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 Long range on a budget
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03/07/17 03:03 AM
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fonzie
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Just bout a 6.5 creedmoor now the hard part what scope to get??? Trying to stay around 300 give or take. Going to do some hunting and long range target shooting with it. 1000 yard [censored] is my goal though I've like to get further. May be asking too much for a 300ish dollar scope. Any suggestions?
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Re: Long range on a budget
[Re: fonzie]
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03/07/17 03:07 AM
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J.G.
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Fixed power SS Mil/ Mil scope
12X or 16X depending on how good your eyesight is.
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Re: Long range on a budget
[Re: fonzie]
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03/07/17 03:27 AM
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Really Good glass is hard to come buy in that price range..... Another Texas company, distributor, Sightmark ! Mid range quality and up for the most part ! Prob the best bang for your price range..... Bought mine one online and 2 from Cabelas... If you dont mind etched glass,heavy, and built like a brick sheet house.... http://www.sightmark.com/
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Re: Long range on a budget
[Re: fonzie]
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03/07/17 03:35 AM
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Look at Athlon scopes for sure. They're probably the most capable scopes in your budget.
Haha yea I polished that thing for hours.
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Re: Long range on a budget
[Re: fonzie]
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03/07/17 03:40 AM
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Fireman advice is good. Sightmark?? 
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Re: Long range on a budget
[Re: DStroud]
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03/07/17 03:49 AM
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J.G.
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Sightmark is a joke.
Athlon has not proven itself.
SS is legit, and has more than proven itself.
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Re: Long range on a budget
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03/07/17 03:54 AM
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Look at Athlon scopes for sure. They're probably the most capable scopes in your budget. I own two Athlons seem ok but so far prefer my sightmarks but have yet to use shoot the Athlons so not a fair comparison ! 6-24x50 Talos BDC 600 IR mil dots recticals product #215012 Mildots are super fine and hard to see for my old eyes.... guessing they are about 1/16 inch dots www.Athlonoptics.com
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Re: Long range on a budget
[Re: fonzie]
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03/07/17 04:05 AM
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Another vote for the SWFA SS. However, to me if hunting is on the agenda stick to the 10x. Even 10x can be too much magnification for hunting, but it will work ok and also do fine for targets to 1,000. The 6x fixed is really nice for hunting, but weak for paper, so 10x is the best compromise. But SS's track nicely, are durable and a great value.
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Re: Long range on a budget
[Re: fonzie]
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03/07/17 04:07 AM
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I have an SWFA 16x42. Awesome scope, but you're going to be limited in FOV on the top and bottom end for shooting from 25-1000 yards with both hunting optical quality and precision shooting accuracy. Hard to buy a $300 scope for that application. That being said, I think you're fine to stay in that price range. Even doubling it, I'm not sure you'd have something that could really handle your application adequately. So buy the $300 scope and then upgrade to a really nice piece of glass later.
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Re: Long range on a budget
[Re: J.G.]
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03/07/17 04:38 AM
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2hellandback
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Sightmark is a joke.
Athlon has not proven itself.
SS is legit, and has more than proven itself. My bet is you have never used either one of these ! But you sure like to run your mouth....
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Re: Long range on a budget
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03/07/17 04:49 AM
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Sightmark is a joke.
Athlon has not proven itself.
SS is legit, and has more than proven itself. My bet is you have never used either one of these ! Wow... You have a very unheard of approach to getting on a forum... Call out the main guys and tell them they are wrong in all their thinking 
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Re: Long range on a budget
[Re: 2hellandback]
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03/07/17 04:55 AM
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Tactical Cowboy
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Really Good glass is hard to come buy in that price range..... Another Texas company, distributor, Sightmark ! Mid range quality and up for the most part ! Prob the best bang for your price range..... Bought mine one online and 2 from Cabelas... If you dont mind etched glass,heavy, and built like a brick sheet house.... http://www.sightmark.com/ 
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Re: Long range on a budget
[Re: Bee'z]
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03/07/17 04:55 AM
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chital_shikari
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Sightmark is a joke.
Athlon has not proven itself.
SS is legit, and has more than proven itself. My bet is you have never used either one of these ! Wow... You have a very unheard of approach to getting on a forum... Call out the main guys and tell them they are wrong in all their thinking FJG, can I call him a sniperflake? 
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Re: Long range on a budget
[Re: fonzie]
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03/07/17 05:19 AM
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I would say the bottom line is cheap optics are cheap for a reason. Especially long term. I would seriously look at some better used scopes. There are plenty out there and there is nothing wrong with buying better optics that have been previously purchased. Most warranties are still in effect.
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Re: Long range on a budget
[Re: Stykes]
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03/07/17 05:27 AM
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2hellandback
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I would say the bottom line is cheap optics are cheap for a reason. Especially long term. I would seriously look at some better used scopes. There are plenty out there and there is nothing wrong with buying better optics that have been previously purchased. Most warranties are still in effect.
Not a bad route either!
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Re: Long range on a budget
[Re: fonzie]
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03/07/17 05:30 AM
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Or order one from optics planet ! Free shipping ,,,look it over and if you dont like it,,,, its free to ship back !
Cant beat this option!
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Re: Long range on a budget
[Re: chital_shikari]
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03/07/17 05:40 AM
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Bee'z
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Sightmark is a joke.
Athlon has not proven itself.
SS is legit, and has more than proven itself. My bet is you have never used either one of these ! Wow... You have a very unheard of approach to getting on a forum... Call out the main guys and tell them they are wrong in all their thinking FJG, can I call him a sniperflake? No... this one is a special type character obviously...
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Re: Long range on a budget
[Re: fonzie]
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03/07/17 11:47 AM
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Sightmark and optics planet would not be the direction I would look at.
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Re: Long range on a budget
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03/07/17 12:06 PM
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Sightmark is a joke.
Athlon has not proven itself.
SS is legit, and has more than proven itself. My bet is you have never used either one of these ! But you sure like to run your mouth.... Bet all you want. It's already been proven you don't know what the hell you're talking about. And most of the guys in this thread have stood on my real rifle range and shot real bullets, some 800 yards away. So you go ahead and try to discredit me, new guy.
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Re: Long range on a budget
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03/07/17 02:28 PM
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You can find some good deals if you don't get in a hurry. Also, stretch your budget some-buy once, cry once. I got a brand-new Bushnell Elite Tactical 6-24x50 Illum BTR-Mil Scope ET6245FJ, normally $999 or more, for a little over $600 from Midway on clearance.
The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
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Re: Long range on a budget
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03/07/17 02:33 PM
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Sightmark is a joke.
Athlon has not proven itself.
SS is legit, and has more than proven itself. My bet is you have never used either one of these ! But you sure like to run your mouth.... Bet all you want. It's already been proven you don't know what the hell you're talking about. And most of the guys in this thread have stood on my real rifle range and shot real bullets, some 800 yards away. So you go ahead and try to discredit me, new guy. Well now thats damn impressive !
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Re: Long range on a budget
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03/07/17 02:37 PM
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Spend another 150 bucks and buy the SS 3-15x42 Tac Scope which is on sale right now for 449.95. Stock #
SS315X42MQ2KIT at swfa.com
IMO you will then cover your hunting and 1K+ shooting on a budget.
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Re: Long range on a budget
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03/07/17 02:40 PM
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Anyone Remember 300ish ?
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Re: Long range on a budget
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03/07/17 03:11 PM
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In long range shooting to a extent you have to pay to play, optics plays a big role in shooting out to 1k and beyond.
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