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Rifle Scopes Which leupold/ help me decide

ultra12

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I am a big leupold fan have few vx-3 scopes. I just bought a tikka 223 and making it a long range (300-500 and maybe even further distance) varmint / target rifle. I like the quality of leupold but the biggest magnification I have in my leupold scopes is 10x so I have no expeience with higher magnifications. I am looking at few scopes from leupold. There are 3 groups I am considering each group has few scopes with slight diff like max magnification (20 vs 25) and scope aperature (40 vs 50 vs 56). I just would like to know for my purposes which one would be better. Here are my choice

Vx-3L. 6.5-20x 56
Vs
Vx-3. 6.5-20x 50
Vx-3. 8.5-25x 50
Vx-3. 6.5-20x 40
Vs
Mark 4 LTR 6.5-20x 50
Mark 4 LTR. 8.5-25x 50



I understand that bigger bell = more light but since i will be shooting mostly during the day it will come down to a price (or should I say what I can get a better deal on). I would like to know of anyone had experience with some of the scopes mentioned above and how do they compare. I really like the look of vx-3L but I would like to know your experiences with that and other scopes mentioned above
 
Re: Which leupold/ help me decide

Vx3 LR 6.5-20x50 will serve you well. Make sure you get target knobs and 30mm tube..hence LR. I run a couple 8.5-25x50 LR on varmint rigs. I rarely turn past 20x. Early morning I can usually run the higher powers but as soon as the fields heat up mirage becomes a factor. I find 14-18x gets used mostly, even at the 3-400 mark. Hunt groundhogs..204 ruger and. 223.