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All good things must come to an end.The Sightron is particularly hard to find, the Weaver not as much.One in excellent condition sold on EBay for $230 yesterday.Worth every penny in my opinion…

One of my favorite scopes is a Nikon 2x-7x-33 compact. I've had it for about 15 years. It has never failed me.

Buddy has a Kahles K16, 1x-6x on a 375 H&H and it's a pleasure to shoot.

I recently plopped a 2.5-10x32 NXS on my 375 H&H Talkeetna, I think it'll live there for quite a while.

That is a good one. I used one at the last 'fire hog hunt on my 30-06 Kimber Subalpine. Two other youngsters fell as well.

The Trijicon Accupoint 1-4 is a wonderful scope if you can abide a 30mm tube.

I use and like the S&B 1.5-6x42 Klassic a lot but I don't believe it's produced anymore.

I use a couple of NX8 1-8x24's on AR's. They worked really well on some close in coyote calling but I'd really like them if they were made with a x42 objective. I do need to change the focus for 7-8 power from the 1-6 setting on them. I'd prefer the reticle didn't have the donut in it and the "bars" extended all the way on the lower powers but it's still a very usable reticle, especially for speed up close.

I am running a Weaver K4 on one of my 308 carbines. i cannot find fault with it as does all that I have asked of it. I can hit a paper plate at 300 yards without any fuss. Anything closer is not an issue.

I have a couple Leupold VX6 in 1-6X. Good sight box, crazy bright, and both have the lit dot.

https://www.leupold.com/vx-3hd-1-5-5x20-cds-zl-illum-firedot-twilight-hunter

I purchased this one in May/June. So far so good and I like the reticule. I put it on my .358 Win and have only shot test loads so far.

Sightron S1 Gen 2 1.75-5×32:

https://sightron.com/collections/s1-series/products/s1-1-75-5x32-g2-duplex

As to usable reticles.....

I have a Bushnell Elite 3200 3-9X40 that has the tiered duplex reticle. Very fat to medium to fine in distinct steps. Perfect for where I primarily hunt in heavy brush.

I've never had a problem at close range on 3X but I think they made the 2-7x with the same reticle.

To address the question though, I agree, It seems target style scopes (complex reticles, lots of magnification and weight) have taken center stage in the hunting world.

I just picked up a Trijicon Credo HX 1-4 on the Classifieds. I like it a lot. 18-ish ounces compared to 23-ish for a Nightforce SHV 3-10. I think the 1-4 is discontinued but Trijicon still makes the Credo HX in 1-6 with capped turrets.


Okie John

[quote=JCMCUBIC]I use and like the S&B 1.5-6x42 Klassic a lot but I don't believe it's produced anymore.




Schmidt & Bender still makes the 1.5-6X42MM in the Zenith line a upgraded turret system than the Klassic.
Not always in stock but can be easily ordered from EuroOptics. A clear rock solid scope.

That Bushnell is the 3-2-1 reticle. May even glow if you charge it with a flashlight.

It does glow if you "charge" it with a flashlight but I never do.

4x32 Zeiss Conquest if you can find one.

I bought on of the sightron 1.75-5 scopes it was nice except on the lowest power where it had enough fisheye that the sage seemed to bend when following a coyote waiting for an opening to shoot. The guys at sightron pulled a couple off the shelf and they were all the same. They refunded my money.

Not compact or lightweight, but I have settled on the Swarovski Z6 1x6x24 on two rifles, a 450 Bushmaster and a 375 Ruger, and am 100% happy with them with no desire to switch to anything else

Other than probably a 50 yd parallax, I wonder if I could use my trusty Sightron 3x9 x 32 rimfire scope on a cut down bubba-ized 6.5x54 MS. Surely the internals are the same as a center fire model?

I like that scope; I would run the same 1.5-5x20.