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[bitmasher]

What are your thoughts on rifle scope manufactures? I've used weavers for a long time and hear that burris are very nice.

What do you all like to use? Any bad experiences?

[BigTyler]

I currently use a bushnell on my .308 it is a 3-9x40mm buckmaster i love that scope it is very crisp and clear. I had a simmons Aetec on the rifle before but it always seemed to be fogged up and wasn't nearly as clear as the bushnell.

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[ This Message was edited by: BigTyler on 2004-03-26 23:42 ]

[Flint]

leupold

[ChesterGolf]

I'm a leupold man myself but have read good reports on Bushnell elites, Burris, Zeuss.
I had one bad experience with Kahles. The scope wouldn't keep zero on my 300RUM so I called cust. serv. and they were extremely rude to say the least. I took the scope back to the shop and bought another leupold(VX-II) and have been very happy with the choice. I went with Kahles (instead of Leupold) because I was hearing how Leupold was over-priced and there were better scopes out there. I have 5 Leupold scopes on rifles I own and have never had a single problem with any of them.
What calibre are you putting it on?

[ This Message was edited by: ChesterGolf on 2004-03-27 05:44 ]

[mister_venison]

I agree with Leupold as the choice. Quality is top-notch in all areas.

[PeterM]

Zeiss and Swarovski are so much better than Leupold especially during sunrise and sunset. Leupold makes good scopes but they still have quite a climb to do to be at the same level as the Germans.

[OZSTRIKER22]

I purchased a Burris Fullfield II. It's got a "forever" warranty same as Leupold, but was cheaper.

MORE IMPORTANT THAN PRICE, the Fullfield II has FULLY multi coated lenses, giving it about 95% light transmission. The Leupold VXII (comparable model) is only multi coated on the outside of the lenses, giving it less than 90% transmission. If I'm dropping $200-$270 I demand better than that. My Burris is noticably brighter in low light than my friend's Leupold.

Also, I like how smooth and well designed the rear eyepiece, focus, and zoom is on the Burris. It's done european style, with an integrated piece. It's a much better design than Leupolds. Leupold costs more because they pay A LOT more to advertise, and do pay out on their warranties, but not because they're better!!!

Those are my .02 cents!

Jesse

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[Captain_Obvious]

I am extremely fond of Zeiss. The clarity is just wonderful.

[BigE]

I prefer Leupold.

[Captain_Obvious]

Leupold works!

[bitmasher]

What calibre are you putting it on?

I was just asking to see what people thought. I'm not in the shopping mode right now.

Although I have never owned or used a Zeiss scope, I have used their optics in a lab setting and they are quite nice.

Zeiss (and especially Swarovski) tend to be very expensive though.

[therookie]

I'll throw mine into the mix: Nikon Monarch. I've got the 3.3-10x44 AO and I love it. Coated lenses, lifetime warranty, adjustable objective (which I'm finding isn't really all that important anyway...not yet at least), solid construction, etc. I'll let you do the rest from here. As far as price goes, it's middle of the road - not as high as Swarovski, Zeiss, and even Leupold; but a little more than Burris.

Have fun shopping, I'm jealous!

[fuzzybear]

I alway lean toward Leupold, VXII's. 1x-4x on a 340 Wthby, 2x-7x that I've had for 20 or 25 years has been on several rifles, it's mounted on the 300wsm now, M8 in 4x that's mounted on a 243win and a 3x-9x VXII that was set up on a 270win and a 300wm.
There's a Simmons target scope on the shelf that I used to have on a 243win that is being converted to a 270wsm. The 270wsm is going to wear a 3x-9x Burris Fullfield II. I was going to mount either a Nikon, Bushnell Elite 3200 or a Leupold on this rifle, but when I saw how clear the Burris is I changed plans. The Burris is a one piece tube and all lenses are multi coated, also the warranty is life time. Price is comparable to Leupold, about $50 cheaper when it was on sale.
I think I been swayed toward the Burris.

[caveman]

Leupold :lol:

[sagebrush]

burris :roll: