Scope choice
Due to having "old eyes" I will be installing a scope on a recently aquired Ruger .44 Carbine. What do you guys & gals reccomend? Straight 4 power or a variable. It will be a quality scope not a Wal-Mart special.
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I am going to buy a scope for my .308. I want a fixed power scope. I have settled on 2 scopes...a Burris 10x50 with mil-dot reticle or an SWFA SS 10x42. Does anyone have any comments, good or bad about either scope? Thanks. 0 -
Doug,
Just my personal opinion, but it is tough to beat the Leupold. Addtionally, if you ever have problems with it, you can literally hand deliver it to them and they will fix or replace it for free.0 -
If those are the only two choices I would go with the Ziess. Both of these scopes are assembled in America by Americans, the Leupold uses Japanise glass and Chinese parts while the Ziess is using Chech made glass and German parts. Both scopes will give you a lifetime warentee and have US repair facitlities, but the Leupold will back any of their gold ring series to the fullest extent. I just personally prefer the Ziess as it is crisper and cleaner to my eyes and after using the same scope for coyote hunting I can say that I had no eye strain at the end of the day. Being in the optics business I havbe become very tired of Leupold resting on their laurels and underdelivering on every promise while charging the same money as optics well outside of their capability.
Another choice would be the Vortex Viper series, I would consider the Vortex to be superior to the Leupold in every facet along with giving the Ziess a good run for it's money. Give them a good look, you'll be glad that you did.0 -
Leupold has second to none in resale value and plus the fact, in the future if you decide you want another reticle or change turrets. You can send it back and have that done for a fee. If your going with Inch tube I would do the zeiss. I like the side focus. If you were looking at the Leupold 30mm tube, I would pick the Leupold. 0 -
For the price range you are talking about, and the size and distance of our targets, I would go with the Burris Signature series, in 6-24x. They are every bit as good or better than the Leupold, in all aspects, including warranty, if you should ever need it. However, if it is just between those two, it would be the Leupold. If it was the Ziess Victory series, then it would be Ziess.
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I vote Leupold. 0 -
I think tsr is on the right track, your gonna need more hp on your optics if you think your gonna shoot a ground squirrel or what we call sage rats at 400yds. I use a 6.5-24X on a 223 and keep the shots at under 300 yards it works, I think all 3 brands of scoped mentioned are great for your purpose. 0 -
I would go for the Leupold if the "Conquest" is the only Zeiss option. Zeiss scopes (the upper end of the food chain) have a well deserved reputation for quality, but not unlike the Leupold "Rifleman" series, the Conquests just are NOT the same quality as the upper eschelon of their product line. I don't work in the optical field anymore, but have worked for Fuji, Nikon, Hassleblad and several others . Currently I work at a large rifle range in So. Wisconsin and base my opinions on the failed box tests and terrible adjustment consistancy I have seen on the Conquest series (I should add that the Rifleman series flunked just as badly) so if it comes to the choice between a VX III (NOT Rifleman...apples and oranges IMO) and a Zeiss Conquest, I would take the Leupold in a heartbeat. If the choice was between a VX III and a Zeiss Hensoldt 72mm, we would be talking a horse of a different color! As mentioned, the upper line of Zeiss is largely without equal! 0 -
LEUPOLD!!!!!!!!! 0 -
Burris, then Leupold. 0 -
I have a Burris Signature series and would not trade it for a VX-III. Check out a Burris you may be as impressed as I was. 0
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