Narrowed down new mountain rifle

[KenLee]

Leupold VX-3's have served many thousands of hunters well for decades. I know how snooty roksliders like to get about their optics, but I personally don't see any reason to pay more than $500 for a scope (on a hunting rifle) unless you're a dedicated LR hunter.

I believe in spending dollars on binos and spotting scopes that you may sit behind for hours and hours to spot and spy on your game, but a rifle scope serves a simpler function. All it has to do is 1) hold its zero, and 2) allow you to see the target. Marginal improvements in color shift or resolution don't make me a better shot at 400 yards, they just cost more money.

Obviously, since the OP started with a target budget of $1300, he wasn't looking at investing in a high end Steiner.

And if it doesn't do #1 ???

 

[jbwright]

This thread 'bout to take a turn.....IMHO let's not hijack the man's thread on his Mountain Rifle build

 

[MoeFaux]

And if it doesn't do #1 ???

Again, many, many thousands of us have used these scopes without this being a problem. If there's a rare lemon in the bunch that becomes problematic, then the company takes care of it for free. I would worry about this with an $80 Tasco but have never thought twice about trusting a VX-3.

 

[KenLee]

Again, many, many thousands of us have used these scopes without this being a problem. If there's a rare lemon in the bunch that becomes problematic, then the company takes care of it for free. I would worry about this with an $80 Tasco but have never thought twice about trusting a VX-3.

In the past, I used them also...quite a few of them. Don't think I'd claim to have trusted them under hard use, and don't believe the lemons are rare, but if you are happy with your equipment my opinion doesn't matter.

 

[Mojave]

I have been a whitetail hunter for 40 years. Have used mainly my Browning BLR in .308. Now that I live in Colorado, I am changing ALL of my equipment to lighter and longer shooting gear. It's crazy what a different kind of hunting gear is needed.

So....I have my mountain rifles narrowed down to the following in either .300wm or 7PRC

Browning X-Bolt 2 Speed
Bergara Wilderness Sierra
CVA Cascade LRH
Tikka T3X Lite (.300wm only option)

Thoughts?

Tikka is coming out in 7mm PRC in 2025.

 

[OV11]

Tikka