I hunt in some pretty rugged terrain. Lots of steep slopes, slick rocks, dense foliage, etc. I need to know who makes the toughest rifle scopes available. Do I need to go more expensive, or would I be better off getting something cheaper like a Nikon or whatever? Normally I use irons but my eyes aren’t as good as they used to be.
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Nathan Roberts
Landon Allen
What distance do you usually take game at?
Sebastian Wright
All Dad's old fart hunting buddies in Montana swear by Burris glass. They take a beating and they have a lifetime warrantee.
Jaxon Scott
>Not buying a Swaro Z8i
Might as well suck a fat pile of shit off an AIDS dick while you’re at it
Luke Thompson
Longest shot is around 150, average is about 80-100
Sebastian Nelson
aimpoint
Lincoln Wilson
Irons or your a pussy
Jeremiah Miller
Irons. If you absolutely must have a scope get an acog.
Brayden Murphy
Toughest? What the mil uses, acog, aimpoint ect
Good enough for you? Anything primary arms imo
Bentley Bailey
Fixed 4x or 6x Leupold FX II or III respectively.
Carter Harris
>you're or you're a retard
Grayson Clark
Are 1" lightweight scopes like the ones made by leupold terrible?
I kind of want to save on weight and get the scope lower to the gun because I want to do an LSS-XL build of a tikka t3x lite and I don't want the gun to be heavy or require a cheek riser.
Eli Ward
Leupold. Find one you like and get caps for it. They have a great warranty and are tough as hell.
Nathaniel Morris
I like Nikon monarch3
Brandon Bell
>I hunt in some pretty rugged terrain. Lots of steep slopes, slick rocks, dense foliage, etc.
My hand me down rifle has a Weaver 7 power and every year after hunting season I want to smash it. I videod it cause it's hard to explain. I want a scope that lets in a shit ton of light. It needs to be a lower power.
Jonathan Taylor
I'm over 40 with shit vision. Been hunting small game a while and decided to go bigger. Got muh durr huntan rifle with irons and took it to the range. Proved I can still shoot < 4 MOA with irons like I could in boot camp. But it's not pleasant. Lots of squinting. So I forward mounted a Simmons 2x handgun scope and it's great.
Isaiah Hughes
Looks like WA. I have a nikon p223 fixed 3x on my 6.5 grendel, seems bretty good. I think the short tube is good for light transmission. It might not be tough enough for larger calibers idk.
I wish there were more options in simple fixed scopes.
Colton Gonzalez
That's a tough question because the lighting in the hunting stores is not the same as when you're out in the field.
>With Vortex you're paying for the warranty. (cheap)
Given that, I'm quite happy with my razor hd lh in 3.5x10x42.
>With Leupold, you're paying for a product and a warranty. (mid range)
I used a 3xi lrp in 4.5x14?x50 to take shots over a mile (recorded on a cam). It was grainy as fuck at that point, but its doable.
>With Nightforce, you're paying for a product and a warranty. (high end)
I looked through my co-workers nightforce SHV 3-10x42 and it was fantastic. Part of the reason was that it had a 30mm tube and not a 1 inch, which plays a HUGE role.
But with bigger scopes you get more glass, and your whole hunting system gets heavier. Something to keep in mind.
If the store lets you, try to take the scopes outside during the day. Only you will know what is best for you.
Cooper Mitchell
>Looks like WA
Alaska
>I wish there were more options in simple fixed scopes.
Yes, or a video scope with a heads up display. It's fucking 2019 we shouldn't be looking through tubes with glass in them.
Gabriel Scott
>falling for this bait in 2019
Tyler Fisher
kek
Jason Scott
I'm looking at getting a Zeiss Conquest 3-15x42 or 3-15x50 But I'm not settled on which reticle to get. Are Ballistic reticles good or should I go with the traditional crosshairs?
Hudson Myers
If you stick to one brand of bullet (or reload) what you can do with a ballistic reticle is know where the impact is on the crosshairs at different yardages.
for example:
Zero for 100 yards
1st hash below your windage line is 200
2nd hash is 300
3rd is 400
4th is 500
etc
Makes hunting SO much easier when you know where your bullet will drop at "X" yards.
You'll have to go to the range and figure out your bullet drop on your own. Since I learned this method I"ll never go back to that bullshit duplex reticle again
Dylan Williams
>not using 7N1 and a PSO-1 with the ballistic cam matched.
Hudson Cruz
opticswarehouse.co.uk
Schmidt and Bender. Its fixed, good quality and really clear at dusk or dawn.
Iv also dropped mine a lot, its got big bashes but it holds it zero
Luke Carter
>not using a mil-dot scope and your brain
Dominic Bennett
S&B is the favourite among european snipers. I used one for pretty consistent >1000m shots.
Alexander Baker
ACOG. They aren't indestructible, but about as close as glass can get.
SWFA fixed optics are cheap as shit and reasonably durable. I don't think your specified ranges require 3,000 dollar glass or substantial magnification.
Justin Ortiz
Any scope, even the cheapest chink shit can do the job at such a range, and yes they can be very rugged.
Kevin Price
>they can be very rugged
"can be" is the operative phrase. The thing about cheap chink shit is you don't know if it's going to fail on you until it does. That's why people who aren't poorfags buy things that are known to be well-designed from companies that understand quality control.
Jaxson Collins
I'd love to get a S&B, but it's a bit too expensive for me.
I can get a pretty good deal on the Zeiss HD5 conquest because they're discontinued, some units prefer swapping out their S&B's for Zeiss.
Benjamin Russell
youtube.com
This is why I buy Nightforce. I've seen one maintain perfect zero after being taken off and literally used to hammer nails into wood. You can't bust 'em.
Matthew Taylor
leupold or vortex. Leupold for its name. Vortex for its life time warranty