Sub-$400 scope for deer

[Kyguy]

Huron is tough to beat in the $400 range. Shop around, they're out there.

 

[SloppyJ]

There's a credo 3x9 in the classifieds for just a bit more. 100% worth it.

 

[jcaud]

Back when I was in college, I bought a Burris Fullfield on a big sale. I’ve since upgraded on several rifles but I gotta say I really do think that Burris is one of my favorites. It’s been solid on several different guns.

 

[GavinM]

Iv picked up a couple leupold vx-3’s on gunbroker for around that $400 range before, never had any issues with them. I also have been hearing a lot about arken optics being good scopes, but no personal experience with them. Maybe something to check out.

 

[KenLee]

Find a zeiss conquest 3-9x40...You can find them on the auction sites for $3-400. Great glass, tremendous eye relief, durable - as good of a set and forget 3-9x that you will find

^^^^^ this

 

[TxxAgg]

The Huron price increased by $100 after the drop eval

It sure did.

I bought 2 on 8/15/24 for $349 each

 

[HornPorn]

Product Description

Product Description | Camera Land NY

cameralandny.com

MEOPTA OPTIKA5 2-10X42 PA SFP RIFLE SCOPE WITH Z-PLUS RETICLE | eBay

The reticle is a Z-Plus. This reticle is ideal for either target shooting or hunting. This optic has never been mounted on a rifle. This is a 1032565 Item number. It is listed as a 2-10X42 PA.

www.ebay.com

 

[gr8fuldoug]

How about as as new open box Athlon Helos BTR GEN2 2-12x42 AHMR2 FFP IR MIL for only $399.99

 

[Ackool1234]

Hawke

 

[pharmfisher]

That’s a matter of opinion, international/ African hunters seem to trust leopold
On dangerous game
I would not buy any thing with a turret to dial in moa for LDH except a couple that
Are in the $2000-3000 price bracket ( only a few will track right when dialing a lot)
A Burris signature has been on my .300wm and it hasn’t changed in 20+ years of bouncing around in my truck

Have you seen the drop tests done on this forum? Vortex and Leupold consistently performed awful, on top of all of the personal accounts of failures. What more does it take?

 

[Doc Holliday]

Ive got a Patriot 6.5 that was given to me by my FIL. It will be my son's first rifle to learn on and do some eastern deer hunting. FIL put a super crappy scope on it so I want to put something better but im not going to spend a bunch on it, as the title says under $400. ill probably stick with the typical 3-9x40, maybe 3 or 4-12. I have a VX-Freedom I like so I could get another one. Vortex Diamondback is an option, I feel like the Bushnell R5 or Engage would be good as well, if a bit below the Leupold. Burris has slim pickins in this range, but they could be an option.

Do you have another option? If not, out of those, which would you choose?

Two good options from Burris:

Burris Fullfield IV 2.5-10x42mm Ballistic E3 Riflescope 200485

Burris Fullfield IV 2.5-10x42mm Ballistic E3 Riflescope 200485 For Sale

www.eurooptic.com

Burris DropTine 3-9x40 Ballistic Plex Scope 200017

Burris DropTine 3-9x40 Ballistic Plex Scope 200017 for sale at EuroOptic.com. Call 570-368-3920 for best price!

www.eurooptic.com

 

[Macintosh]

Heck, Ive got a 1 year old trijicon credo 3-9 duplex scope Id sell for $400, cuz I really want a 1-6 on that gun.
Id look for a trijicon of some sort though, so far best bang for the buck Ive found. Europtic seems to have the best prices 99% of the time and theyve been great to deal with ime.

 

[Seuss]

Ive got a Patriot 6.5 that was given to me by my FIL. It will be my son's first rifle to learn on and do some eastern deer hunting. FIL put a super crappy scope on it so I want to put something better but im not going to spend a bunch on it, as the title says under $400. ill probably stick with the typical 3-9x40, maybe 3 or 4-12. I have a VX-Freedom I like so I could get another one. Vortex Diamondback is an option, I feel like the Bushnell R5 or Engage would be good as well, if a bit below the Leupold. Burris has slim pickins in this range, but they could be an option.

Do you have another option? If not, out of those, which would you choose?

Bushnell Elite 4500 2.5-10 or 4-16 are in the $300-340 range, great glass, not Chi-com.

 

[MEwaters]

I’m in the same boat. 556 within 200 yards. Around $500. Most everything recommended OOS and seem to be SFP. From my reading I would think I would want FFP?

 

[hereinaz]

IMO, buy a gently used optic from a reliable person on a forum like this. You get way more for your money.

 

[MEwaters]

My hunting will be woods / thicker brush in Maine. Low light am and pm often. I was looking at meopta optika 2-10 and zeiss 2-10 used but concerned about reticle visibility where I will be. Any input?

 

[MEwaters]

Heck, Ive got a 1 year old trijicon credo 3-9 duplex scope Id sell for $400, cuz I really want a 1-6 on that gun.
Id look for a trijicon of some sort though, so far best bang for the buck Ive found. Europtic seems to have the best prices 99% of the time and theyve been great to deal with ime.

I’m interested lol

 

[WesM]

My hunting will be woods / thicker brush in Maine. Low light am and pm often. I was looking at meopta optika 2-10 and zeiss 2-10 used but concerned about reticle visibility where I will be. Any input?

I cannot comment on the zeiss, but the meopta has a fairly fine/thin reticle. For me its ok in low light, but the reticle is tough to see in heavily shadowed areas.

The Trijicon Huron I looked through had a thicker/better reticle for heavily shadowed areas.

 

[MEwaters]

I cannot comment on the zeiss, but the meopta has a fairly fine/thin reticle. For me its ok in low light, but the reticle is tough to see in heavily shadowed areas.

The Trijicon Huron I looked through had a thicker/better reticle for heavily shadowed areas.

Snagged the credo from Macintosh. Zeroing with the 8 year old next weekend hoping he can put something down on youth day

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

For that OP's stated application there is no better scope to buy than the SWFA Fixed 6 with the MIL reticle. No messing around, no fuss... Just zero it, shoot the crap out of it, point it at the deer and kill. Easy button.