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I would think the Fire Dot is the same. VX-6 glass is better than VX-R glass. The VX-R is a great scope.
DF VX-R is a great scope, I shot a doe at around 150 yards in a beanfield with 3-9x40 and it was all the scope I needed. I don't like the short mounting tube for use on a long action though.
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Steelhead. In last light on the lowest setting there is zero washout or starburst of any kind. Like JG said, u don't know its on till its damn near dark.
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Roy, that sounds good to me.
The duplex will work great in dark timber or the open area.
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The VX-6 duplex is really good. I don't think you'd need the Fire Dot until it was pretty dark.
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Like I say to folks who like fixed power scopes.....better to have it and not need it (higher and lower power settings), than to need it and not have it.
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I like 2X for quick shots, 12X for work at the range. I hardly every need 12X hunting.
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Now that my Montana has a good barrel, I'm thinking about replacing the vx-3 2.5-8x36 with a VX-6 2-12x42. According to Loopey it's about 6 oz heavier. I'm wondering if anyone has mounted that scope on a light short action like the Montana, and how they liked the setup.
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Like I say to folks who like fixed power scopes.....better to have it and not need it (higher and lower power settings), than to need it and not have it. That's why I only hunt with a 378 Wthby.
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Pretty much what I figured.
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Now that my Montana has a good barrel, I'm thinking about replacing the vx-3 2.5-8x36 with a VX-6 2-12x42. According to Loopey it's about 6 oz heavier. I'm wondering if anyone has mounted that scope on a light short action like the Montana, and how they liked the setup. Not on a short action, but I did on my Montana 84L.
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I think it depends on how light you want that light rifle to be.
As much as I like the VX-6 2-12x42, I don't think of it as ideal for a really LW rifle.
I'd think about a Z-3 3-9x38 at 12 oz., or stay with the VX-3 2.5-8x36.
IMO,
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