Rifle Scop

Best scope $200-300

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Rifle Scop

Postby Flightstopper » Sat Feb 02, 2013 8:44 pm

Looking for a new scope for my old 30-06. Would like to stay around $200 but would go to $300 if it's worth it. List the model and retacle in a post
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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby rebelp74 » Sat Feb 02, 2013 9:04 pm

For that price range a Leupold Vari-X1 or 2, 3x9x50.
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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby Eric Haynes » Sat Feb 02, 2013 9:04 pm

Flightstopper wrote:Looking for a new scope for my old 30-06. Would like to stay around $200 but would go to $300 if it's worth it. List the model and retacle in a post

Nikin prostaff. Best $200 scope out there

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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby Flightstopper » Sat Feb 02, 2013 9:25 pm

Eric Haynes wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:Looking for a new scope for my old 30-06. Would like to stay around $200 but would go to $300 if it's worth it. List the model and retacle in a post

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That's always been my thought but the Burris have always seemed good as well. But I'm no scope genious
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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby Eric Haynes » Sat Feb 02, 2013 9:28 pm

Flightstopper wrote:
Eric Haynes wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:Looking for a new scope for my old 30-06. Would like to stay around $200 but would go to $300 if it's worth it. List the model and retacle in a post

Nikin prostaff. Best $200 scope out there

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That's always been my thought but the Burris have always seemed good as well. But I'm no scope genious

I have a Burris, but not as nice as the prostaff

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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby rebelp74 » Sat Feb 02, 2013 9:32 pm

The difference in leupold vs those 2 brands, is that the luepold gathers more light in darker situations.
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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby Eric Haynes » Sat Feb 02, 2013 9:34 pm

rebelp74 wrote:The difference in leupold vs those 2 brands, is that the luepold gathers more light in darker situations.

Leluepold is also double the price. Luepold will always be my favorite, but for two bills...im going nikon

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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby rebelp74 » Sat Feb 02, 2013 9:41 pm

Eric Haynes wrote:
rebelp74 wrote:The difference in leupold vs those 2 brands, is that the luepold gathers more light in darker situations.

Leluepold is also double the price. Luepold will always be my favorite, but for two bills...im going nikon

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You can a vari x 1 or 2 pretty cheap. Have you tried swarovski scope? Those things are legit. I was always a leupold guy until, my dad turned me on to em.
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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby Eric Haynes » Sat Feb 02, 2013 9:44 pm

rebelp74 wrote:
Eric Haynes wrote:
rebelp74 wrote:The difference in leupold vs those 2 brands, is that the luepold gathers more light in darker situations.

Leluepold is also double the price. Luepold will always be my favorite, but for two bills...im going nikon

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You can a vari x 1 or 2 pretty cheap. Have you tried swarovski scope? Those things are legit. I was always a leupold guy until, my dad turned me on to em.

If im going luepold, im going top. My nikon is actually better at duck than my luepold, but the luepold has the clarity over distance

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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby Flightstopper » Sat Feb 02, 2013 9:48 pm

rebelp74 wrote:
Eric Haynes wrote:
rebelp74 wrote:The difference in leupold vs those 2 brands, is that the luepold gathers more light in darker situations.

Leluepold is also double the price. Luepold will always be my favorite, but for two bills...im going nikon

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You can a vari x 1 or 2 pretty cheap. Have you tried swarovski scope? Those things are legit. I was always a leupold guy until, my dad turned me on to em.


Whoa pump the brakes there champ. We just quadrupled in price at least :lol:
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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby Eric Haynes » Sat Feb 02, 2013 9:55 pm

Flightstopper wrote:
rebelp74 wrote:
Eric Haynes wrote:
rebelp74 wrote:The difference in leupold vs those 2 brands, is that the luepold gathers more light in darker situations.

Leluepold is also double the price. Luepold will always be my favorite, but for two bills...im going nikon

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You can a vari x 1 or 2 pretty cheap. Have you tried swarovski scope? Those things are legit. I was always a leupold guy until, my dad turned me on to em.


Whoa pump the brakes there champ. We just quadrupled in price at least :lol:

Id be suprised if anyone recommends anything besides the prostaff

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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby capt1972 » Sat Feb 02, 2013 10:09 pm

prostaff FTW
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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby assateague » Sat Feb 02, 2013 10:24 pm

Eric Haynes wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:Looking for a new scope for my old 30-06. Would like to stay around $200 but would go to $300 if it's worth it. List the model and retacle in a post

Nikin prostaff. Best $200 scope out there

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x1,000,000. Far better scope than my Leupold.
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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby Flightstopper » Sat Feb 02, 2013 10:33 pm

Like where this is heading. Thanks fellas
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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby assateague » Sat Feb 02, 2013 10:36 pm

Eric Haynes wrote:
rebelp74 wrote:
Eric Haynes wrote:
rebelp74 wrote:The difference in leupold vs those 2 brands, is that the luepold gathers more light in darker situations.

Leluepold is also double the price. Luepold will always be my favorite, but for two bills...im going nikon

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You can a vari x 1 or 2 pretty cheap. Have you tried swarovski scope? Those things are legit. I was always a leupold guy until, my dad turned me on to em.

If im going luepold, im going top. My nikon is actually better at duck than my luepold, but the luepold has the clarity over distance

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Again, x1,000,000. My Nikon is a far better scope at duck than my Leupold. In bright, clear light, the Leupold is better. But that's it. Overcast, low-light, woods, anywhere, the Nikon is a far better scope.
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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby rebelp74 » Sat Feb 02, 2013 10:37 pm

assateague wrote:
Eric Haynes wrote:
rebelp74 wrote:
Eric Haynes wrote:
rebelp74 wrote:The difference in leupold vs those 2 brands, is that the luepold gathers more light in darker situations.

Leluepold is also double the price. Luepold will always be my favorite, but for two bills...im going nikon

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You can a vari x 1 or 2 pretty cheap. Have you tried swarovski scope? Those things are legit. I was always a leupold guy until, my dad turned me on to em.

If im going luepold, im going top. My nikon is actually better at duck than my luepold, but the luepold has the clarity over distance

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Again, x1,000,000. My Nikon is a far better scope at duck than my Leupold. In bright, clear light, the Leupold is better. But that's it. Overcast, low-light, woods, anywhere, the Nikon is a far better scope.

Really, what kind of leupold do you have?
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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby assateague » Sat Feb 02, 2013 10:41 pm

VX-2 with a standard reticle. It's no better than an old Simmons I used to have. I'm telling you, that Nikon Prostaff is crystal clear in any conditions, and gives me at least an extra 20 minutes past legal shooting time.
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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby Flightstopper » Sat Feb 02, 2013 10:46 pm

The buckmaster worth the extra coin over prostaff. All I can find is the parallax focus is what sets it apart. Is that even needed at 300 yard tops shots?
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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby 3legged_lab » Sat Feb 02, 2013 11:02 pm

assateague wrote:
Eric Haynes wrote:
rebelp74 wrote:
Eric Haynes wrote:
rebelp74 wrote:The difference in leupold vs those 2 brands, is that the luepold gathers more light in darker situations.

Leluepold is also double the price. Luepold will always be my favorite, but for two bills...im going nikon

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You can a vari x 1 or 2 pretty cheap. Have you tried swarovski scope? Those things are legit. I was always a leupold guy until, my dad turned me on to em.

If im going luepold, im going top. My nikon is actually better at duck than my luepold, but the luepold has the clarity over distance

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My Nikon is a far better scope at duck than my Leupold.


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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby Eric Haynes » Sat Feb 02, 2013 11:50 pm

assateague wrote:VX-2 with a standard reticle. It's no better than an old Simmons I used to have. I'm telling you, that Nikon Prostaff is crystal clear in any conditions, and gives me at least an extra 20 minutes past legal shooting time.

I like your style:grin:

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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby MOhuntingGuy » Sun Feb 03, 2013 11:01 pm

Leupold all day errr day. Better all around than a Nikon.
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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby Eric Haynes » Mon Feb 04, 2013 6:30 am

MOhuntingGuy wrote:Leupold all day errr day. Better all around than a Nikon.

The question was for a $200 or less scope. So me a cheaper than $200 luepold that is better than a nikon.....you won't.

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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby jehler » Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:18 am

200$ scope on a 30-06?
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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby Flightstopper » Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:52 am

jehler wrote:200$ scope on a 30-06?


You should see what's there now! :lol: I know chump budget but all I do is bust management does at the farm. Don't need a night force for that
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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby Flightstopper » Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:02 am

Selling a ruger LCP and hoping for new scope bases and rings on the return.

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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby R. Chapman » Wed Sep 11, 2013 11:57 pm

Flightstopper wrote:The buckmaster worth the extra coin over prostaff. All I can find is the parallax focus is what sets it apart. Is that even needed at 300 yard tops shots?


It helps if you're trying to shoot a 1/4" group at 300, but if your shooting game, hell no! A lot of times what happens when people buy scopes with side parallax adjustment, and its marked 300 that its right at 300, wrong! You fiddle with that parallax knob til those hairs don't move at all when you move your head from side to side.
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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby one2many » Sun Oct 13, 2013 3:57 am

R. Chapman wrote:
Flightstopper wrote:The buckmaster worth the extra coin over prostaff. All I can find is the parallax focus is what sets it apart. Is that even needed at 300 yard tops shots?


It helps if you're trying to shoot a 1/4" group at 300, but if your shooting game, hell no! A lot of times what happens when people buy scopes with side parallax adjustment, and its marked 300 that its right at 300, wrong! You fiddle with that parallax knob til those hairs don't move at all when you move your head from side to side.

holy shit you are a clay bird stud and you shoot .25" groups at 300 yards. man color me impressed
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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby one2many » Sun Oct 13, 2013 3:59 am

for 200 and under i would get the Nikon
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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby DeadEye_Dan » Sun Oct 13, 2013 6:39 am

I know this is a really old thread, but I put a Vortex 2x7 on my .35 Rem this summer, pretty impressed for a $175.

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Re: Rifle Scop

Postby Tomkat » Sun Oct 13, 2013 8:19 am

Eric Haynes wrote:
MOhuntingGuy wrote:Leupold all day errr day. Better all around than a Nikon.

The question was for a $200 or less scope. So me a cheaper than $200 luepold that is better than a nikon.....you won't.

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