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<blockquote data-quote="Model70Man" data-source="post: 995421" data-attributes="member: 2756"><p>As stated before, you don't need expensive optics to shoot long range. My first rifle came with a Simmons 3-9x40 piece of junk. It wouldn't hold zero for anything. I took some advice and bought a Leupold Vari-X II 3-9x40. What a difference in clarity and the scope held zero. I vowed to never buy a Simmons unless it was for a 22lr and became a Leupold fan. Then I messed up and looked through a Zeiss Conquest. Big mistake. The optics blew me away. The Zeiss was clearer, brighter, better resolution, and had a crisper image out to the edge of the glass than any other scope I've ever looked out of. Minute details were easier to see compared to the Leupold. And to my amazment, the same price and even less expensive than a VX-III. I now have 7 or 8 Zeiss Conquest scopes now and all of my bolt action rifles wear the Conquest. They hold zero and don't have to re-zero before each season unless I change the load I'm shooting. They track better than the Leupold as well. 1 click is exactly .25 inches at 100 yds. Then I looked through a Meopta Meostar R1. Same price as the Conquest, but again the optics were just that much better for the same price. Meopta optics rank right up there with the $1500 to $2000 scopes for the price of a Conquest. </p><p></p><p>IMO, less expensive scopes will get the job done. But, if you want to be able to determine if that buck in the thick stuff or at the woodline 150 yds away is an 8 point or a 7 point, the less expensive scope will not help your chances, especially in low light conditions. If a person has grey poupon syndrome because they have $300 to $500 scopes on their rifles, then I have it really bad. :grin:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Model70Man, post: 995421, member: 2756"] As stated before, you don't need expensive optics to shoot long range. My first rifle came with a Simmons 3-9x40 piece of junk. It wouldn't hold zero for anything. I took some advice and bought a Leupold Vari-X II 3-9x40. What a difference in clarity and the scope held zero. I vowed to never buy a Simmons unless it was for a 22lr and became a Leupold fan. Then I messed up and looked through a Zeiss Conquest. Big mistake. The optics blew me away. The Zeiss was clearer, brighter, better resolution, and had a crisper image out to the edge of the glass than any other scope I've ever looked out of. Minute details were easier to see compared to the Leupold. And to my amazment, the same price and even less expensive than a VX-III. I now have 7 or 8 Zeiss Conquest scopes now and all of my bolt action rifles wear the Conquest. They hold zero and don't have to re-zero before each season unless I change the load I'm shooting. They track better than the Leupold as well. 1 click is exactly .25 inches at 100 yds. Then I looked through a Meopta Meostar R1. Same price as the Conquest, but again the optics were just that much better for the same price. Meopta optics rank right up there with the $1500 to $2000 scopes for the price of a Conquest. IMO, less expensive scopes will get the job done. But, if you want to be able to determine if that buck in the thick stuff or at the woodline 150 yds away is an 8 point or a 7 point, the less expensive scope will not help your chances, especially in low light conditions. If a person has grey poupon syndrome because they have $300 to $500 scopes on their rifles, then I have it really bad. :grin: [/QUOTE]
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