scopes

What brand scope do you like and why? :?:

Nikon. Ive tried several brands, several bushnells, 3-4 diffrent leupolds,burris simmons redfield and im sure a few others. But when its time to hit the woods my rifle is wearing nikon. Super clear, click adjustments, durable. Ive put a couple of there cheaper prostaffs thtew hell and they still hit where i wanted em. Get just as clear of glass as a leupold but save money. Ive got 2 prostaffs,2 buckmasters, a prostaff5 and a monarch so i guess i use all there models.

Leupold. Buy once buy right. No hassles on warranty and great customer service should you ever need it,


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Zeiss or swarovski

If I had the money night force, but I'm happy with my nikons


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I have switched everything over to Vortex. The simplest reasoning is that it is the best bang for my buck. I have owned Zeiss, Leupold, Nikon, and Burris scopes and binos and for my money, the Vortex gives the better bang for the buck. Zeiss and the higher end Leupolds have great glass but are more expensive than my Vortex Diamondbacks and Vipers and the performance to money ratio is not big enough.

I did a twilight test with my Diamondback HP and my Zeiss HD 5 and yes, the Zeiss was brighter a little bit longer but for a $500 difference in price the difference was minimal. I also tested my Vortex Viper Binos against my buddy's Swaro's when we were in CO. Again, the Swaro is better glass for sure but my eyes are not good enough for me to buy $2500 binos when my $499 Vipers were as clear as I needed.

ANother contributing factor is the warranty and service. I had a horrible customer service experience on a pair of Zeiss COnquest HD binos earlier this year. I sold them to buy the Vipers.

Well I have a Nikon monarch,two leupolds and a vortex diamondback and all three brands are very good,very pleased with them all.

Burris. They work. Great price!Clear and great warrany....but I haven't had to use it yet.

AllOutdoors":2udw2ap5 said:

Burris. They work. Great price!Clear and great warrany....but I haven't had to use it yet.

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I tried to use the Burris wattanty one time. It went over like a terd in the punch bowl. Basicaly I got told that they didn't make the model of binocular anymore that I had bought and would give me a discount on a new pair of Steiners if I wanted to buy them. That was the last time I have owned anything by Burris.

I'm all in with Vortex. Any bino or scope I buy from here on out with be Vortex.

I haven't had any issues with my scopes but I did drop my binos from about 12 feet onto concrete and they broke. I called and told them what I did and that it was my fault... they sent me a brand new pair. The warranty Vortex offers is awesome.

DntBrnDPig":9tezhnby said:

I'm all in with Vortex. Any bino or scope I buy from here on out with be Vortex.

I haven't had any issues with my scopes but I did drop my binos from about 12 feet onto concrete and they broke. I called and told them what I did and that it was my fault... they sent me a brand new pair. The warranty Vortex offers is awesome.

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Exact reason I decided on Vortex. Have a new Diamondback HP 3x12 on a .270 and waiting for a Crossfire II 3x9 to arrive to mount on a .308. Friend dropped his Viper PST out of his truck and broke the glass. He was on a hunt out of town and needed his scope. They next day aired him one and asked for him to send the broken one back when he returned home. Can't beat that for customer service.

I have Leupold, Bushnell, and Vortex. They're all good.

Kahles is many levels above most other scopes. If you can afford Kahles, the scopes (and binoculars) are some of the best glass on the planet. I run all the Kahles scopes I can afford.

Nikon and Vortex. The Vortex warranty is second to none although I have never had any trouble with my Viper. Great scope.

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Kahles is many levels above most other scopes. If you can afford Kahles, the scopes (and binoculars) are some of the best glass on the planet. I run all the Kahles scopes I can afford.

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Love me some Kahles


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Best scope I've ever had is an old Nikon Monarch and it's a good one. For the money though, I'd probably go with either a Redfield or Vortex. Last scope I bought was a Redfield Revolution and I love it. From what I understand it's made in the Leupold factory and the warranty is just as good as Leupold. Folks say really good things about Vortex so obviously I'd consider them as well.


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Leupold Mark4 is the best scope I've ever had. Like the old saying you get what you pay for. A bad scope can make a great gun useless but a great scope can make any gun better.


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Ridgeraider":20tidi2q said:

Leupold Mark4 is the best scope I've ever had. Like the old saying you get what you pay for. A bad scope can make a great gun useless but a great scope can make any gun better.


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Darn skippy




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Burris did not stand behind their warranty for me. Leupold has always stood behind their products as far as I know, but I like Ziess a little more in low light.

For the money, Meopta Meostar.