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<blockquote data-quote="JTComfort" data-source="post: 3106650" data-attributes="member: 103514"><p>Hello shooter! I have similar combinations of rifles and glass. Without going further, IF the Leica looks good to you eyes, I would stick with it! I haven't shot with top end Leupold, so not first hand experience. For my eyes, again very subjective, Leica stands above many others tried and even (cough) two Schmidt Bender scopes I have owned. I have a 2.5-10x Leica ER on a Win70 FW .30-06 (I also have 10x42 binos) -- this combination has closed the deal on many Eastern white tail and even NM elk. MPBR is +/- 265m with factory ammo and BDC reticle just in case.</p><p></p><p>To your point, I have a Remington 7005R .308 that shoots .3moa with hand loads, MPBR of 288 yards on a 8" kill zone. This would satisfy your MPBR requirement and you'd still have BDC or dial solutions. My 700 formerly wore a PMII 5-25x56 for PRS; it now has an Eotech 3.5-18x which is a fantastic scope, full stop. At the price point, I can't say enough good about it. </p><p></p><p>As subjective as glass is, I recommend trying as many different makers as you can. After crossing the "best quality" Rubicon, the subtle differences are in lens coatings and robust-ness of build. If you're hard on scopes, are a serious professional operator and/or have the money to burn, the top tier German and American makers are there for you - Kahles, March, USOptics, SB, Hendsoldt, Elcan, Trijicon, Nightforce, et al. If you're looking for best quality hunting and practical scopes that allow for long range precision work look to Leupold, Leica, Swarovski, Trijicon, Zeiss. To my eyes and experience, everything else is... everything else. </p><p></p><p>Do buy what looks best to your eyes. And... don't "buy" a warranty -- buy build quality and repeatability/stability. A warranty is cold comfort when you line up on a trophy bull to find your reticle took a dump somewhere in the airspace 1800 miles from home.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JTComfort, post: 3106650, member: 103514"] Hello shooter! I have similar combinations of rifles and glass. Without going further, IF the Leica looks good to you eyes, I would stick with it! I haven't shot with top end Leupold, so not first hand experience. For my eyes, again very subjective, Leica stands above many others tried and even (cough) two Schmidt Bender scopes I have owned. I have a 2.5-10x Leica ER on a Win70 FW .30-06 (I also have 10x42 binos) -- this combination has closed the deal on many Eastern white tail and even NM elk. MPBR is +/- 265m with factory ammo and BDC reticle just in case. To your point, I have a Remington 7005R .308 that shoots .3moa with hand loads, MPBR of 288 yards on a 8" kill zone. This would satisfy your MPBR requirement and you'd still have BDC or dial solutions. My 700 formerly wore a PMII 5-25x56 for PRS; it now has an Eotech 3.5-18x which is a fantastic scope, full stop. At the price point, I can't say enough good about it. As subjective as glass is, I recommend trying as many different makers as you can. After crossing the "best quality" Rubicon, the subtle differences are in lens coatings and robust-ness of build. If you're hard on scopes, are a serious professional operator and/or have the money to burn, the top tier German and American makers are there for you - Kahles, March, USOptics, SB, Hendsoldt, Elcan, Trijicon, Nightforce, et al. If you're looking for best quality hunting and practical scopes that allow for long range precision work look to Leupold, Leica, Swarovski, Trijicon, Zeiss. To my eyes and experience, everything else is... everything else. Do buy what looks best to your eyes. And... don't "buy" a warranty -- buy build quality and repeatability/stability. A warranty is cold comfort when you line up on a trophy bull to find your reticle took a dump somewhere in the airspace 1800 miles from home. [/QUOTE]
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