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<blockquote data-quote="woodchuckc" data-source="post: 1000612" data-attributes="member: 2555"><p>I have had a variety of scopes from Bushnell, Simmons, Redfield, Tasco, Nikon, and a couple of other ones I can't remember. Outside of the 2 Nikon Monarchs, I realize the others would not be considered top of the line scopes, but they function well for what I have them mounted on. I have the Monarchs on my 22-250 varmint rifle, and on my new Tikka 30-06. I looked at and seriously considered a Zeiss Conquest to go on the Tikka, but I honestly could not see a significant difference between it and the Monarch in terms of clarity and brightness. I also looked at a VXIII at the same time and thought (again, to my eyes) that it was not as bright as either the Monarch or Conquest. I have been very happy with the Monarch on my varmint gun, both in performance and with holding zero, so I saved a few dollars and got one for the Tikka. The Swarofski scope that I looked at was discernibly better than the Nikon, but not enough so that I would consider spending the extra $1000 for it.</p><p></p><p>To be honest, the most rugged scope I have owned has been the Tasco fixed 4x World Class scope on my old Marlin 30-30. I have had it mounted on the gun for 25 or 26 years, and it has never fogged up and never shifted its POI as long as I still use the old reliable Remington 150 gr Corelokt ammo. I tried shooting some of the new Leverevolution ammo last summer, but I could never get as good a group at 100 yards as with the old Remington ammo, so I never bothered to adjust the scope (the POI was about 2-3" higher).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woodchuckc, post: 1000612, member: 2555"] I have had a variety of scopes from Bushnell, Simmons, Redfield, Tasco, Nikon, and a couple of other ones I can't remember. Outside of the 2 Nikon Monarchs, I realize the others would not be considered top of the line scopes, but they function well for what I have them mounted on. I have the Monarchs on my 22-250 varmint rifle, and on my new Tikka 30-06. I looked at and seriously considered a Zeiss Conquest to go on the Tikka, but I honestly could not see a significant difference between it and the Monarch in terms of clarity and brightness. I also looked at a VXIII at the same time and thought (again, to my eyes) that it was not as bright as either the Monarch or Conquest. I have been very happy with the Monarch on my varmint gun, both in performance and with holding zero, so I saved a few dollars and got one for the Tikka. The Swarofski scope that I looked at was discernibly better than the Nikon, but not enough so that I would consider spending the extra $1000 for it. To be honest, the most rugged scope I have owned has been the Tasco fixed 4x World Class scope on my old Marlin 30-30. I have had it mounted on the gun for 25 or 26 years, and it has never fogged up and never shifted its POI as long as I still use the old reliable Remington 150 gr Corelokt ammo. I tried shooting some of the new Leverevolution ammo last summer, but I could never get as good a group at 100 yards as with the old Remington ammo, so I never bothered to adjust the scope (the POI was about 2-3" higher). [/QUOTE]
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