Rifle Scopes Found a used Mark 4 3.5-10x40mm.....good price?
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Re: Found a used Mark 4 3.5-10x40mm.....good price?
What reticle?
What reticle?
Re: Found a used Mark 4 3.5-10x40mm.....good price?
Fair price but the M1 turrets would bug me and I think it's 130$ for M5 turrets.
Personally I'd rather have one of the super sniper 3-9 FFPs or a sightron S3 3.5-10 SFP. Both are durable, functional, and have comparable glass quality as well as knobs that match the reticule.
Fair price but the M1 turrets would bug me and I think it's 130$ for M5 turrets.
Personally I'd rather have one of the super sniper 3-9 FFPs or a sightron S3 3.5-10 SFP. Both are durable, functional, and have comparable glass quality as well as knobs that match the reticule.
Re: Found a used Mark 4 3.5-10x40mm.....good price?
That's a fair price but as others have mentioned the mil based reticle with MOA adjustments isn't ideal. Are you still in the USMC?
That's a fair price but as others have mentioned the mil based reticle with MOA adjustments isn't ideal. Are you still in the USMC?
Re: Found a used Mark 4 3.5-10x40mm.....good price?
For $700, in my opinion, you can do far better. Vortex is my #1 choice in optics now... period.
DK
For $700, in my opinion, you can do far better. Vortex is my #1 choice in optics now... period.
DK
Re: Found a used Mark 4 3.5-10x40mm.....good price?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JCas45</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ok thanks guys. Yes sir I am, you as well?</div></div>
Yes, I am still active duty. It's been a good career but I'm getting close to retirement in a few years. I would suggest you look into this, the savings are substantial:
http://www.leupold.com/fed-mil-program/
If you are interested in a Leupold I would also recommend looking at the TMR reticle instead of the traditional mil-dot, the math is the same but the TMR is more precise.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JCas45</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ok thanks guys. Yes sir I am, you as well?</div></div>
Yes, I am still active duty. It's been a good career but I'm getting close to retirement in a few years. I would suggest you look into this, the savings are substantial:
http://www.leupold.com/fed-mil-program/
If you are interested in a Leupold I would also recommend looking at the TMR reticle instead of the traditional mil-dot, the math is the same but the TMR is more precise.
Re: Found a used Mark 4 3.5-10x40mm.....good price?
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Re: Found a used Mark 4 3.5-10x40mm.....good price?
Well FWIW, SWFA has several of the 3.5-10s and the same scope with the same reticle and turrets in condition "B" is listed at $850 and another with the M3 turrets/mil dot(condition "B") is going for $999 so it's a good deal but I always avoid mil/moa scopes.
Well FWIW, SWFA has several of the 3.5-10s and the same scope with the same reticle and turrets in condition "B" is listed at $850 and another with the M3 turrets/mil dot(condition "B") is going for $999 so it's a good deal but I always avoid mil/moa scopes.
Re: Found a used Mark 4 3.5-10x40mm.....good price?
Make sure it's real- there is a page on Leupold's site about how to spot a fake. I've run across one or two that the seller thought was real, but weren't.
Make sure it's real- there is a page on Leupold's site about how to spot a fake. I've run across one or two that the seller thought was real, but weren't.
Re: Found a used Mark 4 3.5-10x40mm.....good price?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Red_SC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Make sure it's real- there is a page on Leupold's site about how to spot a fake. I've run across one or two that the seller thought was real, but weren't. </div></div>
That's a great point! I just went to ebay and there were five fake Mk 4s on the first page of results for "Leupold Mark 4". I've reported several of these auctions for fake Mk 4s to ebay in the past, only once was the auction ended. I've watched some of these auctions end and these Chinese copies went for what a real one would have gone for.
It's a shame, for many of us a used Mk 4 was our first "real" long range scope. I hate to think that some young shooter, who could barely afford a used Mk 4, gets turned off from shooting because he got burned on an illegally imported copy.
http://www.leupold.com/resources/counterfeit-warning/
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Red_SC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Make sure it's real- there is a page on Leupold's site about how to spot a fake. I've run across one or two that the seller thought was real, but weren't. </div></div>
That's a great point! I just went to ebay and there were five fake Mk 4s on the first page of results for "Leupold Mark 4". I've reported several of these auctions for fake Mk 4s to ebay in the past, only once was the auction ended. I've watched some of these auctions end and these Chinese copies went for what a real one would have gone for.
It's a shame, for many of us a used Mk 4 was our first "real" long range scope. I hate to think that some young shooter, who could barely afford a used Mk 4, gets turned off from shooting because he got burned on an illegally imported copy.
http://www.leupold.com/resources/counterfeit-warning/
Re: Found a used Mark 4 3.5-10x40mm.....good price?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: USMC mustang</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Red_SC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Make sure it's real- there is a page on Leupold's site about how to spot a fake. I've run across one or two that the seller thought was real, but weren't. </div></div>
That's a great point! I just went to ebay and there were five fake Mk 4s on the first page of results for "Leupold Mark 4". I've reported several of these auctions for fake Mk 4s to ebay in the past, only once was the auction ended. I've watched some of these auctions end and these Chinese copies went for what a real one would have gone for.
It's a shame, for many of us a used Mk 4 was our first "real" long range scope. I hate to think that some young shooter, who could barely afford a used Mk 4, gets turned off from shooting because he got burned on an illegally imported copy.
http://www.leupold.com/resources/counterfeit-warning/ </div></div>
With so many used mk4s in circulation, ebay is probably the last place I would go. I can think of 3 or 4 reputable vendors off the top of my head that would likely have one.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: USMC mustang</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Red_SC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Make sure it's real- there is a page on Leupold's site about how to spot a fake. I've run across one or two that the seller thought was real, but weren't. </div></div>
That's a great point! I just went to ebay and there were five fake Mk 4s on the first page of results for "Leupold Mark 4". I've reported several of these auctions for fake Mk 4s to ebay in the past, only once was the auction ended. I've watched some of these auctions end and these Chinese copies went for what a real one would have gone for.
It's a shame, for many of us a used Mk 4 was our first "real" long range scope. I hate to think that some young shooter, who could barely afford a used Mk 4, gets turned off from shooting because he got burned on an illegally imported copy.
http://www.leupold.com/resources/counterfeit-warning/ </div></div>
With so many used mk4s in circulation, ebay is probably the last place I would go. I can think of 3 or 4 reputable vendors off the top of my head that would likely have one.
Re: Found a used Mark 4 3.5-10x40mm.....good price?
I just took delivery of my Mk4 from SWFA's used site, The Sample List. They still have 4 3.5-10s.
http://www.samplelist.com/Riflescopes-C3391.aspx#Leupold
Euro Optic will also get em from time to time but SWFA is going to have the largest selection and their pricing is fair.
I just took delivery of my Mk4 from SWFA's used site, The Sample List. They still have 4 3.5-10s.
http://www.samplelist.com/Riflescopes-C3391.aspx#Leupold
Euro Optic will also get em from time to time but SWFA is going to have the largest selection and their pricing is fair.
Re: Found a used Mark 4 3.5-10x40mm.....good price?
Fakes are super easy to spot. No gold badge, white lettering on the objective bell, red + green illumination, and serial numbers like "8888SC"...pretty obvious...
Fakes are super easy to spot. No gold badge, white lettering on the objective bell, red + green illumination, and serial numbers like "8888SC"...pretty obvious...
