Currently my rifle has a Leupold Vari X-iii 3.5-10x with just a basic cross hair on it. I am happy with clarity of the scope but it is lacking a couple of features that I would like.
Putting a mil dot or TMR reticle in it is one I can fix pretty easy by sending it back to the custom shop.
The other feature is some sort of parallax adjustment. This scope has none. There's only one way around that, a new scope.
I'm still a beginner so I've been concentrating on fundamentals and tightening my groups up before I start slinging lead way down range. From what I've gathered, having that parallax adjustment will take some user error out of the equation.
Those are my "needs". My "want" is a scope with an illuminated reticle but I understand that is a want and likely will never "need" that feature. For the money I'm likely to have to spend, I might as well get it too though.
Another problem is budget. To get that kind of package typically costs over $1000 and we're talking a Mark 4, NF or something of that caliber. I just don't have that kind of cash to spend for the foreseeable future.
Here is where the dilemma kicks in. I could go with something like a Millet or Falcon Menace but I strongly suspect that the optical quality will be a step down from my leupold. Anything over $800 and I might as well save longer for the Night Force.
Are there any scopes out there that will be as good or better than the vari-x iii in terms of optical quality, have a parallax adjustment (side focus would be even better) and a mildot reticle in the sub $800 range? From the scouring of the internet I've done, I'm not sure it exists. Either I'm going to sacrifice optical quality or some features.
This feels like the good, fast and cheap problem. Pick two.
Should I just upgrade the reticle for now and then save up for a big boy scope?
Putting a mil dot or TMR reticle in it is one I can fix pretty easy by sending it back to the custom shop.
The other feature is some sort of parallax adjustment. This scope has none. There's only one way around that, a new scope.
I'm still a beginner so I've been concentrating on fundamentals and tightening my groups up before I start slinging lead way down range. From what I've gathered, having that parallax adjustment will take some user error out of the equation.
Those are my "needs". My "want" is a scope with an illuminated reticle but I understand that is a want and likely will never "need" that feature. For the money I'm likely to have to spend, I might as well get it too though.
Another problem is budget. To get that kind of package typically costs over $1000 and we're talking a Mark 4, NF or something of that caliber. I just don't have that kind of cash to spend for the foreseeable future.
Here is where the dilemma kicks in. I could go with something like a Millet or Falcon Menace but I strongly suspect that the optical quality will be a step down from my leupold. Anything over $800 and I might as well save longer for the Night Force.
Are there any scopes out there that will be as good or better than the vari-x iii in terms of optical quality, have a parallax adjustment (side focus would be even better) and a mildot reticle in the sub $800 range? From the scouring of the internet I've done, I'm not sure it exists. Either I'm going to sacrifice optical quality or some features.
This feels like the good, fast and cheap problem. Pick two.
Should I just upgrade the reticle for now and then save up for a big boy scope?
