best scope for your $$

[JohnB]

Originally Posted by harv3589

You couldn't give me anything with Bushnell on it...their service is horrible.

You are far better off to go with something else that provides service to their customers.

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[Huntnut]

Originally Posted by harv3589

You couldn't give me anything with Bushnell on it...their service is horrible.

You are far better off to go with something else that provides service to their customers.

With over 25 years of using bushnell I've never had to use their service. 4200 elite all the way.

[243 Killer]

Leupold gets my vote, hands down.

[surhuntsalot]

Best for the $$$ is the Burris Fullfield II 4.5x14x42 with the ballistic plex reticle. It has an adjustable objective, and if you look around on Ebay you can get them for under $300 shipped, which is about 1/2 of what most places try to sell them for around here.

[harv3589]

Originally Posted by Huntnut

With over 25 years of using bushnell I've never had to use their service. 4200 elite all the way.

I hope you don't have too, because it's not a pleasant experience...Leupold out shines them hands down when you want service.

[Triple Threat]

This is great, thank you very much it is a big help thanks.

[NS Beagler]

Just wondering if the people that like the Bushnell have ever looked through a Nikon? They are not carried in many stores out here. I don't think they are in the same league at all. Not a salesmen but they make some damn fine optics.

[Outcast]

Originally Posted by Dick284

What ever you get get an Adjustable Objective scope.
Most scopes in your price range are parralax corrected to around 150yds.
At 400 or 500yds you'll stand a darn good chance of having enough parralax that you can not consistantly hit anthing at those ranges anyways.
Spend till your budget screams, go as expensive as you can, you wont regret it.

Does parallex really have that much of an affect on hunting rifles? If so how the hell did I hit a coyote sillo at 400 yards 5 out of six with my 25-06 Sako 3x9x50mm Vx-II last weekend. How did I anchor 2 bull elk, one at 520ish the other 400plus. Not to mention a moose at long range about 5 years ago and the whitetail I shot this year at 527 lasered yards. The truth is that 90% of the game I have taken is 150 yards and under but the other 10 % sure didn't know my rifle only had a standard scope on it without an AO. The truth is that AO's come into play if you are taking headshots at gophers at extended range but for the average guy that needs to extend his range every once in a while, standard parallex scopes will do.

Leupolds on my rifle.

[bowchaser]

anything with an AO tends to be very heavy so think about what you're shooting and the ranges you normally shoot at. Most shots are 150 yds or less, so why spend a bunch of money on a overweight scope when you don't need the power. If long range is your thing, or coyotes etc then sure, but on a general big game rifle a 3-9x40 or 50 is more than enough. So if you stick to that range you can get a great scope, compared to ok glass with a higher magnification. 3-9 tends to be the threshold from a pricing point of view. If a general hunting scope is what you're after, look at a leupold vxIII in 3-9, or if you can get a nikon monarch in a 4-12x42, for the same price. I have read numerous tests where nikon's outshine both leupold vxIII and elite 4200. There are not a lot of dealers for them unfortunately...