Parts are coming in for my light weight 300WM Tikka build and I'm having a tough time deciding on the right scope. This rifle is not going to be "a range or safe queen", I've got guns for that. It will spend its life in the mountains on the side of a horse or slung over my shoulder with the intended purpose of killing deer and elk at ranges varying from 25yds to 800yds. I've got it Narrowed down between the Zeiss Conquest V6 3-18X50 and the Leupold VX-6HD 3-18X44. I have zero experience with owning Zeiss scopes but from everything I've read and heard they are pretty top notch and folks are happy with them.
I can pick up the Zeiss for about 600 bucks cheaper than the Leupold but I think the Leupold has a slight edge due to the following: A couple Oz lighter weight, lower profile turrets, built in level and locking turrets. I don't like that the Zeiss doesn't have a locking windage turret or a covered windage turret strictly from a hunting standpoint. The gun will be coming in and out of a scabbard a lot and if its a quick get off the horse and shoot situation the last thing going through my head is to check my turrets. I've had exposed turrets rotate on scopes before while coming out of a scabbard or after having the gun over my shoulder rubbing against my pack but caught it as there was plenty of time to set up the shot. Leupold in my experience has always been great when it comes to customer service and getting issues resolved but that being said I've read of some issues recently with poor tracking. I've never had an issue with my VX-5 or VX-3's.
I've never handled or looked through a Zeiss V6, only a V4 and preferred the Leupold VX-6HD over the V4 by a long shot. Is the V6 a different animal than the V4 or is the Schott glass in the V6 superior?
I'm not a huge glass snob but like the glass in my Nightforce NXS over the glass in my Bushnell LRHS. I'd like to hear from folks who either own both or have used both and which you would buy again, pros and cons/likes and dislikes. I'm willing to forgo a couple extra ounces, locking turrets and keep an extra 600.00 in my wallet for good repeatability and glass quality. What would you do?
I can pick up the Zeiss for about 600 bucks cheaper than the Leupold but I think the Leupold has a slight edge due to the following: A couple Oz lighter weight, lower profile turrets, built in level and locking turrets. I don't like that the Zeiss doesn't have a locking windage turret or a covered windage turret strictly from a hunting standpoint. The gun will be coming in and out of a scabbard a lot and if its a quick get off the horse and shoot situation the last thing going through my head is to check my turrets. I've had exposed turrets rotate on scopes before while coming out of a scabbard or after having the gun over my shoulder rubbing against my pack but caught it as there was plenty of time to set up the shot. Leupold in my experience has always been great when it comes to customer service and getting issues resolved but that being said I've read of some issues recently with poor tracking. I've never had an issue with my VX-5 or VX-3's.
I've never handled or looked through a Zeiss V6, only a V4 and preferred the Leupold VX-6HD over the V4 by a long shot. Is the V6 a different animal than the V4 or is the Schott glass in the V6 superior?
I'm not a huge glass snob but like the glass in my Nightforce NXS over the glass in my Bushnell LRHS. I'd like to hear from folks who either own both or have used both and which you would buy again, pros and cons/likes and dislikes. I'm willing to forgo a couple extra ounces, locking turrets and keep an extra 600.00 in my wallet for good repeatability and glass quality. What would you do?
