Affordable adjustable scope?

[WA Coyote]

Meopta meopro on a mod 70 pre 64 , 25 in BARTLEIN cut rifleing 1-7.5 twist 6.5 PRC and a CURTIS AXIOM with a 26 in proof 1-8 with a AG composite 3-18 optica 6 .

Thanks… both those rigs should be accurate enough to discern good optics from bad. I'm glad they working for you.

The Optica 6 is Meopta's best effort yet, and the only one that really seems to be checking the boxes. It's still a little early in its career to be getting a trip to Canton, but they do seem rugged, reliable, and reasonably priced.

In that $800-$1000 range I'd prefer the LRHS2 4.5-18 that GAP offers.

Never been a Meopro fan, for above stated reasons.

 

[Jamie]

I think the Athlon Chronus BTR should be on most list. To my eyes, it was/is clearer, crisper than my NF NX8, Zeiss, and my Leupold MK5. Tracking g has been perfect and the turrets are exact when dealing. The only draw back I have found is that they are heavy. The bare scope is 4 oz, IIRC, heavier than my MK5 in MKIV rings.

 

[Hard rock]

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I think the Athlon Chronus BTR should be on most list. To my eyes, it was/is clearer, crisper than my NF NX8, Zeiss, and my Leupold MK5. Tracking g has been perfect and the turrets are exact when dealing. The only draw back I have found is that they are heavy. The bare scope is 4 oz, IIRC, heavier than my MK5 in MKIV rings.

Those Alton scopes are nice ,and I have the one just under the Chronus , but in comparison my vote goes to MEOPTA . I guess it's just me but I don't like Chinese made scopes . That being said I think the CHRONUS is made in JAPAN . They are great scopes.

 

[Jamie]

R

Those Alton scopes are nice ,and I have the one just under the Chronus , but in comparison my vote goes to MEOPTA . I guess it's just me but I don't like Chinese made scopes . That being said I think the CHRONUS is made in JAPAN . They are great scopes.

Yes, Chronus is made in Japan. I actually loaned my Meopta to a friend. His 10x Leupold from 1962 was a little yellowish trying to sight in his newly rebarreled 264 Win Mag, also purchased in 1962 according to him.

 

[Will.284]

I run Athlon Cronus on several rifles and love them and tough as nails. As well Burris signature hd is very good but not as much info in the reticle but awesome glass

 

[FlyFishn1]

Go back to post # 20 on Friday. I asked about the following Burris.

Affordable adjustable scope?

Mark 5HD, NF NXS or NX8. You'll have more scope then you need and can do everything you want with room to learn. All can be had used or new if your leo/mil in your price range.

www.longrangehunting.com

Fullfield IV 6-24x50mm | Burris Optics

www.burrisoptics.com

In less than 2 days theres nearly 60 more posts beyond that and no one picked up on what I asked - the thread just took on a mind of its own.

I'll start with this one and see where it goes - the deal is right and it does what I am after. I can always move it around to other rifles, so it isn't a wasted purchase no matter how I slice it.

 

[memtb]

In less than 2 days theres nearly 60 more posts beyond that and no one picked up on what I asked - the thread just took on a mind of its own

As they often do…….ain't forums great! Drama, comedy, fiction, science, crime, romance, horror, family…..all rolled into one! memtb

 

[ntsqd]

All that I can say about the two Burris scopes that I've owned is that the newer one looks really good to me, but I lack any of the higher end, supposedly better scopes to compare it to. The older one is meh. At the time of purchase it was good, a comparable magnification Leupold was better but cost more.
Which isn't a heck of a lot of help for FlyFishn1.
In that scope's price range I wouldn't exclude any Bushnell's of comparable features and pricing. I've been impressed with their dollar value.

 

[VenatusDominus]

Go back to post # 20 on Friday. I asked about the following Burris.

Affordable adjustable scope?

Mark 5HD, NF NXS or NX8. You'll have more scope then you need and can do everything you want with room to learn. All can be had used or new if your leo/mil in your price range.

www.longrangehunting.com

Fullfield IV 6-24x50mm | Burris Optics

www.burrisoptics.com

In less than 2 days theres nearly 60 more posts beyond that and no one picked up on what I asked - the thread just took on a mind of its own.

I'll start with this one and see where it goes - the deal is right and it does what I am after. I can always move it around to other rifles, so it isn't a wasted purchase no matter how I slice it.

Looks like it checks all your boxes. Personally, for ranges inside 500 yards I prefer my 3-18x over my 5-25x (exit pupil and field of view are larger). I also prefer unlimited warranties for things I carry in the field and expect can be broken. Realize the Burris "forever warranty" only covers manufacturing defects..."These warranties do not cover defects due to normal wear and tear, damage due to misuse, alteration to the product, loss, theft, deliberate damage, or cosmetic damage."

 

[Will.284]

Looks like it ticks all your boxes. Personally, for ranges inside 500 yards I prefer my 3-18x over my 5-25x (exit pupil and field of view are larger). I also prefer unlimited warranties for things I carry in the field and expect can be broken. Realize the Burris "forever warranty" only covers manufacturing defects and not "These warranties do not cover defects due to normal wear and tear, damage due to misuse, alteration to the product, loss, theft, deliberate damage, or cosmetic damage."

That's one that checks all you boxes and a good warranty. Looks good

 

[WA Coyote]

Go back to post # 20 on Friday. I asked about the following Burris.

Affordable adjustable scope?

Mark 5HD, NF NXS or NX8. You'll have more scope then you need and can do everything you want with room to learn. All can be had used or new if your leo/mil in your price range.

www.longrangehunting.com

Fullfield IV 6-24x50mm | Burris Optics

www.burrisoptics.com

In less than 2 days theres nearly 60 more posts beyond that and no one picked up on what I asked - the thread just took on a mind of its own.

I'll start with this one and see where it goes - the deal is right and it does what I am after. I can always move it around to other rifles, so it isn't a wasted purchase no matter how I slice it.

If the boxes that need checked are "affordable" and "adjustable"… at least the Burris checks one of them.

 

[FEENIX]

Go back to post # 20 on Friday. I asked about the following Burris.

Affordable adjustable scope?

Mark 5HD, NF NXS or NX8. You'll have more scope then you need and can do everything you want with room to learn. All can be had used or new if your leo/mil in your price range.

www.longrangehunting.com

Fullfield IV 6-24x50mm | Burris Optics

www.burrisoptics.com

In less than 2 days theres nearly 60 more posts beyond that and no one picked up on what I asked - the thread just took on a mind of its own.

I'll start with this one and see where it goes - the deal is right and it does what I am after. I can always move it around to other rifles, so it isn't a wasted purchase no matter how I slice it.

It does not matter if you start with this; people will go off-topic regardless. Go for it if you have decided on the scope that meets your intended purpose with your budget, and move on. Good luck!

 

[tomcat818]

Hi. I am working on piecing together a .300 win mag rifle and am curious on scopes.

For starters - I know someone that has done/does precision shooting and they have gravitated towards Schmidt and Bender for scopes. The current equivalents around the range his is are many thousands of dollars. I realize in the realm of "optics" price shoots up exponentially with quality. That is where I want to dig, though.

Ultimately what I am after is a reasonable scope that I can zero to my rifle at a set range then use elevation and windage turrets to compensate for both as conditions change. What I don't want is a set of turrets to zero the scope only. I want my set/starting point on the turrets zeroed to where I sight in my rifle, not the adjustments TO sight in the rifle. I've seen reticles that have scales in both directions that supposedly allow for some type of reference without needing to adjust the scope. That's not the direction I want to go - I want to be able to precisely and repeatably adjust the scope without loosing my sighted in position.

The range I am after is usually 100-300yds, but I'd like to be able to eventually get out to double that at 600yds. I'm not overly concerned with close-in range as that isn't what I'm going after with the rifle, but I don't want a large fixed magnification that restricts field of view much - adjustable zoom would be great (3-20, 5-25, something like that).

Are there any "entry level", if you can call them that, scopes/brands of scopes any of you would recommend? What are you using?

I have the SWFA 5-20X50 FFP Mil/Mil on my 300WM and it's been rock solid. Picked it up for $895 on sale. This scope is made in Japan like a lot of the upper mid range priced scopes are I.E. Vortex Razor LHT, Nightforce (not sure which models) are made at the same factory in Japan. The Leuplod VX5 and higher priced models say assembled in USA which can be as little as one step in the assembly process so I believe most of the components also come from Japan. Japan is and has been cranking out quality firearms and optics for many decades now. My 300WM setup is mostly made in Japan; Browning X-bolt and SWFA with the Harris Bi-pod the only component made is USA. This combo shoots lights-out with handloads and slightly under MOA with factory ammo. Don't get me wrong I would love to see all these American based companies bring their manufacturing back to the American workforce where it belongs. I have a Vortex Razor LHT 4.5-22X50 FFP mil/mill on my 280AI and have had 0 tracking issues. It was $1,079 on sale (Optic Planet). There's nothing wrong with a Leupold like the VX5 in SFP if you are handloading so you have a load with low SD and provide accurate dope the CDS dial system works great. I seen them slightly used sell on this site for $750 (3-15X44) with the free CDS dial included. The Leupold scopoes I run in SFP are zeroed for MPBR and really like the low light capabilities with 40mm objectives. A big selling point for Vortex and SWFA is the no excuse repair or replace warranty for life.
Seems like me your budget puts you in the Japanese manufactured realm and not the Austrian (Schmidt and Binder, Swarovski) which IMHO is not a bad place to be.