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Re: Cheap scopes
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#3317224
01/08/21 05:52 PM
01/08/21 05:52 PM
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globe
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I’ll say if I were gonna go cheap, I’d get a good used Nikon, for 125-175.00. They still made decent scopes. I like used leupold’s myself, but I wouldn’t classify them as cheap. I could take 6-700.00 and buy a dang good used deer killing set up. How about no cheap rings and bases?
Everything woke turns to shucks
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Re: Cheap scopes
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#3317225
01/08/21 05:53 PM
01/08/21 05:53 PM
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globe
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I remember the good ol days of chasing my tail with a 7400, see through rings, and a world class. I wasted a lot of shells!
Everything woke turns to shucks
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Re: Cheap scopes
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#3320403
01/11/21 07:11 PM
01/11/21 07:11 PM
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Posts: 3,331 Autaugaville
trailertrash
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I've had good luck with the Athlon scopes. The Neos line is the cheapest. I have owned 3 or 4 with no issues.
"We aren't here to justify your feelings and give you self worth" - Aldeer Welcome Center
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Re: Cheap scopes
[Re: James]
#3320567
01/11/21 08:49 PM
01/11/21 08:49 PM
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1955Retiree
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OMG!!!!! Please don’t buy cheap glass!!!!! Life is much to short for cheap glass!!! Why....? They make great stuff in his price range..a good bit has already been listed...payin more than $500 for a rifle scope is retarded if your killin deer. I’ll double down and say more than $250 is retarted or just dick measurements. Soooo you're one of those that'll pay good money for a rifle, only to top it with a cheap piece of glass? I'd rather have $250 dollar rifle, topped with a high end scope, than a nice rifle with a cracker jack scope. But hey, that's just me 😉 ^^^^ This
It's not how much money you make, but how much you can keep.
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Re: Cheap scopes
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#3320765
01/11/21 11:28 PM
01/11/21 11:28 PM
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UncleHuck
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If all you can afford is a $200 scope, it would be really hard to beat a Redfield Revolution. Made in the USA by Leupold.
If you can afford more, your options increase. We do spend more, but all we do is hunt. My wife and I don't own a boat any more, don't go to Disney, to the beach, or on cruises, and we rarely eat out.
We do have some great optics, and enjoy our out of state hunting trips. Those put great meat on the table.
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Re: Cheap scopes
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01/12/21 01:35 AM
01/12/21 01:35 AM
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Todd1700
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I’ll double down and say more than $250 is retarted or just dick measurements. There is a point of diminishing returns with scopes but that cut off isn't at 250 dollars. For that price you can get a scope that will hold zero and maybe won't fog up on you. But you are not going to get good low light performance from a scope in that price range. Trust me I am no elitist scope snob. If there was a 250 dollar scope that was as good as any of the more expensive scopes out there I'd have one on every rifle I own and be damned glad to save the money. Back in my younger broke days I had scopes like Nikon Prostaffs and Bushnell Banner Dusk & Dawn. Sorry but they cannot hang with the Zeiss, Swarovski, and upper end Leupolds I use now.
The best index to a person’s character is (a) how he treats people who can’t do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can’t fight back. - Abigail van Buren
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Re: Cheap scopes
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01/12/21 06:37 AM
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I’ll double down and say more than $250 is retarted or just dick measurements. There is a point of diminishing returns with scopes but that cut off isn't at 250 dollars. For that price you can get a scope that will hold zero and maybe won't fog up on you. But you are not going to get good low light performance from a scope in that price range. Trust me I am no elitist scope snob. If there was a 250 dollar scope that was as good as any of the more expensive scopes out there I'd have one on every rifle I own and be damned glad to save the money. Back in my younger broke days I had scopes like Nikon Prostaffs and Bushnell Banner Dusk & Dawn. Sorry but they cannot hang with the Zeiss, Swarovski, and upper end Leupolds I use now. I’m a cheap bastage and the most expensive scopes I have are my Nikon manarchs. I have buckmasters and prostaffs also. I also have a bushnell elite 3200, banner dusk to dawn, and a vortex diamondback. I killed the 2 bucks this season with a pro staff and the dusk to dawn. Not deer were on cloudy afternoons and within a minute or 2 of the end of “legal” shooting time. The 10pt I killed was with my AR 7.62x39 with the dusk to dawn scope. I could barely see movement with my eyes but could see him plenty good enough to tell he was a really good buck at a little over 100yds. I said all that to say that my cheats scopes will let me see deer later then I could “legally” shoot one. You know if the time on my watch was wrong by 10 mins or so.
It's hard to kiss the lips at night that chews your a$$ all day long.
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Re: Cheap scopes
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01/12/21 05:44 PM
01/12/21 05:44 PM
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Geno
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I've used mueller, nikon and bushnell low end stuff that works great. Way better than the best there was 20 years ago.
Whoever is happy will make others happy too. Anne Frank
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Re: Cheap scopes
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#3321547
01/12/21 07:16 PM
01/12/21 07:16 PM
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Big Bore
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Geno. Sorry man but Zeiss, Swarovski, Kahles, Leica, and schmidt and bender were all here 20 years ago and none of those scopes, not even in the most expensive model today can even touch what these scopes were 20 years ago.
Hunting brings out the worst in people.
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Re: Cheap scopes
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01/12/21 07:50 PM
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low wall
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There are main measures of quality (actually, lots more,but 2 "main") First, there is the sharpness, return to zero, optical clarity, lack of distortion at the edges, low light/coatings, etc. There, modern Asian grinding and coating certainly is far ahead of premium European quality from a couple of decades ago. But.......then there is the hundreds of rounds fired, miles traveled, guns dropped, guns moved from freezing to indoors thousands of times, hunted in mist, fog, rain, etc, etc. For that, I'll take my 20 yo Leupold or Zeiss, not to mention Swaro, all day long. I'm legally blind without glasses, and I'm well aware that all that extra glass makes me lose sight quickly at dust, but I'll take the older glass over modern cost cutting construction techniques, thank you. I bet you CAN see better than me through a $250 scope. I bet you won't be carrying it in 20 years, either.
Used to be a lifeguard, until that blue kid got me fired.
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Re: Cheap scopes
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#3321605
01/12/21 08:18 PM
01/12/21 08:18 PM
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Posts: 3,853 Jasper
buckhunter2
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Dvor has Burris Fullfield E1 3-9x40 on sale for less than $150. Excellent scope and not made in China.
Much much much better than any cheap ($100) Chinese scope.
You're only as good as your worst shot-
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Re: Cheap scopes
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01/12/21 08:44 PM
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TDog93
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I hav pretty quality scopes on my guns - but if u want cheap - i had a buddy that had a world class tasco that was decent
I would go with something nicer - meopta makes great scope for $$ - but if u want to go cheap 3x9x50 world class tasco you can get for $75 😀 and it will work
Hunt the wind - leave it better than you found it - love your neighbor as you love your self We need prayer for our country now more than ever
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Re: Cheap scopes
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#3322019
01/13/21 11:04 AM
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gundoc
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Vortex Crossfire II would be a good option too...I've killed a lot of deer with one that would now be well past legal shooting light after the rule change.
There are two types of gun enthusiasts ... Those who have been F#CKED by PTG and those who will be!
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Re: Cheap scopes
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#3322292
01/13/21 04:22 PM
01/13/21 04:22 PM
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TDog93
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Explaining it that way doghouse - I understand where u coming from and don’t blame u - I prob do same w a loaner
Hunt the wind - leave it better than you found it - love your neighbor as you love your self We need prayer for our country now more than ever
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Re: Cheap scopes
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#3322972
01/14/21 12:01 PM
01/14/21 12:01 PM
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Posts: 17,215 Huntsville, AL
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Posts: 17,215
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There’s always a bunch of used scopes for sale over on the Campfire website. Go there and buy a good one at a used price.
Jesus... I hope you know Him personally like I do.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
Proud crossbow hunter!
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