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    Posted: November/22/2004 at 22:16
Went to purchase a Burris FF2 today, due to all the recommendations here for a reasonably inexpensive scope.   The smith had me look thru a Zeiss conquest (at double the price) and I couldn't bring myself to buy anythng else.  I compared Leupold 1,2 and 3's; Nikon; Bushnell-- everything he had but Swarovski- and nothing was as bright and crisp.  Curses!!! No, really I'm delighted with it, and glad I dug deep for the extra bucks- hope to get many years out of it.  Thanks for all the interesting and informative talk here.
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You are going to love the Conquest, and it is worth the extra money.

 

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote cheaptrick Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November/23/2004 at 17:04
Originally posted by ranburr ranburr wrote:

You are going to love the Conquest, and it is worth the extra money.

 

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You have chosen wisely scottiedog!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote obi-wan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November/24/2004 at 08:39
Just curious how much you paid for the conquest?  Have seen it thrown around and compared to some other scopes, but it the leopold 3, and the 4200 are a lot higher (like 200 bucks more) than the Monarch, 3200, Burris and GrandSlam, which usually come up in the same conversation  (all in the 250-300 range).  It is hard for me to justify 150 more if one of the latter 4 are just as good.  If i am way off on the price or  quality please let me know. 
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I paid 429, and I looked through ALL the others you mentioned and they were noticibly inferior in light transmission and clarity.  It's worth the extra few dollars if you think about it as a long-term investment.
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What was the power and the objective size?
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For that price, I am going to guess that it was a 3-9x40.

 

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  I was expecting a post on how you got knocked out.

 

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