Best $200 riflescope??

Got my son a Marlin X7 in .308, was looking for best scope under $200. Have used Leupold's before and am leaning that way. Would like other opinions please.

I like the Burris FF II

I have a Vortex Diamondback and I like it. Cameraland has it for 200, could probably get a demo cheaper.

Vortex Diamondback

Minox zv3 gets great reviews in that price range. And Nikon Prostaff is always a solid option.

Camaraland had the Minox ZV3 open box for $139 ay would upgrade to new in box if you asked. Not sure if it is still going on, but might be wortha a call.

I picked up a very lightly used Leupold VX1 4-12x40 for $218. It's pretty stellar

The new Redfield scopes are made by Leopold.

The 3-9X or 2-7X Redfield Revolution are very nice scopes for the price. Both are $199 at optics planet.

If they are still around the SIGHTRON S1 or SI series is very hard to beat. I shoot lots at dusk/just after and it was every bit as nice as a $500 Zeiss with my eyes!

In that price range, can't beat it.

Kind of depends on what you're gunna' use it for. I change my opinions as to which scope is best, quite often...

As mentioned above, Vortex Diamondbacks offer a lot of bang for the buck. recently, I've really been liking their Diamondback HP Series. They're Diamondbacks, with Viper Glass. They weigh in at $50-100 over your price range, but CameraLand NY often has like-new demo units, for the amount you're looking to spend (again, as mentioned above).

I havd a couple of the 2-28x32, and love them so far.

they just work. good scopes in that price range.

I don't think that there is much difference in the glass at that price. I'd personally shop for warranties.

http://www.samplelist.com/Vortex-3-9x40-Diamondback-Rifle-Scope-DEMO-B-P82164.aspx

I won one of these from Cameraland's monthly drawing and am very impressed with the glass. I've got it mounted but haven't got around to sighting it in yet....

Does it have to be variable power? I've taken more game with an old Weaver 4x than probably my next three scopes combined.

Burris FF II,Vortex Diamondback cant go wrong!!!

DBack HP is waay mo bettah than the older original DBack...Viper glass and coatings + 4" eye relief and not much more dinero for a bargain of a scope.
JMHO & YMMV
Ron

Thanks everyone, ordered the Minox, will report when I use it.

I've got one. Good scopes. Made in USA and lifetime warranty.

Yep.

A used leupold vxll 3-9x40

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This^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I have 5, yes 5. I can say for the money it is very good glass. How good a deal can you get on em? I have seen them as low as $139.99 from Natchez Shooting. Best of luck

My first scope was a nikon prostaff and for $160 it turned out to be a pretty solid scope

I'd go Prostaff.

also agree leupold vx2 used around $ 150 period

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Where are you finding that? You might find a Vari-X II in low power for $150, but I haven't seen any VX2s of sizable power (3-9) for anywhere near that. I paid over $200 for a used VX1 4-12 and was pretty happy with the deal.

If going new, the Burris FF II is a great scope and is under $200, and even cheaper if you find it on sale.

I bought a recent lightly used Nikon Buckmaster off "another channel" in a 3x9x40 at half your budget last month....couldn't pass the price. I've run half a dozen Burris FF II's over the last 20 years and never had one fail on me. They were bought both NIB & Used for use on everything from 22lr's to a 9.3x62 slinging 270gr'r in maxmax loads.

As far as the Vortex stuff IMO price per value in the bottom grades are found in the Crossfire II's, but the upgraded D'Back HP is a steal of a deal that can be had for about $250/$260 TYD in a 3x12x42 with a Side Focus....and I bought a 4x16x42 last winter to go on a 300ShortMag that fits just right for under $300 net net shipped.

On the Minox line, the 1st step up out of the ZV series is a ZA 5 1" tube, fixed paralax and German made Schott glass lenses, assembled in California and about the same price as the Vortex D'Back HP's in 42mm objectives...but I like the crosshairs on Minox a little better. Again the Minox Step up is a ZA 5 HD series in a 30mm tube and the Minox 2x10x50 30mm HD that's MSRP'ed at $599, that I bought last winter is the best scope in that power range I've owned, and Doug still has them at $299 & $319 for a Plex or BDC last I looked at the Demo List. Look at the Deal of the Day list of all the previous Deal weeks from earlier this year, at the very last line of text on the bottom of the Blog page, and see what's still in stock at that old Deal price for a real surprise & call Neil to check stock & price...I know I saw some Minox ZV's in one of the old Lists from April or March....and just picked up a Minox 10x42 binocular for $130 that had been listed at $299 on the Demo List....and still in the shrink wrapper.
Ron

Bushnell Elite Tactical 3200 gets my vote