1k scope budget

[Jmort1754]

What are you buying if you have a 6.5 prc element ?

 

[Fartrell Cluggins]

I know you have only been here for 4 years, so you probably haven't yet discovered it, but if you'll look just down the page you will see an optics sub-forum. Here's a link in case you can't find it. https://www.rokslide.com/forums/forums/optics.17/

 

[Jmort1754]

Sorry I was sitting at work and typed it real quick my bad for offending you

 

[kevin11mee]

Zeiss V4 or Leupold VX5

 

[Jr4]

Another vote for V4 orVX5

 

[Shaun2390]

I have a Leupold MK 5 3.6-18 I’d make you a deal on if you could go over budget a few hundred rings included

 

[PredatorSlayer]

What are you buying if you have a 6.5 prc element ?

Nightforce SHV 3-10 or Trijicon credo 2.5-15x42

 

[Gwchem]

I have the trijicon credo 4-16x50 and really like it.

 

[Honyock]

Look at the Ziess V4 "demos" at Red Hawk Rifles and Europtic. Picked up a V4 4-16X50 from Red Hawk for $799.00.

 

[General RE LEE]

My vote is for VX5HDs. I have a Conquest V4 as well and both are great glass but I think the Leupold is sharper to the edges and slightly brighter at the edges of shooting light.

 

[bojangles808]

I just went through this and narrowed it down to zeiss conquest v4 or night force shv and ended up with the conquest. The red Hawk rifle prices are hard to beat I got one of their demos it's like new

 

[Usmcsniper101]

That’s a tough decision, bojangles808. Both are good scopes. How much does each run?

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Lrhs2, swfa 3-9 or 5-20, shv f1, tenmile 3-18.

 

[Novahunter]

The bushnell LRHS 2 from GAP is IMO one of the best value buys that exist at this time. It's $950.

I had my buddy purchase one for his PH2 and it went great with the gun.

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

Eurooptic has the 3-18x tenmile for $740. I don’t have personal experience but based on reviews on this form, it would be hard to beat for that price.

 

[PredatorSlayer]

Eurooptic has the 3-18x tenmile for $740. I don’t have personal experience but based on reviews on this form, it would be hard to beat for that price.

I have that scope on my 280AI and have been really impressed with it so far. I am an MOA guy, so the whole MRAD thing is a little weird to me, but I am powering through.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Eurooptic has the 3-18x tenmile for $740. I don’t have personal experience but based on reviews on this form, it would be hard to beat for that price.

That's a different scope than form reviewed, the one on sale is the hx second ffp version.

 

[bojangles808]

That’s a tough decision, bojangles808. Both are good scopes. How much does each run?

the demo zeiss was 200$ cheaper from red hawke rifles so that pushed me in that direction. i think i paid 899+ shipping

 

[PredatorSlayer]

That's a different scope than form reviewed, the one on sale is the hx second ffp version.

It is, but that is like saying Form reviewed the NF NX8 4-32 F1, so the 4-32 F2 is not as reliable or the NX8 2.5-20 isn’t reliable.. Trijicon uses the same glass and guts in their Tenmile lineup, which is different from the credo line. We all recognize it is a sample of one, but its tough to pass the test, so the fact that one did is impressive.

 

[atmat]

You have a $2,600 Seekins Element? And you have a $1,000 scope budget?

Based on the info given, I'd sell the rifle, buy a good scope (you can't upgrade scopes), and buy a budget rifle that you can incrementally upgrade as you go.

I don’t think is a totally fair. You can definitely buy a “good” scope for $1,000 —especially when you consider demo or used models.

I have plenty of mid-tier scopes on expensive mountain rifles. I don’t see the benefit of super expensive glass on the rifle when I’m not shooting super long range. I can still see to legal shooting hours just fine.

And I’ve got Swaro ATS and EL, so it’s not like I’m necessarily budget-driven.