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starfish
Joined: 26 Jan 2008
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Location: Nevada
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:52 pm Post subject: Scope for Browning BAR 7mm Rem Mag... |
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I've got a Colorado elk hunt planned for this fall, and now have a reason to use the 1977 BAR I inherited from my dad. The rifle is a beauty, and I think the 10 rounds I put through it last week, doubles the number of times it has been fired.
Anyway, I am in the market for a scope. I can't afford to go top of the line, but I'm not going cheapo either. My buds that have been hunting Colorado for years tend to push me towards Leupold, but I really like the Nikon Monarch series. In particular, I am looking at the 2.5x10x42 with BDC reticle. I've found it for $359 online. What are some thoughts? Same vendor has the 3X12x42 with sidefocus for $20 more, but I'm not sure how the SF works.
What do you folks think? |
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remington
Joined: 30 Nov 2005
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Location: Misouri
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| Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Majority of this board are luppy fans, including me. |
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starfish
Joined: 26 Jan 2008
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Location: Nevada
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:02 am Post subject: Does anyone have experience with Nikon or a SF scope? |
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remington wrote: Majority of this board are luppy fans, including me.
Got it. Brand loyalty really keeps the price up on those things. I guess I am just asking about Nikon. |
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WesternHunter
Joined: 05 May 2006
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Location: Western USA
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Nikons are a great scope. I personally favor Leupold for the reason that it's still a very high quality product, and one of the last sporting optic still being made by Americans here in the USA, and still offered at a reasonable price. If it's a quality product at a reasonable price then I'll always chose American made over any other. Not saying that all the best stuff is still made here, but some still are. I don't think brand loyalty keeps the price up at all. But nothing wrong with Nikons either, it's a good quality scope for the money, you'll see a lot of them in use out in the field too. |
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csumerall
Joined: 26 Aug 2007
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Location: Eatonville, Wa
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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| I agree the leupolds are worth their weight in gold. Great product, great customer service and lots to choose from in every price range. |
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starfish
Joined: 26 Jan 2008
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Location: Nevada
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:10 pm Post subject: Leaning toward a fixed 6... |
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| The more people I talk to, the more I find that guys tend to leave their variable power scopes on a particular setting. The only time they mess with it is at the range. |
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csumerall
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Location: Eatonville, Wa
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| I tend to move mine around quite a bit, in the feild as well as at the range, but for the most part you could probably get away with a fixed power. |
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