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I've killed a bunch of stuff with a Weaver Grand Slam fixed 4.75x scope. The one linked to on-sale would be great for someone that "doesn't hunt a lot" but needs a better scope than a blister-pack special or no-name package deal scope.
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The Weaver Grand Slam for $150 is a great deal! I bought one several years ago when Weaver first came out with that series and they were $250.00. I thought it had better glass than the VX-III at that time. Depends if you want to spend $150 or $300.
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A Leupold VX1 or even VXII can be had under 3 bills...just say 'no' to Vortex... A nice Redfield Revolution will also work and leave enough coin for rings. Yep. I've been satisfied with the couple Revolutions I have.
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A Leupold VX1 or even VXII can be had under 3 bills...just say 'no' to Vortex... A nice Redfield Revolution will also work and leave enough coin for rings. Yep. I've been satisfied with the couple Revolutions I have. I have two of them and for the price, I think they are hard to beat.
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Nikon Pro-Staff 3-9X40mm with BDC is a lot of bang for the buck.
Dave I'll second that
The deer hunter does not notice the mountains
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto
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Campfire Ranger
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Don't overlook a Bushnell Elite 4200. I've picked up very nice ones for under $200.
Easily beats a Redfield Revolution or VX1.
Unless you like eye relief.  I'm surprised most of you idiots don't use scout rifles. There's not a damn thing wrong with the eye relief on the bushnell elite scopes... Long eye relief isn't always the best answer either... I had two Elites, a 4200, and a 3200 and liked them both, but both were noticeably harder to get behind than Leupolds, except my very early vx-I 4-12 (which I still have). The Bushys not only have shorter eye relief, but it seems to be more critical, which is a factor when wearing varying amounts of clothing. The 4200, a 1.5-6 I think, was really nice, but weighed a ton. I suspect that individual peculiarities in vision might play a role in how people regard different scopes. Newer Leupolds seem to run out of threads on the ocular before I get them focused just right.
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Leupold VX II. Or look for used VXIII.
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A Leupold VX1 or even VXII can be had under 3 bills...just say 'no' to Vortex... A nice Redfield Revolution will also work and leave enough coin for rings. Yep. I've been satisfied with the couple Revolutions I have. I have two of them and for the price, I think they are hard to beat. I have five of them now.You could say I'm a fan....
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If you are in the 3-9 crowd, get a Burris Fullfield II.
If your in the 2-7 crowd, get a Weaver classic V7.
That weaver grand slam for $150 is a good deal.
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If this isn't a surprise gift take your son to a sporting goods / optics store and get his input on the scope. Look through some more expensive scopes that you can afford to buy used. My preference is 3-9 even though max power is seldom used it is nice to have and 3 power is good up close.
I like a used Zeiss Conquest best in that price range and think that can last your son the next 30 years, a VX2 is high on my list but is right at the top of your price range new. I'd rather have a used VX3 given a choice. I'd consider a new Burris ff2, Sightron s2, Grand Slam would all be a better fit than the Vortex Diamondback for a serious hunting rifle. I own Vortex scopes but don't put them on big game hunting guns.
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Get a TRUGLO 3x9 by 40. It has a BDC reticle that is lighted. You can vary the intensity and change the color from red to green by simply turning a knob. I have three of them, and the optics and tracking are first rate. Less than $120 from Natchez Shooters Supply, and you'll thank me later. Yuck...simply yuck. No-one will be thanking you for that crap.
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Get a TRUGLO 3x9 by 40. It has a BDC reticle that is lighted. You can vary the intensity and change the color from red to green by simply turning a knob. I have three of them, and the optics and tracking are first rate. Less than $120 from Natchez Shooters Supply, and you'll thank me later. Yuck...simply yuck. No-one will be thanking you for that crap. Lmao
The deer hunter does not notice the mountains
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto
There sure are a lot of America haters that want to live here...
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Thanks for that!! Just picked one up for my lightweight 358 win I am putting together....
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I'm starting to find some of these scopes with a lot of eye relief are almost impossible to get far enough forward on the gun....is 4.3" maybe a little much?
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Campfire Ranger
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Opticsplanet.com has Bushnell ELITE 4500 2.5-10X40mm Riflescope for $215. If you use the "XMAS" at check out you save another 15%. The sale ends tomorrow. I don't know what I did correctly, but I didn't have to pay for shipping on mine.
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A little more than $300 but Academy had a deal on the 2.5-8x36 VX3i for $320. The Weaver Grand Slam at $150 is a good deal as well. I've also had good luck with the Burris FF II scopes if you can get past the ocular turning for magnification. The Fullfield E1s changed to a standard style ocular piece and are offered in a standard duplex.
Lots of good choices out there for under $300 better than the Vortex. FYI for anyone looking, my buddy went to buy the $320 VX3i 2.5-8 at Academy and it rang up at $287. Hard to beat that deal.
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