The perfect hunting scope.

[Dukhtr3]

That maven 1.2 is going to be my next scope. If I could eliminate the illumination just the shave some weight and bulk of the scope it would be perfect.


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That and locking elevation turret and it would be perkecto. I own the maven 1.2 and that's my main gripe.

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[nksmfamjp]

Just wondering what all of you think is the perfect all around hunting scope. Big game and otherwise. If it exists please do tell and your explanation of why. If it does not exist please list in order of importance what would make a perfect scope for you and your style of hunting. In my case some get close but nothing checks all the boxes. After talking to a few scope engineers recently I get the feeling they think I’m in the minority. Which is likely true but hoping this will clarify a bit.

My perfect hunting scope in order of importance:

Hold Zero
Return to zero
Durable
Zero Stop/Lock Elevation Turret
Good optical quality (B+ or better)
Magnification low end 2-3, max 20 (3-15, 3.5-18 etc)
Max objective 42 mm (to save weight and keep scope low)
Capped windage
Under 20oz ish weight, max 22oz
FFP
Simple hash mark reticle (no trees!)
Don’t require a second mortgage to pay for.

Hoping some of these scope manufacturers are listening…

I was following you word for word until you said no tree!

 

[basdpikl]

That and locking elevation turret and it would be perkecto. I own the maven 1.2 and that's my main gripe.

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Yeah that’s definitely an issue. It has zero stop correct? So I can just make sure I’m zeroed without looking? I can deal with that if so.


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[Dukhtr3]

Yeah that’s definitely an issue. It has zero stop correct? So I can just make sure I’m zeroed without looking? I can deal with that if so.


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Yes they do have a zero stop.

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[realunlucky]

Yeah that’s definitely an issue. It has zero stop correct? So I can just make sure I’m zeroed without looking? I can deal with that if so.


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Yes zero stop on 1.2

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[sportsman70004]

Vortex viper hd 3-15x44 BDC reticles seems like a really good hunting scope.

 

[basdpikl]

Vortex viper hd 3-15x44 BDC reticles seems like a really good hunting scope.

I have a vortex razor that’s been excellent but wouldn’t trust a lower grade model and risk ruining a hunt. Seems like swfa is well loved here for a budget scope. I’m going to look at one of those for an AR build.


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[KenLee]

That maven 1.2 is going to be my next scope. If I could eliminate the illumination just the shave some weight and bulk of the scope it would be perfect.


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Eliminate the illumination and you can't see the reticle unless you crank magnification up.

 

[LongWayAround]

Eliminate the illumination and you can't see the reticle unless you crank magnification up.

I haven't gotten mine mounted on a rifle yet, but I can see the reticle fine at all powers.

At minimum power, it's basically a duplex and you're probably not using the sub tensions below 6x anyway.

I would also eliminate the illumination, given the option.

 

[KenLee]

I haven't gotten mine mounted on a rifle yet, but I can see the reticle fine at all powers.

At minimum power, it's basically a duplex and you're probably not using the sub tensions below 6x anyway.

I would also eliminate the illumination, given the option.

Get out in low light and see how you like the reticle at minimum magnification

 

[Sundodger]

Vortex viper hd 3-15x44 BDC reticles seems like a really good hunting scope.

I was interested in that scope as well, ended up going with the Razor LHT 3-15 because of reticle thickness. I have an older Viper HS thats been pretty good to me, but I don't like how thin the subtensions are, the updated Viper I think they swung to far the other direction and now they are too thick.

 

[dfschell]

The perfect rifle scope is probably the one you can afford.

Rifle Scopes have come along way.
Many known hunters used straight 4x and 6x scopes
Then the variables came along 3-9x and 2x-7x
Now it seems the upper end keeps reaching new ranges.

 

[basdpikl]

The perfect rifle scope is probably the one you can afford.

Rifle Scopes have come along way.
Many known hunters used straight 4x and 6x scopes
Then the variables came along 3-9x and 2x-7x
Now it seems the upper end keeps reaching new ranges.

That was the beauty of the Leupold VX 3 it was reliable and durable for a good price. Now with the HD models the price has crept up and they aren’t reliable at all from what I’ve read. Maybe swfa has kind of filled that void? I just learned about them when I joined this forum recently.


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