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I see a deal for buy a 4.5-14x42 and get a 3-9x40 free. Both have the ballistic plex reticle.

And to make it sweeter, I found an online coupon making it less than $300 for them.

Any opinions?

Thanks

That's not bad!

I'd be interested to know if they have the same grade of internals as the FFII scopes, which have a great rep here for holding zero. Are they an improvement, a downgrade, or just a cosmetic re-do of the FFIIs?

I only have the 4.5-14 E-1 and It's worked great on the 338-06. I've no experience with the 3-9 E-1

Mine is the first generation that adjusts parallax at the front, not the side.

The etched reticle is as easy to use as the FFII , I like the E-1 better.

Regardless of what your ballistic app says, shoot to confirm the actual ranges of the holdovers with your load.

I have an E1 3-9x40 with the simple duplex reticle. It is very clear and has held up fine. I bought it on sale for $150 and am very pleased with the quality and value.

Where did you find the online coupon?

Looks like the deal ended April 30th,

Local Sportsman Whose still has the deal going on for $379

I have [had] several Burris scopes. All have been clear and held zero very well. I have a 6x40mm FFII on my 6x45 truck gun. It gets ABUSED!!! Thrown around, bumped, beaten up - it has NEVER lost perfect zero.

I had one 4.5-14x42mm E1 for a while. I loved the etched reticle. The bulk is what caused me to sell it; but with that said, I am a bit of a minimalist on rifle scopes. I generally don't like more than 40mm or so. The 42mm Burris with AO seems more like a typical 50mm outside diameter.

I put one of the newer side focus 4.5-14x42 on yes, the dreaded Creedmoor. It has the long range ret. Havent had a chance to get to the range with it yet.

One thing I dont get, is the 42mm objective on the Burris is larger diameter than a 44mm Meopta?

I have several E1 3-9x40. I have no experience with the FF II but really like the E1. As per Burris, because I asked, the E1 is basically a FF II with etched reticles, better turrets, and a difference magnification method ( ring vs turning whole occular). A buddy knocked my Kmber MT with E1 on to the pavement last deer season. It put a good ding in the vertical cap but didn't move zero. I'll say I've replaced several Leup VX3 with E1s. I found a deal on E1 with the Plex reticle. I scooped up 3 of them.

I've also been testing scopes and the E1 is every bit as good as a VX3 with respect to seeing dark targets at the ends of daylight. The last 2 to blink out to my eyes are the VX-3 and E1. I dig them.

It was on flea bay and a couple days ago flea bay had 15% off coupon available. I missed out on the two for 1 deal for $267 because my phone died, but did pick up the 4.5-14 with LR Moa reticle for $205

I picked up the E1 3-9x40 with duplex reticle earlier this year for 149.00, it's a good solid scope for the price. I had a fullfield II for over 10yrs with zero issues so I figured the E1 would be just as durable.

Thanks!

That's good to hear - I've also been replacing a lot of scopes and have been buying up the discontinued Burris C4 3-9x40's (8 of them so far). I've assumed they they were similar to the FFII and the same as the E1 with a different etched reticle. I've been really liking these scopes...

The C4 is a step up from the FFII, closer to the Signature line.

At +/- $200 a pop for the C4's, it sounds like a lot of scope for the money!