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    Posted: November/04/2009 at 20:05

hey guys i am new here. and i am in need of a decent low price range scope. yea i know that dont go together but the budget is tight and deer season is here and my simmons whitetail scope i have to put on my other gun is busted.

my whitetail simmons scope is a 3.5x10x50mm been good for several years and looked at it today and it seems the crosshairs have rolled. is there anyway to fix this.

if not i am looking for a compareable scope in the same size range if possible. and i am also looking at a 6x20x50 bushnell but i think thats going to be to high power for a deer gun.

thanks for reading and let me know what yall think

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also looking at a pentex gameseeker 3-9x50
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oh and this will be going on a browning a bolt 270 with boss
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Don't have this particular model but the Nikon's I do have (Monarch's) are holding up. http://swfa.com/Nikon-3-9x40-ProStaff-Riflescope-P42191.aspx

I've got one of these on a .223 and feel it's a good scope for the money. http://swfa.com/Burris-3-9x40-Fullfield-II-Rifle-Scope-P7932.aspx
Not sure what your price point is and the power range and objective may not work for you just trying to throw out some ideas. Best of luck with whatever you decide to go with. 
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how much can you spend??
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i need to stay under or around 200 i really like the bushnell banner 50mm and the nikon prostaff 50mm.
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Where you hunt what do you think the longest shot might be?  Is it mostly swampy, dense woods or some large open fields? 
 
Do you think you might end up doing some hog hunting too?
 
You might be better off with a scope that has lower magnification than 10x (definitely lower than the 6-20x). 
 
Maybe the Nikon Monarch 2-8x or Vortex Viper 2-7x that are a little over $200 would be a good fit, better quality than the $80-200 scopes and more proportionate to your rifle and hunting environment.
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well a 3-9 or 10 would do me right i hunt hogs and deer with it  i will shoot anywheres from 50yrds to 250 yards. i hunt in east texas and south la. i use an open site 30/30 for the thick woods hunting.
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just went look at the vortex scopes is there line pretty good. i like the 2.5-10x50 option that seems about right for what i hunt
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what about the legend in the 50mm
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  The Bushnell Legend series has always been among the best of the entry level scopes. 
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Stay away from 50m objectives for deer hunting.  You'll save some $$ and get all the performance you need past legal shooting with a good 40mm obj scope.  I like the Burris FFII rec mentioned here, as well as a $250 Elite 4200 3-9x40 which is fantastic. 
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what is wrong with a 50mm for deer hunting thats what most use around here.
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  What JG says.   If you MUST stay at or around $200 you'd not go wrong with an FFII.  But IF you could go another $100 the 4200 would DEFINITELY be money well spent.
 
    Nothing wrong with a 50mm.  It's just that when buying lower priced scopes,for the most part,your better off to go with the std versions (3-9x40 ,2-7x?,fixed power,etc.).  OR take the money you'd spend on the fancier low end scope and move up a level to a std version of a better scope which because of the better lenses/coatings will give you the same or better light transmission that the cheaper 50mm would. Plus you get a better built scope.
    The 4200 CANNOT be beat for the money.


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the bushnell legend is a 3200 elite  essentially, it has a few differences. the 3200 is multi coated the legend is fully multi coated.the legend has 30 more clicks of adjustment . i do believe that if you buy a 50mm you would also have to buy taller rings.

Edited by pyro6999 - November/05/2009 at 19:53
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i just looked at a legend that has the rainguard on it. nah on this gun i had a 50 mm before thats what just broke on her
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