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<blockquote data-quote="cfvickers" data-source="post: 412314" data-attributes="member: 25488"><p>If you need a fair scope that will let you see your target, track true, be reasonably clear, and in my experience hold up well enough, I would go to your local wally world and pick up a Centerpoint 4-16x40. They are 69.98 at all the WMs around here. I have fired a few guns with them mounted on and all were quite clear for the money, tracked near perfect when adjustments were needed, and have held up on anything I have seen up to a 300 win mag. I would not however look at it as a long term optics investment, it is a $70.00 scope. But it should suffice for your purpose for the time being. It also has an illuminated retical that can switch between off, green and red. It sucks in low light though because they tend to glare a bit and deminish the view of your target, so I leave them off. My father has a 25-06 marlin XL7 with one and it is the one I have used the most. I have heard a lot good things about them and nothing bad as far as function and reliability. I know several people who can afford far better but find that 70.00 that performs the desired function is money well spent. I am sure there will be someone on here that will say they heard of one that blew up from recoil or just fell apart for whatever reason, and that you should not skimp on optics. I agree that you should not skimp on optics, but when money is tight, a decent scope that works well and is cheap may be just the ticket until you can afford better. You can spend more and get less I promise. </p><p></p><p>On scopes falling apart, I have personally seen 2 Burris, a leupold VX3, A Swarovski, a Trijicon, and a 600.00 Bausch and Lomb, its a high end one and for whatever reason the model escapes me, All fall apart from recoil or in the Leupold's and Swarovski's case, just because. Swaro was mounted on a .257 Roberts. Oh, and Pentax lightseeker I have on my 45-70 just had a lens crack as well(something about those 500 grain jacketed round nose projectiles from a plastic stocked encore makes that thing hell on scopes). The 45-70 only accounted for 4 scopes so far and only 1 burris and the Pentax are listed here, one was a very cheap scope that already looked like it could fall apart when I put it on (has a lifetime warranty though!!) and the other was a tasco where the lack of quality is expected and failures were nearly guaranteed. Those two were destroyed with the recoil of 300 grain projectiles at 2350 fps. </p><p></p><p>Bottom line, check out the centerpoint until you can afford better and I think you will be pleased. Don't sweat about if it falls apart, keep your reciept and Wal Mart will replace it. Any scope can fail, Except maybe a Night Force, but its way over a grand.</p><p></p><p>Good luck, and thats some pretty good shooting for a 17y/o who had never tried that far. You are on the right track. Hardly anyone here started off with the best and most expensive, most of us were much like you or started with less in many cases, mine included.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cfvickers, post: 412314, member: 25488"] If you need a fair scope that will let you see your target, track true, be reasonably clear, and in my experience hold up well enough, I would go to your local wally world and pick up a Centerpoint 4-16x40. They are 69.98 at all the WMs around here. I have fired a few guns with them mounted on and all were quite clear for the money, tracked near perfect when adjustments were needed, and have held up on anything I have seen up to a 300 win mag. I would not however look at it as a long term optics investment, it is a $70.00 scope. But it should suffice for your purpose for the time being. It also has an illuminated retical that can switch between off, green and red. It sucks in low light though because they tend to glare a bit and deminish the view of your target, so I leave them off. My father has a 25-06 marlin XL7 with one and it is the one I have used the most. I have heard a lot good things about them and nothing bad as far as function and reliability. I know several people who can afford far better but find that 70.00 that performs the desired function is money well spent. I am sure there will be someone on here that will say they heard of one that blew up from recoil or just fell apart for whatever reason, and that you should not skimp on optics. I agree that you should not skimp on optics, but when money is tight, a decent scope that works well and is cheap may be just the ticket until you can afford better. You can spend more and get less I promise. On scopes falling apart, I have personally seen 2 Burris, a leupold VX3, A Swarovski, a Trijicon, and a 600.00 Bausch and Lomb, its a high end one and for whatever reason the model escapes me, All fall apart from recoil or in the Leupold's and Swarovski's case, just because. Swaro was mounted on a .257 Roberts. Oh, and Pentax lightseeker I have on my 45-70 just had a lens crack as well(something about those 500 grain jacketed round nose projectiles from a plastic stocked encore makes that thing hell on scopes). The 45-70 only accounted for 4 scopes so far and only 1 burris and the Pentax are listed here, one was a very cheap scope that already looked like it could fall apart when I put it on (has a lifetime warranty though!!) and the other was a tasco where the lack of quality is expected and failures were nearly guaranteed. Those two were destroyed with the recoil of 300 grain projectiles at 2350 fps. Bottom line, check out the centerpoint until you can afford better and I think you will be pleased. Don't sweat about if it falls apart, keep your reciept and Wal Mart will replace it. Any scope can fail, Except maybe a Night Force, but its way over a grand. Good luck, and thats some pretty good shooting for a 17y/o who had never tried that far. You are on the right track. Hardly anyone here started off with the best and most expensive, most of us were much like you or started with less in many cases, mine included. [/QUOTE]
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