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Favorite scope
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11/16/18 09:45 PM
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rickym
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Under $300. I’m shopping new and used rifles, and will be buying new glass with a $300 budget. I’m currently leaning towards Nikon prostaff 5or7, or the Leupold freedom, wanted to see if you guys had any other ideas. What would you buy with a $300 budget and why that one over the others. All suggestions welcome. Looking for 2.5-15 in almost any configuration.
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Re: Favorite scope
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11/16/18 11:19 PM
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kmon11
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Nikon in that range for m. I own quite a few Nikons and have never had an issue with one. I would check Cameraland and SWFA and see what they might have as well
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Favorite scope
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11/17/18 12:33 AM
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I agree with Nikon to meet all your criteria.
For my money at $300 max I’d buy a fixed power FX series Leupold. I prefer clarity over magnification when hunting hence my choice. Others are just the opposite.
The Prostaff 7 only benefit over the 5 is it allows more elevation to be dialed. I say if you’re not trying to long range hunt (500+ imo) then don’t spend the extra money on the 7. It’s the same glass.
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Re: Favorite scope
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11/17/18 01:17 AM
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$300 is a small budget for a 3-15 scope. I think you probably need to up the budget or go with a 3-9.
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Re: Favorite scope
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11/17/18 02:21 AM
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kmon11
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I have one Minox that so far so goos that is 3-15 that I got from Cameraland for 300 but it does not have AO so above 10 parallax can be an issue
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Favorite scope
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11/17/18 03:06 AM
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howl
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Weaver Grand Slam from natchezss
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Re: Favorite scope
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11/17/18 10:32 AM
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rickym
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$300 is a small budget for a 3-15 scope. I think you probably need to up the budget or go with a 3-9. It doesn’t have to be 3-15, just some where in that range. 2.5-10,3-9,4-12
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Re: Favorite scope
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11/17/18 01:25 PM
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QuitShootinYoungBucks
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Leupold vx3 4.5-14 or 3.5-10. Look hard you can find one at your price point
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Re: Favorite scope
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11/19/18 04:09 AM
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llbts1
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Burris makes fine optics. Worth a look.
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Re: Favorite scope
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11/19/18 12:50 PM
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Burris makes fine optics. Worth a look. For sure
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Re: Favorite scope
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11/19/18 10:17 PM
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rickym
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Settled on a Nikon PROSTAFF 5 2.5-10x40, academy has them on clearance for $172
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Re: Favorite scope
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11/24/18 07:08 PM
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Burris fullfield II, thank me later.
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Re: Favorite scope
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11/25/18 03:59 PM
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N.Tx
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Nikko Stirling Targetmaster
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