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New to anything long range scopes looking for some opinions here.
I am planning on attending a long range school emphasis on ethical hunting. I contacted the school and they gave me a list of scopes they like for the class here are two i have narrowed it down to.
I am not going to school until fall so i have time to wait for a sale DEMO or.

LEUPOLD Mark 4 M1 4.5-14x50mm (30mm tube) LR/T Matte Mil-Dot . LEU54560 cost 899.00

or

Nightforce SHV 3-10x42mm .250 MOA Forceplex Non-Illuminated C583 cost $873.00

Both close in weight 20 and 22 ounces the obvious advantage the Leupold has is 4.5 - 14 vs 3-10 on the Nightforce

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.

For me, that comparison would take about two seconds to resolve. For that application, between those two choices- NF all the way.

+2....for starters (regardless of one's opinion on Leupold these days) no reason to miss-match reticle and turret with the options we have these days....mil-dot reticle/M1 MOA turrets on the 54560.

I just ordered that very same NF today

Huh. What are the other choices?

Wow thanks guys that did not take long to resolve Night force here i come i am going to hit the net looking for a sale demo or thanks again.

Skeen there was a good size list but for the price this is what i came up with. As you can tell price is a driving force.

If price is a primary factor, and you are willing to consider other options, then I would go with one of the following two:

SWFA 10x if the rifle is a dedicated long range rig

SWFA 3–9x if the rifle is a general hunting rig (you mentioned that the class is geared towards ethical hunting)

Both are cheaper than the other options you listed, and will work perfectly fine. I just took 2nd place in a large PRS match with competitors coming from all over Western Canada, using a SWFA 10x MQ. It was certainly the least expensive scope on the line of about 55 rifles, but I used it while leaving scopes costing nearly 10x as much at home, just to show newer shooters that you don’t have to spend $3000 on a scope to come out and have fun and be competitive shooting PRS. There are a couple of inexpensive options that work.

Jordan

SWFA is on the list i did not look at them thinking the price was way to cheap to be real contender thank you i will start looking at them. The rifle will be a hunting rig and a learn how to shoot distance rig.

I quess the list was made for a reason as it left off a lot of scopes i thought would have been on there. But SWFA is on the buy list.

Thank you Jordan and congradulations.

For that application my favorite two scopes are the SWFA 3-9x and the Bushnell LRHS 3-12x.

Thank you Jordan glad i posted for help i was set on the Leo now i can take that one off the list. I have time will start looking for a sale and show up to class this fall ready to go.

You don't get what you pay for you get what you shop for.

You don't get what you pay for you get what you shop for.


Love the quote

Nightforce the answer is always Nightforce.

I don't have that particular Leupold, but I do have 2 of the NF 3-10x42 SHV & they have been perfect in all respects for the 3 years I've had then.

I wouldn't even consider anything else in their price range.

MM

If you can live with the weight and turret height, the SWFA SS 3-9x42 is a nice scope. Compared to the NF SHV, I’d give the low light advantage to the SHV though. Both seem to dial very well.