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Onty
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Posted: October/02/2010 at 20:12 |
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tejas
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Trijicon Accupoints are tough to beat for shooting under the full moon. Im a hog hunter myself. I use the 2.5-10X56mm with the green ballistic plex. This one doesnt exactly meet your specs but Im sure you would be thrilled with it.
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Onty
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Thanks for reply. As a matter of fact I was thinking about one of these: http://www.trijicon.com/user/parts/products1.cfm?PartID=677&back_row=1&categoryID=5 http://www.trijicon.com/user/parts/products1.cfm?PartID=682&back_row=3&categoryID=5 . However they are bit pricey and as I can see, lead time is 6-8 weeks. Some distributors might have them on stock in Considering prices and what is available here, seems to me that Burris FullField II 3-9x40 XXXXXXXXXXXXX is a very good deal, followed Bushnell Elite 4200 . The fact is that they are not be the best scopes for very low light conditions, but with transmission of about 95% both, they would be OK for dusk and dawn. So, which of those two you would recommend? What about sensitivity for eye position? Anything else I missed? Any other model I should consider? Thanks, Onty. P.S. I want to edit my first post to correct few errors but I realised that I cannot touch it after posting!? Edited by Urimaginaryfrnd - October/03/2010 at 08:22 |
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300S&W
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ONTY ONTY ONTY,
PLEEZE read the rules for OT. Here is #3:
3. Do not advertise other retailers selling the same or similar products as SWFA, this includes posting links to other retailers for products sold by SWFA. SWFA does not provide this forum as a vehicle to redirect customers to our competition
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Urimaginaryfrnd
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Goodnes ONTY we can read regular print just fine and like mentioned its not cool to post click links to other dealers sites since SWFA sells all the same optics and pays to maintain this site.
You need to look at Trijicon Accupoint scopes and you need to look at the aimpoint red dots although they are 30mm and you might need different rings.
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Zhurh
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I got a scope set up for 6,8 spc with B&C lines and ghost ring/red dot, 4-32. Only killed a caribou with it so far. Nice for close range (2-3 hundred yards) but not long range (bou was 700 yards). I like the heck out of it for quick target acquisition. Much better than a standard cross hair scope for quick close range shooting.
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Onty
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UPSSS, sorry. I was so desperate to get info fast that I overlooked it. I will be a good boy now. Thanks for correcting my mistakes. So folks, which way I should go, Fullfield II or Elite 4200 in 3-9x40? What is your opinion about smaller brother from Burris 2-7x 35? This later one is so tempting because of lower end 2x. |
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pyro6999
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the 4200 is way better of a scope than the burris is.
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Urimaginaryfrnd
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I like the 4200 Bushnell scopes and have several. I have had several Burris scopes and all but one was a disappointment. Of the scopes I have one of my favorites is Leupold fixed 6 power FX3 6x42 and it is available with a BDC reticle called Long Range Duplex or with a Heavy Duplex reticle and I have the Heavy Duplex and believe that would be a good scope for your purposes.
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Sparky
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I am not sure your wish list and what you are willing to pay are compatible. You are spending a lot of money to go to Europe for this hunt and do you really want to skimp on optics?
I would be looking at a German #4 reticule for your low light and it is also going to help in drawing your eye to the cross hairs. Thin posts are harder to see in low light. And as far as getting the scope aligned, you might practice raising your rifle(unloaded of course!!! and pointed in a safe direction!!!) to proper alignment. This will develop muscle memory and speed up gaining a proper sight picture. http://swfa.com/Zeiss-3-9x40-Conquest-Rifle-Scope-P5400.aspx http://swfa.com/Leupold-15-5x20-VX-3-Riflescope-P12632.aspx |
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shooter07
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For night hunting hogs, it's very hard to beat the accu point of Trijicon. It's already been mentioned and for good reason.
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Sounds like a niche for a decent affordable 1.5(1.75)-6 x42 but they're history.
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Onty
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I apologize for that red coloured text. That wasn´t my intention at all. Looks like that culprit is the text I wrote in Words and copied here. Once I had typed all text on the forum, everything looked normal.
I had today lengthy discussion with friends from over there, they urged me to get Redfield with Acu Range reticle, even it's not the best choice for for low light conditions. Few of those trickled there and they like them for wild boars more than any other reticle, even more than those red dots/points and illuminated reticles.
As for the trip, I am going there for another reason, not for the hunt. Idea came from my friends when they learned I am coming for few weeks. Since Mauser 8x57 JS I have over there is old one (barrel is not in the best shape, but rifle will make 2 MOA, I will replace it later on) and will be my secondary rifle, this scope will stay on it so I can practise using cheap and plenty ball ammo. My primary hunting rifle will be later 30-06 or 338-06 in stainless, but that is another topic. For that one, I will get much better scope. As for German #4 reticle, I agree with you, it had been long time top choice for for many, with a good reason, especially in low light conditions.
Yeah, I agree. Zeiss has very nice Conquest 1.8-5.5x38 MC. I will seriously consider this scope for my dream rifle. Although, it's on their website, I was told by local store that it's out of production now. I should grab it before it's too late. If I can find one, of corse. Many thanks! |
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check out the Vortex Viper 2-7 with the C3 reticle
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