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  1. Crosshair

    Rifle Scopes Looking for scope recommendations

    If you're looking at Kahles, Schmidt, and the Beast class of scopes, I'd throw in a few others to the pile to check out: Tangent Theta 5-25x56 (not cheap) USO 5-25x58 (highly customizable) Steiner 5-25x50 (good value) RazorII 4.5-27x56 (cheaper alternative) You've got a nice problem to have :cool:
  2. Crosshair

    Rifle Scopes Deciding on $1200 scopes.

    For FFP mil/mil options in that price range I'd look at: SWFA SS 5-20x50 Burris XTRII 4-20x50 Sightron SIII 6-24x50 Bushy DMR 3.5-21x50 Any of the above would make you happy, I believe. For SFP: Nightforce SHV 4-14x56 (moa/moa) Any used Nightforce NXS
  3. Crosshair

    Rifle Scopes Help me to decide.

    Well said, Maverick2. Being FFP there isn't a way to fine tune the hash marks to your preferred yardages by using magnification. You can, however tweek it a fair amount by playing with zero distances. A good ballistic calculator will show how the hash mark yardages change when looking at 100y...
  4. Crosshair

    Rifle Scopes Help me to decide.

    For a FFP hunting scope, the new Burris Veracity line looks very nice. I'm assuming they are identical to the XTRII tactical line, but with E1 ballistic hunting reticle and lo-pro capped moa turrets. Worth a look: Burris 3-15x50 Veracity 30mm Rifle Scope
  5. Crosshair

    Rifle Scopes Help me to decide.

    For a max distance of 400 yards and a budget of ~$650ish and with the emphasis on glass clarity being a primary concern; you would likely not top this, I reckon: 3-9x36 Z3 Swarovski - Camera Land NY fixed parallax though, no side focus. If you feel you need more magnification, something like...
  6. Crosshair

    Rifle Scopes Low power scope recommendations please

    The SS 1-6x24 is a very nice piece of glass around $1k. Also look at the Sightron SIII /STAC 1-7x24, reports I've read mention the glass being phenomenal- especially for the price. For 1-4x's, I love me some Trijicon accupoint and Meopta. For higher priced stuff, I'd be looking at...
  7. Crosshair

    Rifle Scopes Please Explain Eye Relief

    One thing to consider when looking at eye relief, is that it is directly proportional to field of view (all things being equal). If you happen to notice a scope that seemingly has relatively long or short eye relief as compared to other similar offerings, you can usually see an appearant...
  8. Crosshair

    Rifle Scopes Viper pst

    The Gen II's are going to excellent I'm sure, but for a hunting rig you might be packing very far, keep in mind they are some of the heaviest scopes currently on the market. I have only really heard of a few people having trouble with PSTs on braked magnums. Vortex may have addressed that, not...
  9. Crosshair

    Rifle Scopes Help me to decide.

    I think this would be close to the Meopta you looked at, and miles ahead of the PST, glass wise: http://www.cameralandny.com/optics/zeiss.pl?page=zeiss_conquest_hd5_5-25x5 The Meopta R1 4-16x44 would be around your max budget, and is also excellent German glass. For max distances of around 400...
  10. Crosshair

    Rifle Scopes Swarovski Habicht 3-12x50 HELP

    A fairly new offering from Nightforce looks to be an excellent "crossover" scope and is getting great initial reviews. It's the 4-14x56 SHV with the awesome MOAR reticle and moa clicks. Can be had illuminated or non. For hunting it is really nice to have screw on caps to cover the turrets from...
  11. Crosshair

    Rifle Scopes Shopping for an Optic

    Most guys prefer the rear focus on the swfa 10x. It's $100 cheaper and overall a more efficient design. The PST is one of the most popular variables out there, as is the SS 10x the most popular fixed. Either will serve you fine. There are several other great options in the price range of the...
  12. Crosshair

    Rifle Scopes here we go again

    I'd contact Vortex right away and let them know you're not happy with your scope. Then, I'd try to trade in that model for full credit towards a Razor 5-20x50. Then you don't have to go through the hassle of selling yours, especially if it has a known cloudiness problem. In the under $2k scope...
  13. Crosshair

    Rifle Scopes Swarovski Habicht 3-12x50 HELP

    The Swaro Habicht series are legendary hunting scopes. For average hunting scenarios it is an absolutely stellar piece of glass, and is now discontinued. I've got a 4-12x50 on a .300 Weatherby and it has performed flawlessly. If you are wanting to shoot accurately past 350+ yards, you will need...
  14. Crosshair

    Larue PreadatAR 7.62 18" Optic HELP

    Well played, sir.
  15. Crosshair

    Larue PreadatAR 7.62 18" Optic HELP

    The new Bushnell LRHS 3-12x with new Gap spec'd reticle looks really nice. The initial reports the last few days I've read describe the glass and turrets as phenomenal. $1550 with a free ARC 1000 rangefinder.... I'm really tempted to grab one myself. That, or a Nightforce 2.5-10x30 or x42 would...
  16. Crosshair

    Rifle Scopes 10x Horus type reticle

    I don't know of a Horus reticle'd 10x out there under $1k. But, a close option would be the Bushnell 3-12x44 Elite Tactical 30mm Rifle Scope Any actual Horus offering will command an extra several hundred bucks, which when looking at under $1k optics, that represents a large portion of the...
  17. Crosshair

    Rifle Scopes reticle question and CZ 455

    If you are just shooting paper targets with the CZ, it's nice to have a little extra magnification. For a sub $500 higher powered scope, I usually mention the Vortex Viper PA 6.5-20x44 or 6.5-20x50. Can be had with mildot, vplex, or bdc reticles. The mildots are calibrated at 14x, which I find...
  18. Crosshair

    Rifle Scopes Help: need new scope

    I was going to mention the Diamondback 2-7x also. Great little scope with very wide field of view. For a budget 1-4x, check out the Mueller Speed shot. It's got a daylight visible illuminated dot and good glass for its price. It would be a great match for a 30-30. Another all around use...
  19. Crosshair

    Rifle Scopes Multi purpose scope

    Maybe check out Leupold 4-12x40 Mark AR MOD 1 Riflescope It is a super light 14.5 oz, and has very compact mil/mil turrets. I've got the 3-9x40 version and I like it really well for as cheap as they are. Great bang for the buck for lightweight compact mil/mil scopes, Leupold lifetime warranty...
  20. Crosshair

    Rifle Scopes Lightest 1" picatinny scope rings on the market?

    I briefly used Warne ultra high Maxima 1" QD rings on an AR. The scope I was using worked out ok without needing cantilever mounting. That set of rings was noticeably lighter than the subsequent ADM mount I used later. I liked them quite a bit, though they were demos and the previous user...
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