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<blockquote data-quote="Timber338" data-source="post: 1060346" data-attributes="member: 33822"><p>I totally agree that a 2 lb scope on a backpacking rifle sucks... I just have not found a scope that has the requirements I am looking for.</p><p></p><p>Maybe I'm being too picky, but my ideal packpacking scope would weigh 20 ounces or less, great optics, good repeatable turrets, MOA reticle, a magnification range of 4-20 with a 50mm objective and cost less than $2k. I still have not found a scope like this. So then I have to start figuring out which scope is the best compromise.</p><p></p><p>The low end magnification could be 3 but not higher than 5. On the high end, I would want 16x minimum. I could go up to 25 ounces... but I still want good optics.</p><p></p><p>I have a 4-16x50 Vortex PST and probably the closest I'm going to find based on all of my requirements, but the quality of the optics is just not there for me.</p><p></p><p>The VX6 3-18x50 has a great magnification range, good optics, but the TMOA reticle is awful and the turrets are not to my liking. But I think this is my best light weight option for the price.</p><p></p><p>I have also looked at the Zeiss HD5, but I really don't like the reticle options. 1000 reticle might be OK, but then they don't offer that reticle in their model with turrets. And I would have to always be calculating exactly where on the reticle I need to hold rather than just having an straight MOA callout. </p><p></p><p>I kind of refuse to buy a scope that has a sub-par reticle because then I'm giving my money to support a product I don't like ... but you could say that about any scope that doesn't meet what I'm looking for. So where do I draw the line?</p><p></p><p>Right now the SHV at 5-20x56 seems to be an OK compromise... but I'm still giving quite a bit of weight and bulk with the 56mm bell.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Timber338, post: 1060346, member: 33822"] I totally agree that a 2 lb scope on a backpacking rifle sucks... I just have not found a scope that has the requirements I am looking for. Maybe I'm being too picky, but my ideal packpacking scope would weigh 20 ounces or less, great optics, good repeatable turrets, MOA reticle, a magnification range of 4-20 with a 50mm objective and cost less than $2k. I still have not found a scope like this. So then I have to start figuring out which scope is the best compromise. The low end magnification could be 3 but not higher than 5. On the high end, I would want 16x minimum. I could go up to 25 ounces... but I still want good optics. I have a 4-16x50 Vortex PST and probably the closest I'm going to find based on all of my requirements, but the quality of the optics is just not there for me. The VX6 3-18x50 has a great magnification range, good optics, but the TMOA reticle is awful and the turrets are not to my liking. But I think this is my best light weight option for the price. I have also looked at the Zeiss HD5, but I really don't like the reticle options. 1000 reticle might be OK, but then they don't offer that reticle in their model with turrets. And I would have to always be calculating exactly where on the reticle I need to hold rather than just having an straight MOA callout. I kind of refuse to buy a scope that has a sub-par reticle because then I'm giving my money to support a product I don't like ... but you could say that about any scope that doesn't meet what I'm looking for. So where do I draw the line? Right now the SHV at 5-20x56 seems to be an OK compromise... but I'm still giving quite a bit of weight and bulk with the 56mm bell. [/QUOTE]
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