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Burris offers custom turrets for their Fullfield E1 and Droptine scopes. I wouldn't be interested in a cds style setup, but I would be interested in putting a plain MOA turret on one. Have any of you guys done much dialing with these scopes? The Fullfields are often recommended as great "set it and forget it" scopes, but you don't hear a ton about how they track.

Might be because most buy them as “set and forget it” scopes. If I wanted to dial, I would save the price of the Burris turrets (and scope) and put it towards something that’s designed and constructed for that use. Some report they can take the extra twisting pretty well however.

I have a couple, an FFII and an E1, and they work well, and cost about $100 -$125. I’ve had a few others and all adjusted correctly and held zero.

The little dialing I have done with the several I have(FFII ballistic plex and E1) the adjustments on all of them feel mushy, not a positive click. They are close to MOA adjustment, but one will adjust more than MOA and another less than MOA. I have one of the early FFII ballistic plex, and it is the best of the lot. For that reason, I feel the custom turrets would be a waste of time and money. Why dial, just use the hash marks.

Set and forget, they have held up well.

Of the low end scopes I have, the Bushnell Nitro's work ok for dialing, but not near as well as the Burris Veracity FFP scopes I have. Both the Nitro and Veracity are bigger, heavier scopes than the FFII/E1.

If I were looking for an inexpensive dialing scope and not concerned about weight, I would look for a used Bushnell Nitro. That said, I replaced three Nitros with FFII or E1 scopes. Still have a Nitro on the K31, but it may get replaced in the future if I find a deal on a Veracity.

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As much as I love the Fullfields and Droptines I have to agree with both of the above posts. The Burris are a bit mushy. If dialing a lot I would prefer something more tactile like the Weavers, Sightrons, or Meopta's I have used. I haven't tried the Nitro but I liked the 'clicks' on the Bushnell 4200 very much.

One option might be the Sightron S1 if wanting to stay inexpensive. Cameraland has a one inch 3-9x40 with mil dots for $250.

Sightrons track extremely well.

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For the money you are looking to spend, I'd take a hard look at the Sightron S-Tac.