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300S&W
Optics God Joined: January/27/2008 Location: Burlington,WV Status: Offline Points: 10592 |
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Posted: April/22/2010 at 17:18 |
I'm beginning to off the scopes I don't use and am looking for a decent (particularly in low light) fixed X scope in 4X or 6X to put and leave on my .300 for all around hunting. Don't want a tactical type scope or ranging reticle. Not much out there:
(really rather not go 30mm but...........)
Was planning on a 4X Conquest but they're discontinued.
So out of the ones above or any I may have missed,what do y'all think?
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supertool73
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I have the Leupold 4x33 and to be honest and not that impressed with the glass quality. It is okay, but I would much prefer a little better. I have a fixed 4x IOR tactical scope that has much better glass and it is much nicer to use.
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300S&W
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Wonder if the same glass would be in the IOR 4X hunting model.
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Ed Connelly
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300S&W
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Yepper, I'll be huntin' rabbits with it to,Ed!!
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SVT_Tactical
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set on a fixed earl or would like a 1-4x be intriguing?
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300S&W
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Would definitely like a fixed but I may consider a 2-7 Viper. Truth is,on this rifle I just don't need a variable. I had a 4X El Paso Weaver on it for a few yrs and LIKED it. Never felt under or over powered. Ready to step into something more up to date.
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jonoMT
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I have a FX-II 4X that I've always felt was pretty adequate, including the glass. One thing I like about it is being able to screw in the various lens filters that Leupold offers. They're handy for protecting the scope glass and are easier to clean. I never noticed much effect on light transmission, given the large exit pupil. I had a whitetail doe in my sights once 5 minutes before the end of legal shooting light. She was under dark pines and surrounded by dark willows on the other side of a creek. Behind her was an east-facing slope and the sun was setting so the sky was still very bright. The doe was in a very poorly lit area and the contrast of the sky to boot but I had no problem making the shot.
Otherwise, given the discontinuation of the Conquest 4X I'd consider the IOR. I'm sure the glass is nicer. I don't think I'd care for anything 6X just because of the limited field of view. |
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Reaction time is a factor...
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bugsNbows
Optics God bowsNbugs Joined: March/10/2008 Location: North Georgia Status: Online Points: 11201 |
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S&B 4 X 36... if ya have lots-o-cash!
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300S&W
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YEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nope
Anyone got opinions on the 6x Leupolds and/or the 6x Big Sky? Edited by 300S&W - April/23/2010 at 08:43 |
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brodeur272
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If you look around on the web, you can find a 4x Sightron SII. The SIIs are good scopes for the $$.
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koshkin
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Both are very good scopes with excellent eyerelief and image quality. I think S2 Big Sky is ever so slightly sharper, but FX-3 is available with more reticle options. For usage that involves low light, I would probably go for FX-3 with Heavy Duplex reticle. Normal Duplex reticles in Sightron and Leupold are, I think, of very similar dimensions, but I can't easily check sine Leupold does not list reticle dimensions on their website. ILya
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koshkin
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Forgot to add, that if you can live with somewhat shorter eyerelief, IOR 6x42 with #4 reticle would be my choice over both Sightron and Leupold. I have this exact IOR and I am quite happy with it.
ILya
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Ed Connelly
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300S&W
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THANKS for the info,guys.
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