Scopes

Little Al

November 28, 2002 17:37

I'm wanting the best scope for no more than $750.00(unless there is a real standout that is worth an extra $50.00-$100.00).

I have a Leupold picked out. It is the VX III 4.5-14x50mm Long Range Side Focus with a 30mm Tube. I was also wondering if the illuminated model is worth the extra money.

I was also looking into Sightron but I can't seem to find a lot of information about them. Can anyone help me out here? Are they as good as Leupold?

Are there any other brands I should look at?

I'm using this for big game and varmint hunting, maybe some target shooting (nothing serious). The gun I am using is a Remington Model 700 308.

Any information/suggestions would be helpful.

Thank You

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  Little Al

  November 28, 2002 17:37

  After having several scopes fail me I have gone to B&L and have not had a failure on them. Am useing a 3200 and a 4200 on 2 300 win mag Rifles, they have out lasted any other American scope so far. I still have a few Lueoples left and will use them on 243 cal and below, May be they will hold togeather. I have one at the factory being repaired now and this is the second time in 3 Mo. for that one, and it's a X3. Any way now is the time to buy B&L scopes, before they start making junk.

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  nmyers

  November 29, 2002 03:36

  Yes, almost any hard object will fog if you breath on it, if the object is colder than body temperature. The same principle applies to frost forming on the outside of your car on winter mornings. Modern scopes are filled with nitrogen, an inert gas; regardless of temperature change, they won't fog on the inside even if there is a temperature change (there is no moisture to condense inside the scope as long as the seal is intact).
  
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  He Dog

  November 29, 2002 08:04

  The Bushnell 4200 Elites are said to have an outside lens coating that repells water, making rain run off and resisiting condensation. I have never played with one though.

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  beerboy

  November 29, 2002 12:03

  I have a Bushnell 4200 and love it. Not only is it the brightest scope I've ever owned but you can see through it in any condition even when it fogs up. The scope does still fog up but it makes the water droplets that cause fogging form about an eigth of the size they would normaly form as. Because of this you don't get the normal distortion caused by fog. Check out www.bushnell.com for more info.

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