner, my Yote AR has a Meopta Optika 6, most of my Big Game rifles have Leupold, Zeiss or Leica. I never once gave thought to the weight of the scope before purchasing. I focused on its intended use, magnification I want, clear glass, tracking and diopter adjustment (old eyes). I'm older, still get out in the mountains, and honestly don't pay much attention to the total weight of the rifle I'm carrying. Now Full Disclosure, I'm not backpack spike camp hunting any longer, so maybe that has something to do with it. That said, after my first hunt experience, I've never once not been able to take a shot on a game animal because of the glass the rifle was wearing. Just something to consider. [/QUOTE]
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