Leupold vx-3i?

[hunterman_78]

ill be picking up my first rifle sometime soon and im trying to decide what scope id like to get. ive decided I really like the Leupold vx-3 scope. I can't decide if I want to get the 2.5-8 or the 3.5-10... I live on the coast in wa and will be mostly chasing blacktail and bears with it. I normally bowhike for elk lol. if you guys were gonna get a scope for the olympic pen what size scope would you guys go with?

 

[Ronb]

3.5-10x40. I had both, and found the 3-10 much brighter!


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[BigWoods]

I haven't used the 3.5-10, but my 2.5-8 takes in plenty of light to use right up to the end of legal shooting light in the dense woods of New England.

 

[LightFoot]

Can't go wrong with either. I would go with the 3.5-10 unless I was trying to save the ounces in weight. The extra magnification comes with very little penalty on the bottom end (2.5x vs 3.5x).





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[gregory r]

I would say the 3.5-10 if rifle is a long action, 2.5-8 if it's a short action.

 

[Piscatory_4]

3.5-10 unless like the other guy said you want to save weight. I have had the 2.5-8 years, 25 or 30 years and that one just broke a couple years ago when I dropped the rifle, it got replaced by Leupold with a 2.5-8 vx3i. I live in same area and either would work fine. I have a couple 3-9 vx2 that work the same and a 2-7 that work fine too. My shots don't extend beyond 300yds.

 

[hunterman_78]

Sounds like I’ll be going the 3.5 way. Thanks guys!
I didn’t realize maven made a 2.5-10, anyone played with one of those out of curiosity?