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    Posted: August/22/2006 at 22:25
I'm looking for a scope for my Encore muzzle loader.  I would like something from the 1-5x range.  My budget is $200 or less.  So far I'm considering the following:

Leupold 1-4x20 VX-I muzzle loader scope
Bushnell 1.5-4.5x32 Elite 3200 w/firefly
Burris 1.75-5x20 Fullfield II
Pentax Gameseeker 1.75-5x20

Any thoughts on the ones I'm lloking at?  Is there any I missed which I should consider?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote JPinSC Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August/29/2006 at 02:01
Look at the Weaver V3 (1x3 power). Used one for years on a slug gun.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote jarley77 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November/14/2006 at 00:44
go for the nikon omega i love mine you can get it for 209 on some websites
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote martin3175 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November/15/2006 at 19:48
Might try 3200 2-7x32...I have 2 on 12ga slug guns and they've held up perfectly.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 00buckshot Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November/16/2006 at 16:22

Buy the Nikon Omega.  I burned thru two burris FFII before I happened upon it.  It's An awesome scope.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote cheaptrick Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November/16/2006 at 19:02

SWFA will BEAT DOWN anyone elses advertised price on this scope.

They (SWFA) also are the ones that provide this site for your viewing pleasure.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Urimaginaryfrnd Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November/18/2006 at 10:41
Samplelist has refurbished ones for $179.

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Get the Burris Signature Series or Short Mag ballisticplex. Much better than the Nikon!!!!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Wvladimire Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: January/23/2007 at 18:19
You could go with either a Bushnell Legend 2-7x32, very clear glass, and around 112 to 115
dollars. Or you could save and spend a little more and go with the I.O.R. fixed power 4x32,
which has some of the most amazing glass I have ever seen in a scope backed by a great lifetime
warranty.

Over the years I have tried Nikon Monarch's, Burris Fullfield II's, and the Super Sniper series of
scopes. All are good, and I believe brighter than Leupold. But the glass on the I.O.R.'s convinced
me to switch over all my scopes to the I.O.R. line. That includes my tactical scope.
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