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thegoaty
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Posted: November/05/2012 at 00:16 |
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Well I was at the store looking for scopes and saw a 4-12x52 cabelas tactical and it looked pretty nice and is was 260.00. Looked at a few others scopes and and nothing jumped out at me in my price range. Anyway as I was walking out to my car I hoped on their site and saw they had a sale on their store rand what I believe to be Alaskan guide 6-18x50sf ext reticle model on sale for 160. Down from a supposed 419.00. They didn't have any in stock so I ordered it. Later on looking at the reviews it was 50/50 hit or miss some said they looked nice but reticle would come loose. I think I may have made a mistake and should cancel the order, maybe go with a bushnell xlt 6-18, vortex crossfire ii 6-18, swift 6-18 or even a vortex diamondback 4-12. I'm just not sure , I've got a 308 varmint rifle and want to be able to shoot out to about 500 yards , just don't have ny experience at that range so a little noobish on scope choice.
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3_tens
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1. If it sounds to good to be true it usually is. You are better off buying a scope from an optics company that makes and designs rather than from a box store that is re-branding the cheapest thing they can find. 50/50 is not a good review ratio.
2. What is your intended use for this scope. Hunting or Target , Big game or Varmint. Do you really need 18X magnification? Don't waste your money on a scope that is not designed for your intended use. A scope with 18X magnification will require good glass to produce a clear image. I have not found in a $60 scope with good glass since the 70s. Prices have escalated a lot since then. So has quality. With high magnification, the first thing magnified by the optic is the defects of the glass and construction. You can see more detail with a quality low power optic than a cheap optic with a lot of magnification. The number one mistake made by most optic buyers is to much magnification for the intended use. |
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I once owned a Cabelas 3-9x lever evolution scope. I thought it would be neat to have hold overs set up for my 45-70 in the scope.
That scope had the worst glass I have ever seen in a scope. I had $30 tascos that looked much better than that one. The fisheye was horrible. I have also looked through a lot of the cabelas brand optics in their store. The only real good ones I have seen are the Euro scopes. They are made by Meopta and are actually a very good line of scopes. Other than that I have not been that impressed with their house brand. |
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There is a rifle range out by me that has gong targets out to 500 yards or so and I want to start doing that , Also used for hog and critter hunting. I thought adjustable objective would be kind of important at those ranges but im not sure. Maybe the 4-12 voted diamond back would be the best. It has most of the features I want like bdc reticle, zero reset turrets but does not have AO. From what I've read good glass is always better than higher magnification on lower end scope.
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Whats your budget?
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250.00 is my budget
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I guess I might just wait for it to come in and if I don't like it I think I'm leaning towards a mueller 4-16 tactical or 4-14 apt or a Pentax game seeker 30 4-16.
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Go with a Votex Viper Viper or Diamondback. Pick your flavor and feel good about your purchase
knowing you have a scope that is backed and guaranteed for ever. |
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More data means more responses. It is a tough decision get as much feedback as you can learn from others mistakes.
Why so much magnification? I suggest 3-9 for noobs. Many people on here could help you pick a scope you will love for the $250-300 price tag. http://www.samplelist.com/-P60518.aspx http://www.samplelist.com/-P60587.aspx http://www.samplelist.com/Meopta-3-9x42-Meopro-Rifle-Scope-DEMO-B-P59198.aspx A little more dough but a little more scope. http://www.samplelist.com/Zeiss-3-9x40-Conquest-Rifle-Scope-DEMO-B-P58489.aspx Look here as well http://swfa.com/Sightron-Closeouts-C4847.aspx Look for the SII Big Sky. You really cannot go wrong with any of the above. |
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Scratch that the Mueller you are looking at the 4-14 comes highly recomended from an A CLASS gentlemen who knows a good scope. Ernie Bishop has used this out past 500yrds and has done very very very very well. http://swfa.com/Mueller-45-14x40-All-Purpose-Tactical-30mm-Riflescope-P44586.aspx
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