For my Knight DISC, in your opinion, which would be the better scope and why?
3-9x40 or 4x32 Scope???
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Don't throw out the 2-7x33..Great muzzleloader scope,love my leupold on my muzzy.
FULLDRAWXX75
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For the gun you are looking to scope, the 4x is more than enough.......but I would go for the 3-9x for the bigger glass, two reasons.......better light collecting ability and wider field of view at the 3x setting.
I would even consider a 1.5-4x for even better FOV............
FDXX75
I would even consider a 1.5-4x for even better FOV............
FDXX75
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the leupold 3-9x40 ultimateslam sits on top off my long range hunter and i love it
ratsnakeboogy
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knightrider said:
Ditto, great scope for a smokepole.
FULLDRAWXX75
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FULLDRAWXX75 said:
For the record, I have 3-9x on all my scoped mzldr.
FDXX75
I have a 3.5-10 on mine
Trapper John
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Just curious, why not a 4x40? I've got one on each TC Black Diamond.
Deer Whisperer
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I prefer a variable power scope. I keep it on its lowest power until I see a deer way off. Its good to have a higher magnification when I feel the need.
The most important issue for me is the quality of the glass. I want the brightest and cleanest image possible.
The most important issue for me is the quality of the glass. I want the brightest and cleanest image possible.
Model70Man
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1.5-6
2-7
4x
6x
All good powers for a ML scope. It's all personal preference. Most of us have way too much scope for deer hunting anyway.
2-7
4x
6x
All good powers for a ML scope. It's all personal preference. Most of us have way too much scope for deer hunting anyway.
TheLBLman
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If you're truly torn between a fixed 4x vs. a 3-9x,
then a 2-7x might be the perfect choice for you.
then a 2-7x might be the perfect choice for you.
i got a 3x9x32
I like the 3.5-10 on mine because the Savage has an extended effective range, and I have used it more than once.
TheLBLman
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For similar reasons, I WOULD have gone with a 3.5-10 Leupold VX-3 on my Savage, but decided instead on the Burris Signature 3-12 x 44mm (also made in U.S.A.). Wasn't really wanting that extra magnification, just the 44mm objective. Wish Leupold would make the VX-3 with a 44mm objective. (Yes, know I could have gone with a Zeiss, but I prefer "Made in U.S.A.".)Hillbilly Hunter said:
I have thought the same also. I have a couple of 50mm VX-III's on my magnum rifles but a 44 is a good compromise.
TheLBLman
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HH, the 50mm objective just looks too much like a grapefruit sitting on my receiver!
As long as the magnification is set at 10x or less,
I don't see any compromise with a 44mm objective, as it lets in more light than my eyes can utilize. 50mm just seems unnecessary to me unless we're talking magnification higher than 10x.
As long as the magnification is set at 10x or less,
I don't see any compromise with a 44mm objective, as it lets in more light than my eyes can utilize. 50mm just seems unnecessary to me unless we're talking magnification higher than 10x.
Model70Man
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Wes Parrish said:
Leupolds are not "Made in the USA" anymore. Their glass is Japanese.
Zeiss is assembled in the USA and that's good enough for me.
Model70Man said:
Surpisingly, they have been doing this over half a century. This came off thier website.
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About Us
America's Optics AuthorityA Message From Our CEO100 Years of Leupold History
America's Optics Authority�Leupold & Stevens is a fifth generation, family owned company that has been in business for 102 years and employs over 600 American workers. All Leupold Golden Ring� Riflescopes are designed, machined, assembled, and tested in Leupold�s state of the art manufacturing facility in Beaverton, Oregon, USA. Leupold uses over one million pounds of aluminum, amounting to over 100 miles of extrusion, in its facility every year and has the largest installation of Index Turning Centers West of the Mississippi River. The current average tenure of Leupold�s all-American workforce is approximately eleven years, with the longest tenured employees being on staff for over four decades.
Leupold & Stevens pioneered such ubiquitous technologies as waterproof scopes, side focus parallax adjustment, compact riflescopes, and the Duplex� reticle. Each Leupold Golden Ring Riflescope model, from the least expensive Rifleman� to the industry leading VX-7� must pass Leupold�s uniquely punishing durability testing, which no other competitive scope brand or model has ever consistently passed, regardless of price or country of origin. Leupold�s Golden Ring Lifetime Guarantee is the standard by which all other customer service agreements in the sports optics industry are judged, and is the industry leader today, after over 60 years in use.
Leupold uses foreign sourced components for some parts of Golden Ring products, primarily lenses. This is because at this time, there is no American manufacturer that can supply the quantity of high quality lenses that Leupold needs for its annual Golden Ring Optics production. Leupold�s lens systems are designed at Leupold, by American optical engineers, in its state-of -the-art optics lab and then procured from outside vendors who must meet stringent quality standards.
Incoming parts are carefully inspected in our testing facility before they are accepted into the assembly process. Incidentally, all major optics producers worldwide acquire some or all of their glass from the same sources as Leupold. Some of these sources are located domestically, some are European, and some are Asian. Leupold has acquired its lenses this way for over 50 years.
As Frederick Leupold said: �The Customer is entitled to a square deal�. These are the words Leupold has lived by for over a century and continues to live by today.
TheLBLman
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Wonder where the world would be today had it not been for America's "capitalism" and free enterprise? Most of what has made the world modern came from American's system of capitalism during the past 200 years.
. . . . . even optics, from the Hubble space telescope to Leupold scopes . . . . . .
[size]Leupold & Stevens pioneered such ubiquitous technologies as waterproof scopes, side focus parallax adjustment, compact riflescopes, and the Duplex� reticle. Each Leupold Golden Ring Riflescope model, from the least expensive Rifleman� to the industry leading VX-7� must pass Leupold�s uniquely punishing durability testing, which no other competitive scope brand or model has ever consistently passed, regardless of price or country of origin.[/size]
Just makes me want to go get another Leupold!
. . . . . even optics, from the Hubble space telescope to Leupold scopes . . . . . .
[size]Leupold & Stevens pioneered such ubiquitous technologies as waterproof scopes, side focus parallax adjustment, compact riflescopes, and the Duplex� reticle. Each Leupold Golden Ring Riflescope model, from the least expensive Rifleman� to the industry leading VX-7� must pass Leupold�s uniquely punishing durability testing, which no other competitive scope brand or model has ever consistently passed, regardless of price or country of origin.[/size]
Just makes me want to go get another Leupold!
ratsnakeboogy
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Model70Man said:
This statement needs to be stickied to the top. Unless your sitting a bean field, 3-9x40 should be all you ever need.
Lawrence
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I like my 3 x 9 x 40 on my Encore
ratsnakeboogy said:
Unless you're sitting a bean field, 2-7X32 should be all you ever need.
7 power is plenty enough magnification for 300 yard shots, and th elower power settings have all the light gathering you need (assuming quality multi-coated lenses) even with a 32 to 35 mm objective.
I have 2-7s on my ML, my 243, and my 260. My 270 has a 3-9X40.
