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Sharpest, Brightest,1", under 13oz, $900 max? #15585205 12/30/20 Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,801 North Carolina M Moses OP Campfire Regular OP Moses Campfire Regular M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,801 North Carolina Looking for a 1' scope, lightweight (13oz/inches or less), sharp, bright, up to 10x variable. Going on a Kimber Adirondack 6.5 . I have a Leupold 2.5-8X36 on it already. Anything that would be an "Upgrade"? Last edited by Moses; 12/30/20.

Re: Sharpest, Brightest,1", under 13oz, $900 max? Moses #15585219 12/30/20 Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,310 Likes: 9 West Slope of Colorado A alpinecrick Campfire Ranger alpinecrick Campfire Ranger A Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,310 Likes: 9 West Slope of Colorado No, unless you're intending to dial. And I'm not aware of any dialing scopes 13oz or less. Casey Not being married to any particular political party sure makes it a lot easier to look at the world more objectively... Having said that, MAGA.

Re: Sharpest, Brightest,1", under 13oz, $900 max? Moses #15585314 12/30/20 Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383 O Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger O Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383 Swaro 3-9x36

Re: Sharpest, Brightest,1", under 13oz, $900 max? Moses #15585352 12/30/20 Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,550 Mid TN K KH1473 Campfire Regular KH1473 Campfire Regular K Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 1,550 Mid TN Maven RS2

Re: Sharpest, Brightest,1", under 13oz, $900 max? Moses #15585361 12/30/20 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 772 Texas T Techsan Campfire Regular Techsan Campfire Regular T Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 772 Texas Swaro Z3 3-9x36 or 3-10x42

Re: Sharpest, Brightest,1", under 13oz, $900 max? Techsan #15585398 12/30/20 Joined: May 2011 Posts: 15,928 Likes: 1 Oklahoma O OSU_Sig Campfire Ranger OSU_Sig Campfire Ranger O Joined: May 2011 Posts: 15,928 Likes: 1 Oklahoma Originally Posted by Techsan Swaro Z3 3-9x36 or 3-10x42 Either of these is the only 2 I can think of. Of the 2, I think I would go with the 3-10x42. There are 2 rules to success: 1. Never tell everything that you know.

Re: Sharpest, Brightest,1", under 13oz, $900 max? Oldelkhunter #15585414 12/30/20 Joined: Oct 2020 Posts: 11 Idaho W WyoJDubya New Member WyoJDubya New Member W Joined: Oct 2020 Posts: 11 Idaho Originally Posted by Oldelkhunter Swaro 3-9x36 I have one of these on my Mountain Ascent and couldn't be happier with it.

Re: Sharpest, Brightest,1", under 13oz, $900 max? Moses #15585485 12/30/20 Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 7,186 MT J Just a Hunter Campfire Tracker Just a Hunter Campfire Tracker J Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 7,186 MT I wanted a Z3 3-9, but when I compared it and the Leupold 2.5-8 the Leupold was sharper and brighter for me so I went with that.

Re: Sharpest, Brightest,1", under 13oz, $900 max? alpinecrick #15585855 12/30/20 Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 16,512 Louisiana 65BR Campfire Ranger 65BR Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 16,512 Louisiana Originally Posted by alpinecrick No, unless you're intending to dial. And I'm not aware of any dialing scopes 13oz or less. I have a FX-II 6x33 with M1 - Not weighted it, but it would likely be about 11-12 oz I would guess.

Re: Sharpest, Brightest,1", under 13oz, $900 max? Just a Hunter #15585859 12/30/20 Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 16,512 Louisiana 65BR Campfire Ranger 65BR Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 16,512 Louisiana Originally Posted by Just a Hunter I wanted a Z3 3-9, but when I compared it and the Leupold 2.5-8 the Leupold was sharper and brighter for me so I went with that. How did you compare them?

Re: Sharpest, Brightest,1", under 13oz, $900 max? OSU_Sig #15585882 12/30/20 Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,411 West, W. Fla. Republic O Old_Toot Campfire Ranger Old_Toot Campfire Ranger O Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,411 West, W. Fla. Republic Originally Posted by OSU_Sig Originally Posted by Techsan Swaro Z3 3-9x36 or 3-10x42 Either of these is the only 2 I can think of. Of the 2, I think I would go with the 3-10x42. Cameraland has the 3-10, 42 on sale. The degree of my privacy is no business of yours. What we've learned from history is that we haven't learned from it.

Re: Sharpest, Brightest,1", under 13oz, $900 max? Moses #15585914 12/30/20 Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,530 central texas T tx270 Campfire Regular tx270 Campfire Regular T Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,530 central texas IMHO I think the scope you have on it is about a perfect fit for that rifle. So unless you plan on dialing turrets a lot, no, there is no upgrade. Just my two cents

Re: Sharpest, Brightest,1", under 13oz, $900 max? Moses #15586535 12/30/20 Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 7,722 TN K Kaleb Campfire Outfitter Kaleb Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 7,722 TN I’m looking at the Trijicon 3-9x40 for a little model 7. I haven’t seen anything but positive reviews on them. I have no experience with one yet though.

Re: Sharpest, Brightest,1", under 13oz, $900 max? Moses #15586566 12/30/20 Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,885 Likes: 10 M mathman Campfire 'Bwana mathman Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 44,885 Likes: 10 I have the pre-Z version of the small Swaro. It ain't all that. Is the Z a big upgrade? If not then it sure isn't worth the price.

Re: Sharpest, Brightest,1", under 13oz, $900 max? Moses #15589426 12/31/20 Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,801 North Carolina M Moses OP Campfire Regular OP Moses Campfire Regular M Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,801 North Carolina The Leupold VX3 2.5-8X36 has a German #4 and CDS(Hornady 129gr SST Superformance). Tracks fine. In that weight/size range I guess their is no sizeable up.

Re: Sharpest, Brightest,1", under 13oz, $900 max? Kaleb #15589569 12/31/20 Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,913 Likes: 17 West of the Blue Ridge Pappy348 Campfire Ranger Pappy348 Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,913 Likes: 17 West of the Blue Ridge Originally Posted by Kaleb I’m looking at the Trijicon 3-9x40 for a little model 7. I haven’t seen anything but positive reviews on them. I have no experience with one yet though. Have one on order now. Old design, but most reviews mention the good glass. Looked through one years ago at the range and was impressed overall. Failures seem to be rare too. If this one works out, I’ll be thinking about more. What fresh Hell is this?

Re: Sharpest, Brightest,1", under 13oz, $900 max? Moses #15589578 12/31/20 Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 2,355 Alabama ChrisAU Campfire Regular ChrisAU Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 2,355 Alabama Originally Posted by Moses The Leupold VX3 2.5-8X36 has a German #4 and CDS(Hornady 129gr SST Superformance). Tracks fine. In that weight/size range I guess their is no sizeable up. Wish I could find one of those!

Re: Sharpest, Brightest,1", under 13oz, $900 max? Moses #15589597 12/31/20 Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 1,549 Mjduct Campfire Regular Mjduct Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 1,549 Pleas be a heavy duplex or a #4

Re: Sharpest, Brightest,1", under 13oz, $900 max? OSU_Sig #15589653 12/31/20 Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,278 Colorado-7600' L leftycarbon Campfire Tracker leftycarbon Campfire Tracker L Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,278 Colorado-7600' I have a 3.X10 with BT. Razor sharp glass and the BT has returned to zero. It will get you to 500+ Reliable, light, and great optics, Mine is on a NULA .260 Lefty Last edited by leftycarbon; 12/31/20.

Re: Sharpest, Brightest,1", under 13oz, $900 max? Oldelkhunter #15590057 12/31/20 Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,760 SW Virginia V VaHillbilly Campfire Outfitter VaHillbilly Campfire Outfitter V Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,760 SW Virginia Originally Posted by Oldelkhunter Swaro 3-9x36 This is an upgrade in glass but the scope you already have is hard to beat for the money.....Hb