45-70 Scope
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I put hammer extension on it and a good rail. On,y Leupold I would consider would be the old ones with Roman numerals not numbers. I think they have gone way down hill. We have a 2.5x-10 Vari XIII ON AN OLDER Mauser 98 in 300 win mag. Great scope. I have to go to vr x6 to get that quality now.
Leupold VX1 or better, soooo worth the money. Cheapest scopes I buy now are the Redfield Revolutions, also a great scope and made by Leupold with that fantastic Leupold warranty.
I have a Vortex Crossfire 2 on a Ruger American .17HMR and its a fine scope but I'm not trophy hunting with that rifle. No one mounts a groundhog or 'yote on the wall
For the shot of a lifetime on a trophy buck, I will spend the money on a good scope on a rifle I know is worth it. That doesnt mean you have to spend a $1000 for a sub MOA rifle out of the box but that you know your rifle will shoot where you point it and why not put a scope on there that gives you and the rifle a chance?
I have a Vortex Crossfire 2 on a Ruger American .17HMR and its a fine scope but I'm not trophy hunting with that rifle. No one mounts a groundhog or 'yote on the wall
For the shot of a lifetime on a trophy buck, I will spend the money on a good scope on a rifle I know is worth it. That doesnt mean you have to spend a $1000 for a sub MOA rifle out of the box but that you know your rifle will shoot where you point it and why not put a scope on there that gives you and the rifle a chance?
Got to looking around and had a 2.5 x10 older zeiss conquest and going to mount it until I get what I want. Will have to punch sight out but no issue. Have already replaced the factory with a buckhorn I had laying around. I've got a 2x7 Redfield on a 22 magnum that was once on a Remington 270. Thought about moving it over. The glass is good and is made by Leupld. This rifle will only be used in a ground blind covering a 120 yards of view. The Redfield has an European ocular adjustment as well as the Zeiss. What I really need is to go get these old eyes checked. I do use a 312 Crossfire on a 7 mag some when just punching paper or shooting steel. Not my hunting scope but it's never lost zero and I can change the turrets to dial in a range and they do go back to zero. Huge scope with sunshade and illuminated dot.
No. Mine doesn't have a side focus. It's a great scope though. I bought it about ten years ago in a one inch tube when they were around $499.00 or so. Husband had it on his Sendero 338 ultra mag for years and went with a Swaroski on it. I guess the Zeiss Terra is the new one inch tube scope now. I have one on a 7-08 and it's junk. Clicks aren't posite. Can't reset to zero. There isn't a number on the turrets if you could reset it. Glass is okay I guess but I'd almost bet it's Chinese made. Finally got it zeroed in and it's holding ok but every time you turn up power anywhere from 3-9 you have to reset the ocular on it. If you don't own one don't buy one. The new conquest now is over $900.00. I wish I had been a scope hoarder when we were doing a lot of trading and selling. Trying to build a collection as long as they are shooters to pass down to grand kids one of these days. And before I could mount I had to go to gunsmith this morning and spend money to take one of the stupid cheapo aluminum screws drilled out to get a base on. Great Remlin scrimping on a metal screw. Smith had to take the bolt out and drill completely through and clean with a dental pick. Gun threads were okay. A magnet wouldn't pick up the tiny set screws.
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Just to echo some thoughts already shared, I have a couple Burris scopes, and a couple Leupold scopes. I would say the Burris optics definitely provide better dollar-for-dollar optics (the view through my $150 Fullfield II is every bit as good at the view through my $300 VX-II). Both companies have "fovever" warranties.
However, the Leupolds have the advantage of being trimmer (less weight and sleeker looking) and having longer and less picky eye relief. The view will "black out" on my Burris scopes more easily if my eye isn't at the correct distance. Not saying it happens a lot, just more often than it does with the Leupolds. If I only shot from a rest, it wouldn't make any difference to me, but the scopes are on field guns, and no two shots are exactly alike.
However, the Leupolds have the advantage of being trimmer (less weight and sleeker looking) and having longer and less picky eye relief. The view will "black out" on my Burris scopes more easily if my eye isn't at the correct distance. Not saying it happens a lot, just more often than it does with the Leupolds. If I only shot from a rest, it wouldn't make any difference to me, but the scopes are on field guns, and no two shots are exactly alike.