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Posted: June/23/2013 at 08:35 |
I don't know if you've seen this or not. ILya's profession is optics of all sorts.
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Posted: June/23/2013 at 12:14 |
300S&W wrote:
I don't know if you've seen this or not. ILya's profession is optics of all sorts.
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Yeah, have read through it several times. Basically leaning towards the Diamondback for that reason, but wanted to be comprehensive. A great deal on a different brand might sway me.
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Posted: June/23/2013 at 12:59 |
Bushnell 3-9x40 Elite Rifle Scope The rainguard coating is of value while hunting. To my eye the Bushnell Elite glass is better than most of the other glass in that price range. When hunting low light dial down to 6x with a 42mm scope and the image will get brighter. Your price range is getting close to the cost of the Super Sniper scopes they come 6x, 10x, 12x, 16x, & 20x
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Posted: June/23/2013 at 13:09 |
Something that we should consider is that you mention "most would be under 75. A lot of heavy brush shots, often with low light conditions." So I've been thinking reticle choice. I use a Leupold with their heavy plex reticle which is easy to see against brush and in low light. According to ILya's article the Diamondback and Burris (both w/BDC reticles) offer a thicker reticle than some others. Also there's a member here (Roy Finn) whose opinions are highly regarded. He's big on the Bushnell Fire Fly reticle saying that it's thick enough that in most conditions the FireFly option isn't needed. So even though that Elite scope that you list doesn't have the FireFly you'd still be getting a thick reticle.
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Posted: June/23/2013 at 13:16 |
Firefly reticle is a bit more, based on the fact that the reticle would have to be charged with a flashlight and is not a battery illuminated type I dont know if I would like it. It is worth considering though.
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Posted: June/23/2013 at 13:34 |
I probably wouldn't consider the FireFly unless an Elite wasn't available without it. And then don't know if I'd use it or not. Roy says that reticle is very black and bold.
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Posted: June/23/2013 at 16:08 |
The Elite is the outer range of my budget, but doable. Rainguard would be nice. Thanks again for the advice.
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Posted: June/23/2013 at 23:43 |
I have the firefly on one of my Elite's, on a 1895 45-70, and that reticle sticks out like a sore thumb! I never need to use the glow feature in low light, but just playing around with it, it seems to work fairly well. with that said, I still love the Burris ffii, and the vortex diamondback.
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Posted: June/24/2013 at 07:05 |
I have two 4200 2.5-10x40 fireflys and they are really good scopes. Very bright in low light and the rainguard is a big plus. The reticle is very bold. I like it better than a german #4 because it isn't as pronounced, but it will hang a really long time after dark(without charging it). I have never "needed" to charge it but have been playing around with it way after dark and just a quick flash of a light will give it just a touch of illumination that would help you shoot in near pitch black conditions. But if you charge it fully it is so bright it just about makes your scope useless in low light...........I mean it glows like a Griswald christmas tree !!
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