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Mavenbuilt makes a 2-10x38 that would work as well.
So not really "long" range at all. I'm considering buying a Swarovski Z3 4-12x50 BT L for hunting above the tree line and limiting my shots to 600 yards max. If you had $900 to spend on an alpine rifle optic what would you get?
Thank you. I definitely prefer 200 yard zeroes on hunting riflesMy wife has the Swarovski Z3 4-12x50 BT on her Cooper 250Sav AI and it is a great piece of glass and is very bright . She has shot deer with this combination at 320 yards and hares at over 400 yards. With 100 yard zero and a 100 grain Sierra GK at 3060 fps the turret will let her dial to 525 yards. Depending on the calibre you are using you may need to zero it at 200 yards to obtain your desired 600 yard range.
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I have a light weight setup using a Swaro Z3 3-9X36 with plex. Its a great light rifle scope, heck the best (if you want it all about low weight). I can get reliable hits on steel out to 500 yards and feel 400 hunting is getting to the setups limits. I use the Strelok Pro and by using the reticle feature and adjusting scope power I can get o good hold point for my shots. I would say YOU HAVE PICKED THE BEST SCOPE for what you want.So not really "long" range at all. I'm considering buying a Swarovski Z3 4-12x50 BT L for hunting above the tree line and limiting my shots to 600 yards max. If you had $900 to spend on an alpine rifle optic what would you get?
So not really "long" range at all. I'm considering buying a Swarovski Z3 4-12x50 BT L for hunting above the tree line and limiting my shots to 600 yards max. If you had $900 to spend on an alpine rifle optic what would you get?
Is it just to carry less weight? What about backpacking a desert tech or really any rifle. I just mention the DT because it's 11" shorter than standard rifles and would go in a backpack very well. I've carried plenty of very heavy rifles and other than long ones like a .50 a 14lb rifle isn't too bad in hand. But the .50 weighed 42lbs and eff that.This question gets asked a lot. I base my scope decision on weight. I have set a max weight for a mountain rifle and optic to be 7 lbs. If my rifle is 6 lbs. then I need a scope that is one lb and so on. Now 7 lbs to the guys on rokslide is way too heavy. They like finished rifles under 6 lbs. You need to decide what your target weight is and decide from there. There are plenty of good lightweight scopes. My mountain rifles have scopes that weigh 9 and 16 ozs. and the 16 oz scope will shoot LD no problem with both reticle and turrets. And believe me when I say ounces matter in a mountain rifle. BTW, the Z3 is an excellent scope.
It's really about weight. I started my backpack hunting with 10 mile treks into the glacier peak wilderness. My total weight including rifle used to be 60lbs. Now it's closer to 40. It's soooooo much better.Is it just to carry less weight? What about backpacking a desert tech or really any rifle. I just mention the DT because it's 11" shorter than standard rifles and would go in a backpack very well. I've carried plenty of very heavy rifles and other than long ones like a .50 a 14lb rifle isn't too bad in hand. But the .50 weighed 42lbs and eff that.
I'm definitely looking for a solution that uses turrets as my primary or only way to correct for drop.How do you plan to compensate for elevation? Most light and inexpensive scopes, really the vast majority of any scopes I've used, have not had precision turrets. I'll qualify that by saying up front my primary targets are marmots at longer ranges. I'll shoot my light weight hunting rifles to 800 yards. My latest project is a 5lb NULA .284. It will carry a Leupold VX6HD 3-18x44 with Darrel Holland's MOA reticle and his turret design. Scope weighs 19oz Talley ring/bases about 2 I believe. With this type of reticle turret precision is not so critical and it's faster than twisting. Holland offers a vx3 2.5-8x36 with a 1.5 moa reticle that weighs 12oz.