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<blockquote data-quote="SidecarFlip" data-source="post: 622925" data-attributes="member: 39764"><p>I feel the OP's pain on buying optics.</p><p> </p><p>I liken buying a scope to taking a girl on a date. She may look good on the outside but underneath she may be a dud........<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p> </p><p>Living next door to a Cabelas store (literally), I would never take any sales associates recommendation on anything at Cabelas pertaining to any item in the gun department, especially optics. Most, if not all have no idea about the product you want to buy. Of all the personnel in the gun department of the Cabelas next door, exactly one is knowledgeable about optics and firearms and that's not a good percentage when the department has many 'associates'....</p><p> </p><p>Practice due diligence and do your homework elsewhere, like here on this forum where you get pretty good feedback from shooters that already have the optics and guns you want to get..... and, there are much better prices to be had than from Cabelas.....</p><p> </p><p>Having read the entire thread, I see numerous recommendations to Vortex optics and I too have one, a Viper PST on the ,338 Savage I bought a few months ago. It's heavy. I think 24 ounces is a lot, a pound and a half but then the firearm is heavy too, It's not something I want to carry all day and it's a PITA in Michigan woods as I found out hunting in late antlerless doe season here in the woods. An impressive firearm but it don't cut any cheese in the woods, I spent a good deal of time bent over looking like the old codger I'm becoming, trying to clear low hanging branches that the long .338's barrel wanted to snag....</p><p> </p><p>Far as the Vortex is concerned, I've always been a Leupy person. At least in my eyes (not too good anymore), the Viper is just as clear as my VX4's and lots cheaper. I'm used to paying a buck for an optic, this Vortex was a refreshing change and I have money left over for 'other things'.....</p><p> </p><p>The OP don't have a location with his signature line and states he's planning on deer hunting. If it's up here, his short barrel is the way to go and 14 power is almost too much, even a 6-9 would work. To that end (and because I'm old), I just bought a Savage 11-111 Lightweight hunter with a 20" barrel in 308 Winchester, a whopping 5.5 pounds and I'll add an optic but a lightweight one. I want the rig to come in under 7 pounds wet. I am eyeing a Vortex Viper HS with side parallelax 4.5-14 but weight less than 15 ounces. Lots less than the PST. That's extra granola bars......</p><p> </p><p>Finally, unless you are out in the 'wide open spaces', a 308 or his caliber is just fine because the 'long shots' don't exist. If they do, I always have my cannon......<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>It does make a very satisfying bang.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SidecarFlip, post: 622925, member: 39764"] I feel the OP's pain on buying optics. I liken buying a scope to taking a girl on a date. She may look good on the outside but underneath she may be a dud........:D Living next door to a Cabelas store (literally), I would never take any sales associates recommendation on anything at Cabelas pertaining to any item in the gun department, especially optics. Most, if not all have no idea about the product you want to buy. Of all the personnel in the gun department of the Cabelas next door, exactly one is knowledgeable about optics and firearms and that's not a good percentage when the department has many 'associates'.... Practice due diligence and do your homework elsewhere, like here on this forum where you get pretty good feedback from shooters that already have the optics and guns you want to get..... and, there are much better prices to be had than from Cabelas..... Having read the entire thread, I see numerous recommendations to Vortex optics and I too have one, a Viper PST on the ,338 Savage I bought a few months ago. It's heavy. I think 24 ounces is a lot, a pound and a half but then the firearm is heavy too, It's not something I want to carry all day and it's a PITA in Michigan woods as I found out hunting in late antlerless doe season here in the woods. An impressive firearm but it don't cut any cheese in the woods, I spent a good deal of time bent over looking like the old codger I'm becoming, trying to clear low hanging branches that the long .338's barrel wanted to snag.... Far as the Vortex is concerned, I've always been a Leupy person. At least in my eyes (not too good anymore), the Viper is just as clear as my VX4's and lots cheaper. I'm used to paying a buck for an optic, this Vortex was a refreshing change and I have money left over for 'other things'..... The OP don't have a location with his signature line and states he's planning on deer hunting. If it's up here, his short barrel is the way to go and 14 power is almost too much, even a 6-9 would work. To that end (and because I'm old), I just bought a Savage 11-111 Lightweight hunter with a 20" barrel in 308 Winchester, a whopping 5.5 pounds and I'll add an optic but a lightweight one. I want the rig to come in under 7 pounds wet. I am eyeing a Vortex Viper HS with side parallelax 4.5-14 but weight less than 15 ounces. Lots less than the PST. That's extra granola bars...... Finally, unless you are out in the 'wide open spaces', a 308 or his caliber is just fine because the 'long shots' don't exist. If they do, I always have my cannon......:) It does make a very satisfying bang. [/QUOTE]
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