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Re: Meopta, Leupold, Trijicon or Hawke
[Re: just_an_illusion]
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10/25/22 07:51 PM
10/25/22 07:51 PM
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For the budget you're looking at (at least with the VX5) id consider a Vortex Razor HD LHT 3-9-42. A LOT of scope for 1299.
Last edited by BPI; 10/25/22 08:01 PM.
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Re: Meopta, Leupold, Trijicon or Hawke
[Re: just_an_illusion]
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10/25/22 08:00 PM
10/25/22 08:00 PM
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Out of the ones posted in don't think you can go wrong with any of them
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Re: Meopta, Leupold, Trijicon or Hawke
[Re: just_an_illusion]
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10/25/22 08:24 PM
10/25/22 08:24 PM
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The Boonies a.k.a. Pickens cou...
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I have 2 trijicon accupoints. I wouldn't hesitate on getting another. Also have used meopta,zeiss,nightforce,leupold,vortex and others. No fleas on a trijicon
Last edited by 300gr; 10/25/22 08:26 PM.
Two roads diverged in the woods and I took the one with deep ruts,hills and mud.It may be bumpy but WHAT A RIDE!
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Re: Meopta, Leupold, Trijicon or Hawke
[Re: DonH]
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10/26/22 07:27 AM
10/26/22 07:27 AM
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look up Arken optics / scopes there out of Texas.... for the money they cant be beat . I have one and it's very nice... although I am a loyal leupold owner and have been a long time.. 36oz Hubble scopes with tactical reticles are great for range and bench shooting but wouldn’t be very practical for an ultralight mountain rifle build like the OP is putting together.
We’re not dead. We just smell that way. Dayum. - AC870
Yessir! I’m always gonna shoot what makes me happy and I want everyone else to do the same! If you shoot one be proud of it and don’t worry what anyone else thinks. - SJ22
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Re: Meopta, Leupold, Trijicon or Hawke
[Re: just_an_illusion]
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10/26/22 08:18 AM
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Hats off to you for not wanting to mount a high powered Hubble on a 150 yards woods rifle. All of those are quality optics with great clarity . I'd add choose the one on your short list with the best woods hunting reticle. Reticle is the most overlooked factor in scope buying, folks get all caught up in "light gathering." That 56 mm , Swaro won't do you much good if can't find the reticle at dark in the woods.
Last edited by 2Dogs; 10/26/22 04:57 PM.
"Why do you ask"?
Always vote the slowest path to socialism.
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Re: Meopta, Leupold, Trijicon or Hawke
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10/26/22 08:39 AM
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look up Arken optics / scopes there out of Texas.... for the money they cant be beat . I have one and it's very nice... although I am a loyal leupold owner and have been a long time.. 36oz Hubble scopes with tactical reticles are great for range and bench shooting but wouldn’t be very practical for an ultralight mountain rifle build like the OP is putting together. At least someone actually read what I wrote.
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Re: Meopta, Leupold, Trijicon or Hawke
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10/26/22 08:47 AM
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Might also want to consider SIG, making quality, budget priced scopes. My 2 cents. For budget priced scopes, they ain't bad. I own 3...but they don't hold a candle at gathering light and clarity to the leupold and vortex that i replaced them with.
The harder I practice, the luckier I get.
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Re: Meopta, Leupold, Trijicon or Hawke
[Re: 2Dogs]
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10/26/22 08:48 AM
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Hats off to you for not wanting to mount a high powered Hubble on a 150 yards woods rifle. All of those are quality optics with great clarity . I'd add chose the one on your short list with the best woods hunting reticle. Reticle is the most overlooked factor in scope buying, folks get all caught up in "light gathering." That 56 mm , Swaro won't do you much good if can't find the reticle at dark in the woods. Yes sir been there in that situation before, hence the illuminated reticle. None of the four I'm looking at have a heavy duplex available, but all are illuminated. I'm kinda leaning towards the Leupold vx5 1-5 or the Trijicon Accupoint 1-6. Both are about the same price point. The Leupold is battery powered illumination where the Trijicon is Tritium/Fiber optic. The Leupold has their custom dial system for dialing longer range if needed, provided I actually have a custom dial made. The Trijicon is available in their illuminated bdc reticle but it's a thinner reticle that the standard illuminated duplex. I've never had anything Meopta but their reviews seem great. I looked at the Hawke two weeks ago at Vann's in Cullman but it's hard to tell clarity inside a store that's a hundred yards long.
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Re: Meopta, Leupold, Trijicon or Hawke
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10/26/22 08:50 AM
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Might also want to consider SIG, making quality, budget priced scopes. My 2 cents. For budget priced scopes, they ain't bad. I own 3...but they don't hold a candle at gathering light and clarity to the leupold and vortex that i replaced them with. I looked at a few low powered Sig scopes but they've all got a dern complex reticle that I do not want on a woods hunting rifle.
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Re: Meopta, Leupold, Trijicon or Hawke
[Re: just_an_illusion]
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10/26/22 08:54 AM
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I’d prob go with leupold but theys a couple I don’t have experience with so….😀
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Re: Meopta, Leupold, Trijicon or Hawke
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10/26/22 09:07 AM
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VX-3HD 2.5-8x36 and I'd be done with this.
No government employees were harmed in the making of this mess.
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Re: Meopta, Leupold, Trijicon or Hawke
[Re: just_an_illusion]
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10/26/22 09:40 AM
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Hats off to you for not wanting to mount a high powered Hubble on a 150 yards woods rifle. All of those are quality optics with great clarity . I'd add chose the one on your short list with the best woods hunting reticle. Reticle is the most overlooked factor in scope buying, folks get all caught up in "light gathering." That 56 mm , Swaro won't do you much good if can't find the reticle at dark in the woods. Yes sir been there in that situation before, hence the illuminated reticle. None of the four I'm looking at have a heavy duplex available, but all are illuminated. I'm kinda leaning towards the Leupold vx5 1-5 or the Trijicon Accupoint 1-6. Both are about the same price point. The Leupold is battery powered illumination where the Trijicon is Tritium/Fiber optic. The Leupold has their custom dial system for dialing longer range if needed, provided I actually have a custom dial made. The Trijicon is available in their illuminated bdc reticle but it's a thinner reticle that the standard illuminated duplex. I've never had anything Meopta but their reviews seem great. I looked at the Hawke two weeks ago at Vann's in Cullman but it's hard to tell clarity inside a store that's a hundred yards long. I don't know about the VX5 duplex , but the old VX-Rs duplex was a little heavier than standard but not a true heavy. Just right , then there's the lighted dot for really low light. Deer killing reticle if there ever was one. I just took a vari-x III 2.5-8 with heavy duplex off my 308, am gonna be mounting a VX-R 2-7 with Duplex and lighted dot. Looking forward to the help the dot offers my old, worn out eyes.
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Re: Meopta, Leupold, Trijicon or Hawke
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10/26/22 10:14 AM
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VX-3HD 2.5-8x36 and I'd be done with this.
This was on my original short list but it is not available with the fire dot reticle. I've really come to like the fire dot in my VX5 2-10x42.
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