My budget for a scope to go on my new Micro Medallion clone is $200. I would like to keep things nice, light, and compact and narrowed my choices to just a select few..........all within the same $150-$200 range. And would like to hear from those who own said Scopes.


Weaver Classic V7
Leupold VX1/Redfield Revenge
Burris Fullfield II

burris

I'm with Killindeer...Burris.

i have 2 bushnell legends that i got for less than $160, they have been very good to me.

Burris

Leupold VX-1 is $209 if that is close enough. 2nd choice is the Redfield Revolution if $200 is the absolute max. The only negative about the Burris is that the 2-7X has .5"/click adjustments. If you can live with that, (I can't) then the Burris is a good scope. I really do like the 3-9X40 FF-II's I own.

I don`t know if Doug has any more of the 2X7 Vortex Vipers,but at $200.00 are a bargain.

Where I'd be getting it, the Loopy would be $195, putting it within the -$200 price point. The 1/2moa adjustment is the only real detractor of the Burris I see also. And the Redfield is just a rebadged VX1, as everyone knows Leupold has licensing rights to the name now. In all the digging I've done, can't really find any bad experiences/reviews on either one listed. So doubt I would go wrong with whichever one I select.

Leaning towards the Weaver at the moment simply cause of its slightly smaller dimensions and lighter weight.

there was a 2-7 vortex viper on fleabay a week or so ago. sold for around 200. i nearly bid on it but think im gonna look at a 3-9 instead. nothing wrong with the weaver as well

I have two Burris 2-7X35 scopes and Redfield 2-7 (as well as an elderly Leupold 2-7X28 Vari-X II).

All have their good points; the Burris scopes have a longer tube for mounting space if that is important, but they are heavier by about 2 oz. and have a larger ocular housing - if that also is important. So they don't mount quite as low but fit some rifle/ring combinations that the Redfield and the current 2-7X33 Leupolds do not with their shorter tubes. I've had the Burris scopes on fairly hard kicking rifles and they hold up well.

I'd like to replace the old Leupold (which has a longer tube than the current models) but need a 2-7 scope with a long tube which leaves out the Redfield, current Leupolds and even a Kahles 2-7 that I looked into. The tube on the Burris fits, but the bolt handle on that particular Mauser custom brushes the ocular housing - so for now the old scope remains even though optically it does not measure up and does not deal with glare as well as newer scopes.

I like the Ballistic-Plex and 3P reticules on the Burris scopes which are very clear in the center but less so around the edges of the image. I also very much like the Accu-Range reticule on the Redfield.

For me the 1/2" adjustments of the Burris scopes are fine on a hunting rifle.

The Redfield adjustments feel a little mushy but they are positive and stay put but I'm not a dial spinner. I like the Redfield for the money; just wish the tube was longer.

bushnell elite 3200 2-7x32. great scopes for around a buck fitty

Put a WTB for a used Leupold in the Classifieds section.



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Don't jump on the Vortex Viper 2-7x32 until you physically look through one. The glass is superb but I found that I couldn't make myself like the sight picture or field of view no matter how hard I tried. Many guys like them and many guys like me eventually sell them for the tunnel vision.

I like the glass on the Weaver K6 I just bought so I'd check out the V7 you were looking at.

I'm actually considering getting Bushnell Elite 2-7x32 for myself. I've been very happy with the performance of the two other Elites that I own. They tend to be slightly more than your budget though. I usually buy my Elites on e-bay for the discounted prices.

Dan

Redfield Revolution. Backed by the best warranty in the business.

Redfield Revolution over vx1 for click adjustments over friction
Have both ,great scopes and warantee's and I like the revolution
Better personally

I am a fan of the Leupold 2-7x.

However, I also look at scopes as a long-term investment. If you amortize the cost of a VX2 2-7x33 over a conservative twenty year life, the difference is very small. For example, if the difference in price is $100, the per month amortized difference is $100 divided by two hundred forty months, $0.42 per month or $5.00 per year. An additional cost of $5.00 per year, less than the cost of one of the least expensive McDonalds's Value Meal, seems like a good value for higher quality optics.

Yep, Personally I would just save a little more and buy the Leupold VX2, that's VX2, not VX II but if it had to be under $200 I would buy the Redfield.

I have a couple of the Redfield 3-9x40s and think that they are OK, but no better (that I can see) than the Nikon ProStaff 3-9x40 that I have.

Take a look at the Redfield Battlezone...and their price point is right at $195. or so...

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I agree 100%. Better image quality than the others in this price, but the tunnel vision sucks. Many people don't notice it or care. Good scope if the tunnel vision doesn't bother you.

I like the Diamondback. Huge FOV but short eye relief.

The new VX1 (in Canada) has click adjustments. With the LR dots it seems identical in form and function to the slightly older VX II with friction adjustments and LR dots I bought 6 months earlier. I like them. The VX II is on a Kimber Montana .338 Fed and the VX1 on a CZ 455 .17 HM/.22 LR. Add about $100 to the price up here though.

Nikon Pro Staff.

Can't go wrong with any of them. That being said, Weaver. Light tough, excellent glass. I have had both Redfield Revolutions and Weaver Classics...I still have the Weavers. For under $200, you simply can't beat the Weaver Classic scopes.

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I've a 2x7 Nikon on my 7x57, a Weaver 2x7 on my kids 6.5x55. The Nikon has a bulkier eyepiece, but great clarity.

Turn the scope around and look through the other end.I get no tunnel vision with these scopes???

I put the Burris E1 2x7 on a Ruger American and love it.

You want light weight compact , find a good used leupold compact 2x7 or 3x9 should be able to find one around $200 and weight like 8.8oz or lighter

Actually you nailed my "true" first choice, but at twice the cost, just not feasible right now'...........used market you say? Good luck with that!!! Been browsing auction sites and several forum classifieds for couple weeks with nothing. People generally don't turn lose of these and when they do, seems not much savings over brand new.

For those suggesting Nikon........please don't! I've picked up enough and seen/used them in other peoples guns to know that it didn't fit my description of either "lightweight" nor "compact". I know the dimensions on paper seem close, but that extra couple ounces, 1/2in more length, and large ocular lens makes it handle much larger than it would otherwise appear.

Even though it may cost a bit more, if this is a serious project, I'd find a way to get the VX-2, even a used VX-II. You would be done and won't have to replace a cheaper scope down the road. Could actually be less expensive in the long run.

Just saying.

DF

The Leupold 2-7 Compact is to my eye the worst scope they ever made. I had several and have gotten rid of them all. Too many compromises made on every front and the only thing they did right was make it small and light...

I don't use their Compact scopes. I don't like them, either. I've never owned one and won't.

I'm looking for a VX-2 2-7 with a CDS for a light rifle project. I don't know if they come with the CDS or require a trip back for a retrofit.

DF

I owned an older 2-7 Viper that was amazing (no tunnel vision), and a newer one that does have it. I don't find it to be a deal-breaker, as I like everything else about the scope. It's not the same as the first one was, though.

FC

burris 2x7 fullfield II

I decided to say f'-it and did as suggested by dirtfarmer, RhClark, and 260RemGuy.............I'm gonna bleed out and cry now over an extra $100 and jump at the great deal offered by Cameraland on a Minox 1.5-8x

Actually I suggested a Leupold VX2. The Minox may be great but I don't have any experience with them.

Yeh, I know........but basically you all three state the fact of don't skimp on quality just to save a few bucks. I do realize, if I'm already willing to pay $200 right now (which more than a few people would already consider expensive) spending just $100 more really does pay off exponentially in the quality department!!!!!

Buying, trading, buying, trading, upgrading to a good one is more expensive than getting a good one to start with.

Don't ask how I know about that...

DF

I'm sure you will love it. It does always pay to spend a little more and get quality. After all what's $100 in today's money, a couple meals out or a tank of gas and a cheeseburger.

Yeah, you won't miss that extra "C" for long and it'll save a lot of cuss'n and regret'n down the road.

DF

Another vote for redfield revolution. they are very tough scopes that track well, hold zero and don't give issues. as a matter of fact I almost decided to mount one on my 416 rem mag. The one I had held up to +p loads in my 45-70 marlin and never lost zero.

Great scope for the money

I've already decided on the Minox, but this begs the question..........does the Revolution follow the Leupold VX1 or Rifleman's optical formula?

It's hard to get a straight answer especially from Leupold but I think it has mostly been rated between a VX1 and a VX2.

I prefer the 2 X 7 Redfield Revolution, or the 2 X 7 Vortex Viper to the Leupold 2 X 7. And I like Leupolds. Took my 1.5 X 5 Leupold off my 375 Ruger and Replaced it with the 2 X 7 Redfield Revolution.

Was that 1.5-5 a Vari X 111 or a VX 3?

john

My truck gun wears a Vortex Diamondback 2-7x35 I have been pleased with this choice.

Randy

Because I have their Crossfire II in a 2-7x on a Marlin 336 and well pleased with it, that was on the short list at first , until I seen one in person. I would not consider any of the Vortex 2-7x scopes as being compact by any means. As good as they are, the ocular lens in each respective line is huge and the same size whether sporting a 50mm objective or 32mm. Making the 2-7x32 eyepiece especially disproportionate to the rest of the scope system

Older VX 2 I believe just wanted more scope for range work, the 375 Ruger is very accurate and to many winters!

That's the problem with the way Leupold designated their scopes. Not everyone knows what everyone else is talking about. There is no older VX2. There was a Vari X II..... a VXII........and the new VX2.

I would put it between the VX-1 and VX-2

All scopes are tunnels.