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Need a hunting scope recommendation
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<blockquote data-quote="SBruce" data-source="post: 610308" data-attributes="member: 21068"><p>I am assuming that you'll want a fairly lightweight compact scope since you mentioned a 20" barrel.</p><p> </p><p>Leupold VX-3's are light, so are Zeiss Conquest. I own some Leupolds and a Zeiss. If you get a 4-14 with AO or SF, you'll be set for anything up to 600 yds quite nicely. Leupold offers the B&C reticle and the VH reticle, Zeiss offers the RapidZ reticles. With either of these systems, we can easily shoot deer out to 500 or 600 yds without ever dialing any knobs (this way keeps the size of the scope minimal without tall knobs sticking up).</p><p> </p><p>Nikon Monarchs seem to be good scopes too and a friend of mine really likes them, but I've only <em>seen</em> them used (never actually owned one myself).</p><p> </p><p>IMO, if you intend on any shooting beyond about 300 yds, get something with an adjustable objective or a side focus, and get something with at least 12X or 14X on the high end.</p><p> </p><p>There are probably tons of scopes that would work for you, it's just a matter of how much you want to spend. Last I looked, Zeiss was about $800, Leupold was slightly less. You could get Huskemaw 3-12X for about $1K, Swarovski for about $1500-$1800</p><p> </p><p>Good Luck<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SBruce, post: 610308, member: 21068"] I am assuming that you'll want a fairly lightweight compact scope since you mentioned a 20" barrel. Leupold VX-3's are light, so are Zeiss Conquest. I own some Leupolds and a Zeiss. If you get a 4-14 with AO or SF, you'll be set for anything up to 600 yds quite nicely. Leupold offers the B&C reticle and the VH reticle, Zeiss offers the RapidZ reticles. With either of these systems, we can easily shoot deer out to 500 or 600 yds without ever dialing any knobs (this way keeps the size of the scope minimal without tall knobs sticking up). Nikon Monarchs seem to be good scopes too and a friend of mine really likes them, but I've only [I]seen[/I] them used (never actually owned one myself). IMO, if you intend on any shooting beyond about 300 yds, get something with an adjustable objective or a side focus, and get something with at least 12X or 14X on the high end. There are probably tons of scopes that would work for you, it's just a matter of how much you want to spend. Last I looked, Zeiss was about $800, Leupold was slightly less. You could get Huskemaw 3-12X for about $1K, Swarovski for about $1500-$1800 Good Luck:) [/QUOTE]
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