I'm looking at a adding optics to a couple different rifles, a Tikka T3X Lite and Ruger No. 1 (both in 7mm Rem Mag). These are 100% hunting rifles, for shots under 300 yards. I'm curious how the Campfire would rank the following scopes.
-Leupold VX-3HD 4.5-14x40 CDS-ZL
-Bushnell Elite 4200 3-9x40
-Sightron SII Big Sky 3-12x
-Cabelas Instinct/Meopta 1" 4-12x50
Durability shouldn't be too much of an issue with any of the above scopes, so 95% of my concerns are clarity/brightness in field conditions. These will be "set and forget" scopes, so no dialing for distances and I am not worried about tracking.
I know the 9x max on the 4200 gives up a little magnification to the other scopes, but other than that how close optically do you think all the scopes compare with one another?
