Need Help: SFP Hunting Scope w/exposed turrets.

Unckebob

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A few years ago, my doctors found a tumor in my head that pushing my leye out of my head. The surgery went well, but my vision is a mess. I still see ok, but it is harder to focus

Long story short:
- I cannot use a FFP for (cannot see the reticle well enough at lower powers) hunting.
- While I can see the hash marks on a SFP scope, I would rather use a dial for taking longer hunting shots.

I would like to keep the cost of the scope less than $1,000 that has exposed.

Other than Leuphold, does anyone make a hunting suitable scope (reasonable weight, 12-15 max. magnification) in my price range with exposed turrets?
 

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A few years ago, my doctors found a tumor in my head that pushing my leye out of my head. The surgery went well, but my vision is a mess. I still see ok, but it is harder to focus

Long story short:
- I cannot use a FFP for (cannot see the reticle well enough at lower powers) hunting.
- While I can see the hash marks on a SFP scope, I would rather use a dial for taking longer hunting shots.

I would like to keep the cost of the scope less than $1,000 that has exposed.

Other than Leuphold, does anyone make a hunting suitable scope (reasonable weight, 12-15 max. magnification) in my price range with exposed turrets?
Vortex Viper PST can be had on sale for about 975.
 
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Take a look at the Element Helix HDLR 2-16x50 SFP
  • 30mm Main Body Tube
  • 8x Zoom Optical System
  • Compact, Lightweight design
  • Second Focal Plane Reticle
  • Aircraft Grade Aluminum
  • Side Parallax: 10m-Infinity
  • Fully Multi-Coated Lenses with HD Glass
  • Tool-Free Exposed Elevation Turret, Capped Windage Turret
  • Zero Stop
  • Removable Magnification Throw Lever
  • Waterproof, Fogproof, Shockproof & Nitrogen Purged
  • Sunshade, Lens Cloth & Lens Caps Included
 

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I'm going to go against the grain here and say you need to go look through them in person. While a lot of these suggestions are "good," given your condition you need something that works for YOU.

Order a bunch from a place with a good return policy and/or go to stores where you can look through them.
 
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Unckebob

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I'm going to go against the grain here and say you need to go look through them in person. While a lot of these suggestions are "good," given your condition you need something that works for YOU.

Order a bunch from a place with a good return policy and/or go to stores where you can look through them.

At this point, I am looking for a list to track down and try.
 
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Definitely try a Nightforce NSX 2.5-10x42 along with the Trijicon Credo. The huskemaws I’ve used in the past have been great as well.


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The new Viper HD is right around $1k, and its launch has driven all earlier lines to be on deeper sales.
 

Kyguy

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The Tract scopes may be in line with what you're looking for, you can get tall turret kits for them, but the zero stop only allows just short of one full rotation. You could also just keep the cap off and use the regular turret for extra rotations. I've got a Nightforce SHV 3-10 with the illuminated Forceplex, it would be my choice (and it is my choice), 10x can realistically cover just about any "reasonable" (everyone has a different definition) hunting shot.
 
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