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The details Going on the wife’s browning bar 270 win. It had a Vari x iii 3.5-10x40 on it. She wants something with an illuminated dot in a cross hair Looking for something simple and effective Give me some ideas and recommendations most of her shooting is 200 yards max And most shots falling around 75 to 125 yards. Power range and brand appreciated.

Trijicon Accupoint is hard to beat IMO. The 3-9 works great and weighs less than 14 oz. We have several. It's not a Night Force, and I did buy one used once that was not usable due to erratic tracking. Trijicon sent a replacement for free. My wife replaced a VX-6 with one on her 7-08 and is very happy with it.

I have done a lot of research for a 3-9 ish, 1" tube quality scope with illuminated reticle not made in China, and I ended up at the accupoint. Have not bought yet

If leupold would put their firedot on a heavy duplex in their VX3-HD line; that would be awesome. But they have not.

Tag. In the market for exactly the same.

With the dot...SIG Whiskey 3x9 with Firedot...retails at $199.99

The Sig Sauer WHISKEY3 3-9x40mm - 1" - SFP - HellFire QuadPlex at $199.99 is a great deal on a very good scope
FEATURES:
3x optical zoom offered in second focal plane (SFP) with multiple reticle options
Low dispersion (LD) glass provides industry leading optical clarity for any situation
European style eyepiece for a smooth, fast, and precise reticle adjustment
Dependable waterproof (IPX-7 rated for complete immersion up to 1 meter) and fog-proof performance

Trijicon Credo 3-9x40

You can buy anything you want but the best is a Trijicon 3-9.....first and most important with any and all others if the battery docent work the cross hair will not be anything but a black cross hair.....get a Trijicon 3-9 and if the battery doesn't work you still have available light to illuminate the cross hairs.....

Spend your money on what you think is the best Trijicon is the only scope that doesn't need batteries to work....long before night vision was more affordable I only used Trijicon....

You can do like I did try out other scopes with lighted cross hairs and sold or just buy the best and only scope to buy Trijicon.....

Trijicon or GPO.

Trijicon Accupoint or Credo, I have both in 3-9x40. If you want to keep it light go with the Accupoint, excellent scopes either way.

i'd go zeiss v-4 with #60 ret or leupold vx-5hd with firedot ret. oh wait both of those are 30mm i believe.
Big Ed

Sig Sauer…

That illuminated Burris E1 3-9 that Doug had for a while was the best for the $…most of the other stuff mentioned is 30mm….but some are still light. There are several reticles out there that are just as fast/easy to see as illuminated reticles in low light hunting situations.

I second the Burris. I got a lit dot #4 for well under $200 and it gives up nothing to my Vx3- except maybe a little bulk.

So you guys like the 3-9? I put my 1-4 on the single shot, and decided my man-bun NEEDS illumination. I liked the Plex reticle with the green dot while browsing.

Trijicon accupoint or credo

Credo has better eyebox, FOV, and illumination

Accupoint is lighter

Both are very good

SWFA 1-4x x 24.

Select rings to fit that rifle...30mm.

https://www.swfa.com/swfa-ss-1-4x24-tactical-30mm-riflescope-kit-111029.html?___SID=U

1" tube scopes with reticle illumination are not exactly numerous. Of the remaining options, if your budget allows it, I would probably pick up Trijicon Accupoint 3-9x40 and be done with it.

They have been making it forever and a day, so it is well proven and robust, while fairly lightweight.

ILya

Never used one, but I'd be inclined to try out a Nightforce SHV 3-10x42 Forceplex illuminated part number C611 ~ $985.00.

This is a great scope.