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I’ve about gave up on lightweight scopes I’ll take the extra 6 ounces go NF SHV especially if your gonna dial.. This or a nxs compact. I like to Use a light mountain rifle and a reliable scope like a nightforce and you will still be under 7 pounds. I’m surprised by all the Leupold recommendations and I don’t doubt everyone’s experience. Maybe I’m just unlucky but haven’t had good results with the VX3i scopes. Unlucky or something else. Thing is most manufacturer's make a scope that would work fine in the OP's situation. I don't believe any scope's weight is good or bad, just depend's on who you ask. Same about the size, I like the small size, it's just me! You could usr a 6x as someone said and if it works for you, who am I to say it doesn't work? But I really like my small scopes, seem's the rifle is easier carrying and easier shooting. See that may be right or wrong depending on who you talk to!
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I have the Trijicon 1-4 w/ the post reticle on a 16" AR and love it. It is very tough and coyotes at 300 yards is cake. You would probably like one of the crosshair reticle options better for hunting. This is a very reliable, rugged scope but not a lightweight~15 oz. For an additional 4 oz. and a little less $ you could get a SS 3-9 HD. This for me is the perfect hunting scope. A little extra weight for this flexibility and reliability is a cheap price to pay for a superior optic.
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Leupold FXII 6x36 if you can find one. This seems to be a popular choice for light mountain rifles. That or the x42.
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I love night Force I have quite a few of them but I would never ever put them on a lightweight mountain rifle
Mine wears a 3 and 1/2 to 10 vx3i Leupold
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Leupold 2.5-8X. IMHO, the best set-it-and-forget-it hunting scope available .. period.
Tom This, & I've never had a single one of them fail, at least 8-9, in spite of a lot of miles on horse back & a few good tumbles. MM
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+1 on the Z3
You won't regret a #4 reticle on either the 3-9 or 3-10.
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I'll be the outlier, SWFA 3-9x42 Mil Quad. Suppose it could matter what mountains.
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My lighter weight rifles mostly wear either 6x or 2.5-8x Leupolds and a Swaro Z3 but I recently purchased a 6x Meopta from Cameraland and am very pleased with it. It is not as light as the others but the optics are excellent, right up there with the Swaro or better. So 6x Leupold or even a 4X or the Meopta would be my choices. I am like some others and an all up weight of around 7 pounds is the best compromise for carrying and ease of shooting for me.
Other than a used scope the Meopta is the best deal around if Doug has anymore of the open box specials. For 300 yard shooting you do not need a $1,000 scope. I would only go with the Trijicon if you want an illuminated reticle of which the Trijicon is one of the best.
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Leupold 2.5-8X. IMHO, the best set-it-and-forget-it hunting scope available .. period.
Tom This, & I've never had a single one of them fail, at least 8-9, in spite of a lot of miles on horse back & a few good tumbles. MM That's refreshing to hear. You hang out here long enough and you begin to believe the mere recoil of a .22LR causes a Leupold's glass to shatter and the erector tube to explode.
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Forget the scope... master the stair stepper.
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I'll be the outlier, SWFA 3-9x42 Mil Quad. +1
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I only mountain hunt, it is the only hunt I find takes everything I got, but I carry a lightweight rifle and scope but not ultralight. I prefer a simple low power variable, with no extra protrusions. A 2x7 x40 is ideal, my rifles take a beating. The scope must be able to take it.
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My lighter weight rifles mostly wear either 6x or 2.5-8x Leupolds and a Swaro Z3 but I recently purchased a 6x Meopta from Cameraland and am very pleased with it. It is not as light as the others but the optics are excellent, right up there with the Swaro or better. So 6x Leupold or even a 4X or the Meopta would be my choices. I am like some others and an all up weight of around 7 pounds is the best compromise for carrying and ease of shooting for me.
Other than a used scope the Meopta is the best deal around if Doug has anymore of the open box specials. For 300 yard shooting you do not need a $1,000 scope. I would only go with the Trijicon if you want an illuminated reticle of which the Trijicon is one of the best. I have all those scopes and agree 99%. My 6x42 Meopta was a dog to sight in though. I took it off my 6.5CM and put on a 6x38 Weaver. The Meopta is still sitting in the cupboard. I'll try it again and hope that the adjustments were sticking a bit as it was new. I've always been a Leupold user but the little Swaro Z3 3-9x36 has to be about the best little hunting scope made IMO.
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the little Swaro Z3 3-9x36 has to be about the best little hunting scope made IMO. +1 especially with the 4A reticle also have a couple of the Kahles 2-7s and they are equally good on a lightweight 308
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Leupold 2.5-8X. IMHO, the best set-it-and-forget-it hunting scope available .. period.
Tom Agree. Put one on my 257R MR.
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Leupold vxl-lll 2.5-8x36mm is the best all around hunting scope period!
I also have Swarovski and Nightforce scopes, so the above statement isn't made in a vacuum.
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Leupold vxl-lll 2.5-8x36mm is the best all around hunting scope period!
I also have Swarovski and Nightforce scopes, so the above statement isn't made in a vacuum.
For 300 yard maximum like the OP is asking about, a duplex reticle is fine but what is everyone using on a mountain rifle for past 300 yards? The 2.5-8x36 isn’t offered with other options and the cds scopes haven’t been consistent so do you guys just hold over? I just had a new vx3i fail in a dozen shots with a NULA 7-08. Leupold has been putting out some poor quality products in the last few years.
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Forget the scope... master the stair stepper. Yeap.... those extra 6-10 ounces for reliability are just brutal man killers.
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Sighted in a 6x42 S&B with a BDC elevation dial yesterday evening. It wouldn't be a bad choice considering weight, glass quality, and reliability.
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I have a 2-7x36 Kahles on my 257R MR. On the shelf I have a 6x42 FX3 w/M1 though and sometimes it tempts me.
Probably just need to buy another mt rifle for it...maybe a 7x57 or 280...
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