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Swarovski Z3 got it done for me on a brutal Jarbidge Elk hunt. Jarbidge hunts can be brutal...
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All my hunting rifles wear Lewey VX2 2-7X33's. Some might say not enough power but I have a self imposed limit of 300 yds. The superstitious side of me hesitates to mention that they've never let me down. Very compact and lite at 9.9 oz. Unfortunately, Leupold has seen fit to discontinue most of their tried and true lines in favor of catering to the elite. Glad I bought a few for the safe.
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I’ve got a couple of the 3-12x42 Klassik with their mil dial. One is on my 7mm08, used it last fall to dial up 1.2 miles at 370 to kill my elk. Dialing and return to zero has been spot on, in my experience. Looks like this: Dialed up 1.2 miles to hit at 370 yards/meters? Damn. Maybe bullets don't matter as much as I thought...
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I have a Weaver K3 on my 35 Whelen. It has been on there for about 33 years. It has never fogged, or failed in any way. It has rusted a bit from time to time but the rust has not gone through yet. I have a K-4 on another rifle which has been in constant use since 1971. Still works fine. These scopes have seen conditions and abuse most never will. I think they are OK. GD
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Im using Nikon Monarch 3 4x16. Ive been very happy with my Nikon scopes...especially for the price and I find the BDC reticle and associated app very useful.
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Dialed up 1.2 miles to hit at 370 yards/meters? Damn.
Maybe bullets don't matter as much as I thought...
I was shooting ping pong balls... 😁
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What scope do you trust your sweat soaked, coveted tag, backpack hunting with? I've never had a Leupold scope crap out on me.
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Me neither, other brands yes including SWFA.
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What scope do you trust your sweat soaked, coveted tag, backpack hunting with? I've never had a Leupold scope crap out on me. Wish I could say the same.
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All my hunting rifles wear Lewey VX2 2-7X33's. Some might say not enough power but I have a self imposed limit of 300 yds. The superstitious side of me hesitates to mention that they've never let me down. Very compact and lite at 9.9 oz. Unfortunately, Leupold has seen fit to discontinue most of their tried and true lines in favor of catering to the elite. Glad I bought a few for the safe. I felt the same way about Leupold discontinuing the VX-III 1.75-6x32.
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Where reliability is crucial, and in tough vertical country where weight matters as well, make mine a Leupold M8 fixed 4x28, 6x36 or 6x42. If you must have a variable or must spin turrets, the only one I would consider would be a Nightforce.
I have had failures with too many variables, including several Leupolds and a Swarovski, to trust them on a back country hunt. The older Leupold Vari-X III 1.5-5x20 has a fine reputation for holding up on hard kickers, and may be the only exception to my comments above.
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