4onaside
Well-Known Member
I am always amazed at what some of the guys on here spend for scopes. I finally broke the $100 barrier this year with a Nikon pro-staff on ebay,mainly due to peer pressure, but all of my considerable hunting life, I have done quite well with "economy priced" scopes. The question that I have never found an answer for is, how do state of the art top dollar scopes improve a hunter's success? Particulaly an eastern hunter. I have more pasture than most, and, I suppose that you could encounter a 300 yard shot, although it would be poor planning if you did so. But, obvious most shots in this part of the country are well under 100 yards. And, I've found that the cheapest of the cheap do just fine under those conditions. Even, in the wide open west, I try to limit myself to 275 or less, because beyond that, whatever equipment that I am using, outdistances my ability.
Just curious as to what real benefit is derived from spending IMO way too much money for optics, other than, of course, the grey poupon syndrome.
Just curious as to what real benefit is derived from spending IMO way too much money for optics, other than, of course, the grey poupon syndrome.