Reliable & Affordable Scopes! Your go to is?

[rickyw]

Sightron s1 and s tac

 

[RWT]

Trijicon Huron
Just order the 1x6 Sightron based on the drop test. Camera land had it on sale recently. Both under $500. And of course SWFA’s.

 

[Shortcamo02]

For a basic scope and no dialing.Leupold vx3. 30mm tube. Reticle of your choice. They're simple, reliable, light, and good enough glass. They have great eye relief and sight picture. They don't sell the warranty like vortex, but they do have a good one.

vx3's are 1" tubes. Keeps them nice and light, my go to's as well

 

[ElPollo]

Not trying to poke anyone or their choices of scopes. But defining reliable seems like a good idea for any such discussion. Not everyone’s use is the same, so “it works for me” without details might inadequate or it might not. That’s the beauty of the drop tests. It’s clear what they are going through and how they perform. A user might never put a scope through anything like that, but one bad day might happen. If it does, you might have a bit more confidence with models that pass or brands that have multiple passes.

 

[Turkeytider]

Having very good luck with a Arken SH4 J Gen II 6-24 X50 on my Tikka T3X Super Varmint range gun.

 

[gr8fuldoug]

Just a heads up, the Year End Deals on the Sightron S1 Series & Sightron S-TAC Series Riflescopes ends tomorrow night

 

[Laramie]

Perhaps but also perhaps the person only has one rifle and a few mouths to feed, been there done that Simmons, bushnell and a few others in that region. Things change in ones ability to up grade gear Like I stated decent glass, good warranties mid to upper mid-range 0ptics are out there you dont need a 3-4 thousand dollar rifle scope to hunt deer antelope or nothing else unless your into sitting in a bar or camp and playing mine is bigger than yours

Who said anything about 3-4k for a scope?

If guys can't afford a decent scope, they should save until they can imo. 500-1000 will buy something reliable. Anyone can do some side jobs to afford that if they aren't lazy.

 

[Flymost]

Heck, I’m sure there’s lots of decent “starter” scopes laying around in Roksliders safes that you could have for free. I’ve got an old Bausch and Lomb elite 3000 I’d give you, and soon to have a couple Nikons I’d give you as well. I’m sure there’s nicer stuff out there too that guys are never going to use.

 

[WormSportsman]

Trijicon Huron is tough to beat sub $500. I like the 2.5-10 but they have a few different options to choose from.

 

[Macintosh]

Have probably owned fewer different scopes than many, but still I’ve had almost a dozen different brands of scopes, a couple different models from many of those. Older weavers, redfield, a couple nikons, several mid to higher-end bushnell, several vortex and leupold, athlon, schmidt and bender, trijicon. I’ve had 5 scopes confirmed crap out on me (3L’s and 2V’s) ie I confirmed or the company confirmed the scope broke, all under very normal use, so Im a bit touchy about reliability. Of the scopes available new right now, trijicon seems to be the sweet spot in durability per dollar if you are looking for a smaller, variable-magnification scope with capped turrets. I havent had mine that long so really cant hang my hat on it, but between my impression over the past 18 months or so on 3 different scopes, the drop evals here, and the experiences of several friends, thats where I am putting my scope $ in this category. They have a variety of options under $500, sometimes well under. Eurooptic seems to consistently have the best stock and pricing.

 

[Fritz D]

Trijicon

 

[long hunter]

Who said anything about 3-4k for a scope?

If guys can't afford a decent scope, they should save until they can imo. 500-1000 will buy something reliable. Anyone can do some side jobs to afford that if they aren't lazy.

Hey if you’re going big might as well go for the whole enchilada. As for who said anything about a 3-4 thousand dollar scope I did, keep em in the 10 ring sport.

 

[menhaden_man]

Just a heads up, the Year End Deals on the Sightron S1 Series & Sightron S-TAC Series Riflescopes ends tomorrow night

Just nabbed one of the 32 mm ones for my 22 mag - looks like a good option.

 

[JRay]

Swfa 10x mil, trijicon Huron

 

[ElPollo]

My pick for reliable, durable and affordable is the SWFA 6x MQ. Love these scopes and was crushed when the got discontinued. SWFA is supposed to release an updated version with turret caps in Q1 of this year.

 

[JGRaider]

Been chasing W TX sandhills bucks with the boy. He finally caught up to this nice buck using his CTR 260 Rem, 130 AB's, and a 7 yr old Tract Toric that the internet says sucks and won't hold zero. This one has in spite of it all. One well placed bullet at, ironically, 260 yds standing off of sticks.....

 

[TradLife406]

I bought an Arken epl4 for the kids Sig Cross. Ordered the 6-24 version for my 6 arc since they were out of the 4-16's.
They aren't as nice as my Mark 5 or even close to that. Some dudes may try and over sell em. But for a broke blue collar dude they are very functional it seems. I haven't had chance to take it out to anything long range yet. So can't verify the tracking capabilities. But as far as the glass goes it's good.
Also try and get em on Amazon. They're way cheaper.

 

[Laramie]

Hey if you’re going big might as well go for the whole enchilada. As for who said anything about a 3-4 thousand dollar scope I did, keep em in the 10 ring sport.

Glad to shoot against you any day with my 1000 dollar scope.

 

[Sinistram]

I'll be honest and say I have never actually had a scope that was so bad I had to replace it. I've deliberately bought cheap Bushnell trophy, Nikon, and Burris scopes for beater rifles and shotguns, and they simply won't die! They're certainly not in the same league as some of the more expensive options in your price range, but it illustrates the point you really can't go totally wrong.

My go-to's these days are vx freedom and vortex diamondback. They're good, clear, functional scopes with impressive warranties in case something happens.