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Yeah I assumed the binos & range cheaters were made elsewhere.
That's ok.
I'm just happy to have another USA option in rifle scopes. looks to be quite a value.
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Yeah I assumed the binos & range cheaters were made elsewhere.
That's ok.
I'm just happy to have another USA option in rifle scopes. looks to be quite a value.
They are. And the two new Leupold made Redfield scopes I have owed - a 2-7 and a 3-9 have worked very well. Tracked like champs and the optics compared very favorably with the VX2 scopes at twice the coin.
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I sure like what I'm hearing.
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Dave,
If you want to see more, go over to Midway USA and look at their customer reviews of the new Redfields.
Two things are evident-
1) there are a LOT of reviews for them . They have sold a bunch since Jan 2010.
2) Most of the reviews are 4 stars. The few complaints are mostly not due to inherent quality ,but are minor gripes like tube length for mounting etc.
If you compare the reviews to other $150 or less scopes on Midawy, they look pretty good.
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To all gunmaker critics-
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Not seeing any turrets, though, on these pics.
Can they be installed?
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To all gunmaker critics-
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.."- Teddy Roosevelt
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Used the accurange thinger to bust some small Christmas ornaments with Pat at 250 yards or so. Best use ever for Christmas ornaments. I have a 4-12x mounted on a .204 that is a pretty decent scope. I have another, and a 2-7x, waiting NIB for me to get of my lazy butt. And, maybe spend a little time at home, I suppose.
This is a shooting forum, there is no place here for logic.
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I ain't found any yet....
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Dammit, my swift has a FFII 3-9 on it...
I did a big scope shuffle last year and couldn't remember how it all shook out.
sonofa...
Guess I need a new gun.
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I have a 3-9x on my Swift and it ain't comin' off anytime soon....
The adjustments are perhaps the most accurate-for-price around. You can learn to use them like turrets, though they don't stick up far enough to impress some, uh, "high rise" people....
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I had one of the 3-9x40's on my CZ 550 in 9.3x62 and it held zero through 250 rounds of 270gr Speer's at 2400fps. I was pleased with it for $150, switched it over to a 300WSM where it's been since. I'm really looking at the 4-12 for a 223 project I'm putting together.
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+1 on the positive comments on the 2-7. I just picked up a LNIB one from a 'Fire member, and so far I'm quite impressed, seems to be a really good value.
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Considering a 2-7X for a new 7x57. How do they compare optically with the Leupold Vari-X II?
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I have a 3-9x on my Swift and it ain't comin' off anytime soon....
The adjustments are perhaps the most accurate-for-price around. You can learn to use them like turrets, though they don't stick up far enough to impress some, uh, "high rise" people.... My scope shuffle is your fault John! I would probably have a scopeless 220 swift right now if I hadn't bought that vintage leupy from you for my 88. (that's working perfectly by the way) I agree on the windage/elevation knobs too, I see they are external grip type. Pretty sweet. Guess I just need a new rifle.
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Guess I just need a new rifle.
I thought that was a constant for 'fire members?
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I'm a little embarassed to admit I have run a little dry on new excuses to purchase.
So, we got this Redfield scope thing here, and the fact that I STILL don't own a remington 700.
I'm currently without a .243
I don't have a .204, no centerfire .17, got a hankerin for a hornet...
I guess I have all kinds of excuses.
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Yeah I assumed the binos & range cheaters were made elsewhere.
That's ok.
I'm just happy to have another USA option in rifle scopes. looks to be quite a value.
Just remember, Honda ATVs also say "Made in USA" on them, though most of the parts with "made in" on them say Japan. Not saying the scopes aren't actually muchly USA stuff, but you never know.
Sometimes, the air you 'let in'matters less than the air you 'let out'.
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The adjustments are perhaps the most accurate-for-price around. You can learn to use them like turrets, though they don't stick up far enough to impress some, uh, "high rise" people.... A man could always tape a penny to the stock for quick field adjustments.
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No need ![[Linked Image]](http://www.redfield.com/_media/galleries/revolution_3-9x40_03.jpg)
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Cant help on the Vari-x.But I have held the 2-7 Redfield and the 2-7 VX I in one hand going from one to the other and I cant see a difference. Considering a 2-7X for a new 7x57. How do they compare optically with the Leupold Vari-X II?
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