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What budget not so long range scope?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bigeclipse" data-source="post: 1247289" data-attributes="member: 52437"><p>All,</p><p>I have an old Bausch and lamb Elite 4200 2-10x42 scope on my light weight deer rifle which I will not take long range shots out of. Almost all shots would be 200 yards and under, however, I might take a 275-300 yard shot on this one field. I have two rifles I use. My Bausch and lamb has seen better days and does not seem to be holding zero anymore and the focus is pretty bad. Bausch and lamb is no more and I doubt Bushnell would warrantee it. So I am looking to replace it. My requirements would be in this order of importance:</p><p> </p><p>1. Holds zero/durability</p><p>2. Cost (would like to stay under $300)</p><p>3. Low light capability (yes I know more expensive is where you gain here but maybe this means me buying a lower end 50mm bell instead of 40mm?)</p><p>4. Power....I would prefer something like 2-10x but I know 3-9 would be the cheapest route.</p><p>5. Reticle type (I would prefer having the extra hash marks for elevation but a traditional reticle is fine). Like I said almost all shots would be 200 yards so I could simply just point and shoot but there is the one field with 300 yard shots that I would normally bring my other rifle...it would be nice to have a ballistic reticle of some sort if I brought this rifle to that field.</p><p> </p><p>I am not opposed to buying used but I do know some older higher end models might not be as good as newer lower end models with new coating technology...etc. I have heard the new Pro Staff 5s weren't too bad. I have also compared an older buckmaster to a monarch and really did not see a tremendous difference. Leupolds are great but seem to be expensive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bigeclipse, post: 1247289, member: 52437"] All, I have an old Bausch and lamb Elite 4200 2-10x42 scope on my light weight deer rifle which I will not take long range shots out of. Almost all shots would be 200 yards and under, however, I might take a 275-300 yard shot on this one field. I have two rifles I use. My Bausch and lamb has seen better days and does not seem to be holding zero anymore and the focus is pretty bad. Bausch and lamb is no more and I doubt Bushnell would warrantee it. So I am looking to replace it. My requirements would be in this order of importance: 1. Holds zero/durability 2. Cost (would like to stay under $300) 3. Low light capability (yes I know more expensive is where you gain here but maybe this means me buying a lower end 50mm bell instead of 40mm?) 4. Power....I would prefer something like 2-10x but I know 3-9 would be the cheapest route. 5. Reticle type (I would prefer having the extra hash marks for elevation but a traditional reticle is fine). Like I said almost all shots would be 200 yards so I could simply just point and shoot but there is the one field with 300 yard shots that I would normally bring my other rifle...it would be nice to have a ballistic reticle of some sort if I brought this rifle to that field. I am not opposed to buying used but I do know some older higher end models might not be as good as newer lower end models with new coating technology...etc. I have heard the new Pro Staff 5s weren't too bad. I have also compared an older buckmaster to a monarch and really did not see a tremendous difference. Leupolds are great but seem to be expensive. [/QUOTE]
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