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Re: Most underrated scopes of the last decade RiverRider #16385459 08/28/21
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,786 SE Neb R rainierrifleco Campfire Tracker
rainierrifleco Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,786 SE Neb	I have herd a lot of complaints on leupold Tracking but have never experienced it my self and I have mostly leupold probbly 25 of them all Ages and configurations I give the nod to leupold myself But I have to agree with weaver I got one on a rifle and never bothered changing it out as I kinda like it I will add I have a Nikon on my old Ruger boat paddle 223 truck tractor gun. That thing gets a lot of abuse riding around the farm only reason I bought it at the time was they were the only camo Scope on the market. I painted the rifle for coyote calling That was 25 years ago or more. I have never adjusted the scope is always dead on.

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Re: Most underrated scopes of the last decade RiverRider #16385583 08/28/21
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,759 SW Virginia V VaHillbilly Campfire Outfitter
VaHillbilly Campfire Outfitter V Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,759 SW Virginia	Bushnell 3200/3500 series would get my vote then if we go back a little further say the Nikon Monarch UCC scopes were mighty good too .....Hb

Re: Most underrated scopes of the last decade RiverRider #16385748 08/29/21
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,499 NWintheNE mitchellmountain Campfire Regular
mitchellmountain Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,499 NWintheNE	Redfield revolution tac Small lightweight 3-9x that dials reliably, they are on my backpack hunting rifles Don’t laugh but Nikon buck master 4-12x low cost but never failed me and have a few on my rifles. Tell me the odds of putting grease on the same pancake? I Know they are there, well ice and house slippers. -Kawi

Re: Most underrated scopes of the last decade Hiaring8 #16385778 08/29/21
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383 O Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger
Oldelkhunter Campfire Ranger O Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 29,383	Originally Posted by Hiaring8 Bushnell Elite 4200 2.5-10x40 was one of the best scopes running….if I could go back in time I’d bought a pile of them for the future… The dummies discontinued these and just brought them back thankfully.

Re: Most underrated scopes of the last decade RiverRider #16385809 08/29/21
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,563 Likes: 17 Metairie, LA PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger
PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,563 Likes: 17 Metairie, LA	The Japanese Weavers that Natchez closed out were incredible values. I wish now that I had bought more. Likewise, the closeout Redfield Revolution scopes were one hell of a deal.

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Re: Most underrated scopes of the last decade PaulBarnard #16386045 08/29/21
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,438 Lower Dakota Territory Al_Nyhus Campfire Tracker
Al_Nyhus Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,438 Lower Dakota Territory	Originally Posted by PaulBarnard The Japanese Weavers that Natchez closed out were incredible values. I wish now that I had bought more. I stocked up. Still have NIB V16's( fine Duplex and Ballistic), a V24, a matte K6 and a gloss K6. And just last week a local guy had a NIB V16 (Duplex) for sale. Why people pass on known-good scopes remains a mystery.... Good shootin'. -Al Forbidden Zoner

Re: Most underrated scopes of the last decade VaHillbilly #16386063 08/29/21
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,438 Lower Dakota Territory Al_Nyhus Campfire Tracker
Al_Nyhus Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,438 Lower Dakota Territory	Originally Posted by VaHillbilly .....if we go back a little further say the Nikon Monarch UCC scopes were mighty good too .....Hb Darn good scopes. The pre-Monarch and Monarch UCC models are very nice. The 4-12 A.O. was especially good. I have a NIB gloss finished one that's just crying to go on a vintage 700 Varminter or Sako heavy barrel. Good shootin'. -Al Forbidden Zoner

Re: Most underrated scopes of the last decade RiverRider #16386152 08/29/21
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,098 Likes: 1 Boise, Idaho I iddave Campfire Tracker
iddave Campfire Tracker I Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,098 Likes: 1 Boise, Idaho	Weaver 3-10 tactical that was a Midway exclusive for a while. Mil/mil and made by LOW. Only downside was 1” tube, but nothing that 20 MOA bases couldn’t fix. Dave If you're not burning through batteries in your headlamp,...you're doing it wrong.

Re: Most underrated scopes of the last decade RiverRider #16386260 08/29/21
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 5,472 Boarmaster123 Campfire Tracker
Boarmaster123 Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 5,472	Bushnell Elites would be my pick for under rated scopes. I only have one and its a great scope for the money. Life can be rough on us dreamers.

Re: Most underrated scopes of the last decade Ky221 #16386289 08/29/21
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,212 Likes: 2 North of Des Moines kwg020 Campfire Ranger
kwg020 Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,212 Likes: 2 North of Des Moines	Originally Posted by Ky221 The original Nikon prostaff for me. As for an underated scope in current production. Burris FF2s The Nikon's were my favorite scopes as well. I do have an older FF Burris and it is meeting my needs. kwg For liberals and anarchists, power and control is opium, selling envy is the fastest and easiest way to get it. TRR. American conservative. Never trust a white liberal. Malcom X Current NRA member.

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Re: Most underrated scopes of the last decade RiverRider #16386574 08/29/21
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 17,527 Colorado D dogcatcher223 Campfire Ranger
dogcatcher223 Campfire Ranger D Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 17,527 Colorado	Sightron S-tac. Amazing to find a $300 scope that tracks accurately and holds zero.

Re: Most underrated scopes of the last decade RiverRider #16386780 08/29/21
Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 202 AngierN.C. B Blueboy Campfire Member
Blueboy Campfire Member B Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 202 AngierN.C.	The older Redfields still working for me. Got 2 in 3 x 9's on couple rifles going on 30-40 years. Just sent one to Ironsight and had it refurbished for 100 bucks...just like new again. Bought a 2 x 7 last year that had never been mounted for $125. Great scopes. O.B.Wallace

Re: Most underrated scopes of the last decade RiverRider #16387274 08/29/21
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 4,079 Likes: 1 WA to NM erich Campfire Tracker
erich Campfire Tracker Joined: May 2002 Posts: 4,079 Likes: 1 WA to NM	1-4 scopes. They would work well for many hunters Last edited by erich; 08/29/21. After the first shot the rest are just noise. Make mine a Minaska Heaven has walls and rules, H-ll has open borders

Re: Most underrated scopes of the last decade hanco #16387290 08/29/21
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,260 Likes: 10 TX chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna
chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,260 Likes: 10 TX	Originally Posted by hanco I have Leupolds, haven’t caused me any grief. ^^^This^^^ "Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!" ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Most underrated scopes of the last decade RiverRider #16387308 08/29/21
Joined: May 2020 Posts: 87 L Leatherneck Campfire Greenhorn
Leatherneck Campfire Greenhorn L Joined: May 2020 Posts: 87	Those Cabela's branded Meopta's were great. Could find some great deals on them.

Re: Most underrated scopes of the last decade erich #16387332 08/29/21
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There luv2safari Campfire Ranger
luv2safari Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There	Originally Posted by erich 1-4 scopes. They would work well for many hunters Y E S !!! Hunt with Class and Classics Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”

Re: Most underrated scopes of the last decade RiverRider #16387426 08/29/21
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,073 WV StudDuck Campfire Tracker
StudDuck Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,073 WV	Underrated: Japanese-made, Bushnell Elite 4200 Series 24HCF in its entirety, is solely responsible for why my children do not have college funds, my mortgage isn't paid-off and why I will never retire early enough to enjoy the remainder of my life.

Re: Most underrated scopes of the last decade RiverRider #16387633 08/29/21
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,230 Misery R Rustyzipper Campfire Tracker
Rustyzipper Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,230 Misery	My old Leupolds have never caused me trouble. My Colorado Redfields have been great. I have a couple of 2 3/4X widefields that need repair. But both got dropped while on a gun. An old Kahles 2.5x in 25MM steel tube that I keep on a double rifle. Son and I have matching SWFA FFPs I think in 3 - 15 X. On PCP guns they reach out and touch pests on the power lines etc. Long range with good optics on an air rifle should be good discipline for long range high power. Still have to use dope cards. I have very few scopes not on a gun. Be Well, RZ. Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill.

Re: Most underrated scopes of the last decade StudDuck #16387739 08/29/21
Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 1,221 Northwoods S Starbuck Campfire Regular
Starbuck Campfire Regular S Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 1,221 Northwoods	Another vote for the Bushnell Elites. Likewise, seems anything LOW produced was pretty solid, which can be substantiated by a lot of the responses to this thread. I don't know that you can say the SWFA's are underated; everything you read about them is favorable. They're so well regarded that they're hard to come by these days. I had really good service out of a couple USA built Burris Short Mags. Lots of rounds on heavy recoilers and a bunch of pounding around. Also have a couple Japan Sightron 6x and the aforementioned 3.5-10. Really tough scopes that have stood up well through the years and are always spot on with adjustments. I'll likely never sell the 6x's. To be fair, had a lot of good service from a lot of Leupolds used in set it and forget it capacities. But also had a good number of them make trips back to Beaverton, and had a whole lot of them not track worth a dang while trying to get them sighted in. It is by far the company with which I have the most experience. Last edited by Starbuck; 08/29/21.

Re: Most underrated scopes of the last decade RiverRider #16388050 08/29/21
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 8,579 Midland Michigan B boatboy Campfire Outfitter
boatboy Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 8,579 Midland Michigan	I have no idea if they are actually under rated but I had no idea how good the Weaver Grand Slams were till I got one from a member here Maybe just under rated by me? Hank Thank You Lord for another day,Help my Brother along the way When you mature,you realize hospitals and schools are businesses,and the Beatles were geniuses Live Like A Champion Today NRA EndowmentLife Member,My Daughter is also a Life Member

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