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<blockquote data-quote="Teri Anne" data-source="post: 2911053" data-attributes="member: 118816"><p>Over the years I have done a lot of hunting with rifles with iron sights as well as scoped. My first scope was a Redfield 4X on top of a Marlin 336C in 35 Remington. (Wish I still had that rifle) Anyway over the years I have owned a lot of different rifles and a lot of different scopes, different manufacturers as well as different calibers and/or scope manufacturers. Since we are talking about scopes here the worse I have ever had, and it was inherited on a used rifle I bought many years ago was a Tasco 3 x 9 x 40. The glass was terrible, the reticle left a lot to be desired and there was absolutely no repeatability on the adjustments. It went into the local landfill, which is where it really belonged, not sitting on the top of any rifle. I have had Leopold's, Nikons, Cabelas,, Bushnell's and of course Vortex. </p><p></p><p>It has been my experience that you ultimately get what you pay for and purchasing a rifle scope is no different. I do not subscribe to any dollar limit as long as I can afford it and have found over the years that the scopes that fit me best are always affordable, at least for me. Over the years I have found, that for me, that Bushnell's and Vortex work the best. The optic clarity, magnification, and reticles are fantastic, (of course depending on the model) My current go to scopes are Vortex for many reasons. </p><p></p><p>When choosing which scope to buy you should already have in mind what you are looking for in a scope, tube size, optical clarity, reticle type, parallax adjustment, reticle adjustment (conventional capped or tactical) and what kind of shooting that you are going to be doing with the rifle. Once you have narrowed down the type of scope it's time to start comparing. My first consideration is optical quality. I try out every one of the selection to see which scope, in my opinion has the clearest optics. Keep in mind that when checking this you need to adjust the eyepiece to your vision, This is done by sighting the scope on something preferable white or otherwise light blue. This can be a wall at as far a distance as you have or the sky against a white cloud or blue sky. Adjust the eyepiece until the reticle is as dark black as it can be. At that point the eyepiece is adjusted to your vision. From there you need to pick out an object at a distance, the farther the better, then adjust the parallax to that distance, look through the scope and note how clear the object appears using the ambient light available. This is a judgement call based on your vision and what you see. Check all of the different scopes in the group that has otherwise met your expectations and take the one's that you perceived as having the best clarity and move them off to the side. </p><p></p><p>At this point don't make the mistake than many believe that the more expensive the scope is, the better it is. Optical quality is important but how your vision perceives that quality is more important. Start out looking through a lower priced (not el- cheapo which seldom are ever good) but a good mid-priced scope. Note the clarity, then move up to the next level of scope and compare it to the mid priced scope. If it looks better to you place it off to the side and check the next level and check it, and so on. Somewhere along the line you will not see any improvement in the view looking through the scope. Once you have determined there is no difference go to the previous scope and compare the two. If there is no difference then the optical quality of the lower priced scope is as good as your eyes and differentiate. Buying anything more expensive is a waste of money that will not do you any good, unless it has features that you want that are not available on the less expensive scope. In my case, my preferred scope lineup at this time is Vortex. My level of optical quality begins at the Diamondback level, good optics and most of the features that I like, which currently is tactical turrets, parallax adjustment and a 30MM tube. I also like the Viper HSLR. Both scopes are available in the 6 x 24 x 50 and in the first focal plane with MOA adjustments. Both of the scopes, the Diamondback and Viper are so similar that there is no real advantage for me, to buy the Viper at twice the price of the Dimondback. All of my rifles are equipped with Vortex Diamondback scopes, the .270, 308 and 30-06 all have the Diamondback Tactical 6 x 24 x 50 in the first focal plane FFP. The Tikka T1x .22 has a Diamondback 4 x 16 x 44 Tactical. All of the rifles are used for both hunting and target shooting out to 600 yards. Having all of the scopes being the same helps in that I don't have to worry about which scope I have since they all work exactly the same. </p><p></p><p>There was a comment about using a 6 x magnification and missing a follow up shot because the person could not find the target in the scope using 6 x magnification. The difference between 4x and 6x as far as field of view is almost negligible. The Vortex Diamondback 6 x 24 x 50 has a field of view of 18 feet at 100 yards. the Diamondback 4 x 16 x 44 has a field of view at 100 yards of 26 feet. To my way of thinking the only reason that the individual could not find the target (deer?) for a second shot was that they had not practiced enough with the scope to know how to follow it. My second comment, which may or may not be liked here is, <em>Why was a second shot needed? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> </em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Teri Anne, post: 2911053, member: 118816"] Over the years I have done a lot of hunting with rifles with iron sights as well as scoped. My first scope was a Redfield 4X on top of a Marlin 336C in 35 Remington. (Wish I still had that rifle) Anyway over the years I have owned a lot of different rifles and a lot of different scopes, different manufacturers as well as different calibers and/or scope manufacturers. Since we are talking about scopes here the worse I have ever had, and it was inherited on a used rifle I bought many years ago was a Tasco 3 x 9 x 40. The glass was terrible, the reticle left a lot to be desired and there was absolutely no repeatability on the adjustments. It went into the local landfill, which is where it really belonged, not sitting on the top of any rifle. I have had Leopold's, Nikons, Cabelas,, Bushnell's and of course Vortex. It has been my experience that you ultimately get what you pay for and purchasing a rifle scope is no different. I do not subscribe to any dollar limit as long as I can afford it and have found over the years that the scopes that fit me best are always affordable, at least for me. Over the years I have found, that for me, that Bushnell's and Vortex work the best. The optic clarity, magnification, and reticles are fantastic, (of course depending on the model) My current go to scopes are Vortex for many reasons. When choosing which scope to buy you should already have in mind what you are looking for in a scope, tube size, optical clarity, reticle type, parallax adjustment, reticle adjustment (conventional capped or tactical) and what kind of shooting that you are going to be doing with the rifle. Once you have narrowed down the type of scope it's time to start comparing. My first consideration is optical quality. I try out every one of the selection to see which scope, in my opinion has the clearest optics. Keep in mind that when checking this you need to adjust the eyepiece to your vision, This is done by sighting the scope on something preferable white or otherwise light blue. This can be a wall at as far a distance as you have or the sky against a white cloud or blue sky. Adjust the eyepiece until the reticle is as dark black as it can be. At that point the eyepiece is adjusted to your vision. From there you need to pick out an object at a distance, the farther the better, then adjust the parallax to that distance, look through the scope and note how clear the object appears using the ambient light available. This is a judgement call based on your vision and what you see. Check all of the different scopes in the group that has otherwise met your expectations and take the one's that you perceived as having the best clarity and move them off to the side. At this point don't make the mistake than many believe that the more expensive the scope is, the better it is. Optical quality is important but how your vision perceives that quality is more important. Start out looking through a lower priced (not el- cheapo which seldom are ever good) but a good mid-priced scope. Note the clarity, then move up to the next level of scope and compare it to the mid priced scope. If it looks better to you place it off to the side and check the next level and check it, and so on. Somewhere along the line you will not see any improvement in the view looking through the scope. Once you have determined there is no difference go to the previous scope and compare the two. If there is no difference then the optical quality of the lower priced scope is as good as your eyes and differentiate. Buying anything more expensive is a waste of money that will not do you any good, unless it has features that you want that are not available on the less expensive scope. In my case, my preferred scope lineup at this time is Vortex. My level of optical quality begins at the Diamondback level, good optics and most of the features that I like, which currently is tactical turrets, parallax adjustment and a 30MM tube. I also like the Viper HSLR. Both scopes are available in the 6 x 24 x 50 and in the first focal plane with MOA adjustments. Both of the scopes, the Diamondback and Viper are so similar that there is no real advantage for me, to buy the Viper at twice the price of the Dimondback. All of my rifles are equipped with Vortex Diamondback scopes, the .270, 308 and 30-06 all have the Diamondback Tactical 6 x 24 x 50 in the first focal plane FFP. The Tikka T1x .22 has a Diamondback 4 x 16 x 44 Tactical. All of the rifles are used for both hunting and target shooting out to 600 yards. Having all of the scopes being the same helps in that I don't have to worry about which scope I have since they all work exactly the same. There was a comment about using a 6 x magnification and missing a follow up shot because the person could not find the target in the scope using 6 x magnification. The difference between 4x and 6x as far as field of view is almost negligible. The Vortex Diamondback 6 x 24 x 50 has a field of view of 18 feet at 100 yards. the Diamondback 4 x 16 x 44 has a field of view at 100 yards of 26 feet. To my way of thinking the only reason that the individual could not find the target (deer?) for a second shot was that they had not practiced enough with the scope to know how to follow it. My second comment, which may or may not be liked here is, [I]Why was a second shot needed? :oops: [/I] [/QUOTE]
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