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bf1073
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Recently purchased a Browning A-Bolt in .300 Win Mag now needing a scope. I was thinking something along the line of Nikon 3-12 42mm with BDC or the 4-16 42 mm with BDC. I chose this because I will be hunting long range and short range in the Colorado area for elk and mule deer. Also do a lot of hunting in the piney woods area of East Texas where I call home. Any comments or helpful suggustions would be appreciated.
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Rancid Coolaid
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The Nikon reticule is a bit large for long-range. What is your budget?
There are many good BDC reticules on the market, I would not put Nikon's near the top of the list. Give a price range and you will get many suggestions. Mine, pre- price range is the Swaro BDC reticule; it ain't cheap, but it is great. |
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bf1073
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Price range for me will be $450.00 to $700.00
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pyro6999
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i would look at a zeiss conquest with the z-600 reticle
i know its a little more than your budget but far as glass quality goes not a bad choice Edited by pyro6999 - May/11/2008 at 10:22 |
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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tahqua
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Here are a couple of fine scopes that fall in your category. Both can be mounted in medium rings and have crisp optics.
http://www.swfa.com/pc-3495-307-leupold-45-14x40-vx-iii-riflescope.aspx http://www.swfa.com/pc-8120-360-burris-3-12x44-signature-select-rifle-scope.aspx The Zeiss mentioned is also a very good scope. The Nikon has very nice glass and is a great scope also. I wish they used smaller solid dots instead of the circles. I agree with Rancid. I would check it out and see what you think. Edited by tahqua - May/11/2008 at 10:37 |
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lucytuma
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Don't forget to add the new bushnell 4200 4-16 with side focus and rain guard, but without range finding plex.
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tahqua
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The circles on the BDC subtend 2" at one hundred yards. Here is the Nikon BDC manual http://nikonsro.com/fileuploads/pdfs/BDC_manual.pdf
I also found that our resident Nikon man thinks they work just fine and has some target pics here:http://www.opticstalk.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10783 Edited by tahqua - May/11/2008 at 10:47 |
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pyro6999
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i like my nikon scopes but the only thing that i keep in the back of my mind is the poor image of there cs dept, now in 7yrs i havent had any issues knock on wood.
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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Ed Connelly
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well THAT's a good thing....I guess they are not breaking apart!!
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mercenary1947
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Seems like 7 years and no problems " NIKONS "is the best recommendation I could ever imagine . Not even the so called leupold never any poblems hype gets thumped on that one .
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Ed Connelly
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How about a couple of thirty to thirty-five year old Weavers like just keep on workin'?? And a twenty five year old Redfield or two....?? |
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pyro6999
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they dont like getting wet though do they ed??
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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RONK
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That's great, but I have 30-year old Leupolds that have never given me an ounce of trouble and have been hunted HARD.
Get back to me in a quarter of a century or so, and I'll let you know what I really think of them...
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pyro6999
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loopies at least could get wet though
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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Ed Connelly
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Well mine have certainly been wet! I have been out in rainstorms!! Snow. Dust. Are some of your scopes shrinking or something??
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martin3175
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I had a new Monarch 3-9x40 three years back that the windage "went out" after 3 shots on a 30-06..took 3 months to get Nikon to warranty it after they initially sent me a estimate for $169 to fix it ( on a 3 week old scope)..yes- the CS leaves alot to be desired !!!!!!!!!!
That being said, it is the only Monarch I've seen that has had an issue.
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pyro6999
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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Ed Connelly
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ummm........and, unfortunately, it was YOURS!!! YIKES! I guess that's why everyone is so worried about warranties.....this new stuff is just FLYING APART!!! If I bought a scope that cost $400 and it broke, I would have a sh*t fit. ( better buy stuff from SWFA, then maybe Chris will just send you ANOTHER one---maybe....) Better yet, let's have a thread about which scopes ARE NOT Flying Apart!!!
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pyro6999
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they are old weavers my new scopes are just fine
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They call me "Boots"
375H&H Mag: Yeah, it kills stuff "extra dead" 343 we will never forget God Bless Chris Ledoux "good ride cowboy" |
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Ed Connelly
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No fogging up to report. Although I can say that my Weaver K-4-1 Micro Trac from the late seventies was LOTS Brighter than my 1981 4X Leupold ( which also never fogged up....it just went to bed early....)
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