Good scope for around $200

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ARmasterzach

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Who makes a good scope under 200 dollars that has good low light visibility and a clear image and all that great stuff? I dont need anything for over 4-500 yards and I want to put it on my 300WSM for the upcoming season. Ive always liked leupold but theyre kinda spensive and I dont know who else to trust.
 
Burris Fullfield II, Bushnell Elite 3200, Leupold VXI or Rifleman, and Nikon Buckmaster all offer a 3X9 for around $200. I wouldn't be afraid to use any of these scopes on any of my rifles. I like the VXIII and Conquest scopes better but for optics on a buget these are pretty good.
 
200.00 scopes

Another one for the Sightron 3x9x42, about 200. at Midway. Mine has been on a 7MM WSM, a .22 and now my AR. Does not lose zero. Good in low light.
 
Burris Fullfield II, Bushnell Elite 3200, Leupold VXI or Rifleman, and Nikon Buckmaster all offer a 3X9 for around $200.
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Yep, but add to that the Sightron S2, and you've got a pretty good list. I'm keen on the Burris FF2 and the Sightron S2 more than the others.

The Weaver Classic "V9" 3-9x38mm is also a good basic scope for $150, so a little less than the others.

http://www.swfa.com/pc-2323-256-weaver-3-9x38-classic-v9-series-rifle-scope.aspx

Very interesting that the VX1 3-9x40 is now $220 or less, when they used to be around $299 just a couple years back - ahh, the wonders of a competitive marketplace.
 
Yep, but add to that the Sightron S2, and you've got a pretty good list. I'm keen on the Burris FF2 and the Sightron S2 more than the others.
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FF, didn't feel the need to add Sightron as it was all ready suggested. I've never even looked through one as well, but I have looked through the others and think that they are good. I just generally wind up shelling out the extra bills to go for the upgrade on the scope. I'd would rather have a cheap rifle than a cheap scope.

Look around for a good deal they are out there. I bought my last VX1 3X9 for less than $200, and picked up a brand new VXIII 2.5-8 for $365 delivered. FWIW Natchez is offering some awesome deals on optics right now.
 
Leupolds

Most of the cheap Leupolds (rifleman) only have 1/2 MOA adjustments and use steel to brass adjustments.

Burris FFII has 1/4 MOA Adjustments, steel on steel adjustments, quad seals, and all of ther optics are fully multi-coated.

I bought a 3-9x40 for $199 and it came with their Landmark binos (8X). Can't really beat that deal.
 
Will the Burris FFII stand up to magnum muzzle loading charges?

I've been thinking about putting one on my T/C Encore, the sales "guy" says "NO PROBLEM" but he doesn't eat if he doesn't sell me one either.............


Anyone tried it?
 
You can get the Nikon prostaff. I think it's the same as the buckmasters...at least I can't see a difference between them other than the name...And I won't buy any product that has "Buckmasters" written on it...I won't pay them for their name, and the organization is not worth a @#$%...:mad: Unless you like supporting organizations that grow domestic deer w/ huge racks and then brag about how big a buck you shot because you could buy it...
 
The Nikon Prostaff is a pretty good scope. But it's a "$150 scope", like the Weaver Classic V, not a "$200 scope" like the others. The Burris Fullfield II, since it can be found at more like $180 rather than $200, is the best deal going in that general range. Yes it will stand up to magnum muzzleloaders, I'm almost certain. It's a very good scope.
 
at least I can't see a difference between them other than the name...And I won't buy any product that has "Buckmasters" written on it...I won't pay them for their name, and the organization is not worth a @#$%...
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I too refuse to ever purchase anything with the BM name again. And I have also heard that the only diference between the ProStaff and the BM line is the name, and Jackie Bushman's cut. His organization is a joke, as a matter of fact, he still owes me 3.5 years of membership to Buckmasters. Once he got paid, I stopped receiving even the magazines(which are very poor) and I never bothered to pursue it, 'cause I didn't even want it anymore.

Anyway, sorry to hijack your post......
 
Id take a bushnell elite 3200 or burris over a luepold any day. Leupold just doesnt impress me. I have been very surprised by a tasco world class pluss in low light. They are in the same category as the tasco titan scopes if you can find them. My dad has one on a .300 and it does a very good job.

The 3200 scopes are very fine too I have one on a .270 and really like it. Mueller makes a nice 44mm hunting scope too. My mueller noticeably outdid a luepold when me and a buddy compared their light collection one night.

We hunt with kahles and swarovski scopes too, but we just cant afford it for every rifle. So we shoot cheaper scopes on some guns, and those I have mentioned are very comparable to pricier glass.
 
just out of curiosity, and this is not sarchasism...what is the difference between a Nikon prostaff ($150.00 scope) and a $200.00 scope, other than $50.00? I really can not see a difference. What exactly are you getting that is better. Not poking here, geniune question...:confused:
 
Leupold rifleman...best "cheap" scope out there.

Avoid Burris like the plague.

All the rest are also rans.

WildtheyareonmyslAlaska TM
 
Just some comments about "need", as opposed to "nice to have":

In the Lower 48, most hunters--and that's mostly the deer hunters--rarely shoot beyond some 200 yards. As far as rifle accuracy and group size, anything that stays inside two MOA is gonna collect Bambi, and is usually plenty good enough for Ol' Wily Coyote.

So, IMO, repeatability of adjustments is nice, but not really necessary. At least for me, these last 40-some years, it has been a case of, "Set it and forget it," once I'm sighted in. I've never needed more than a 40mm objective lens, either. And type of adjustment hasn't seemed to matter, whether it's clicks or just a matter of watching the little marks on the adjustment knob.

I'm highly in favor of folks buying whatever they want, at whatever price-limit they set. I'm just saying that there is a big difference between what's needed to accurately hit where you want, and what's nice to have.

IOW, you can kill as many deer with a good used Weaver K4 on top as with Mr. Super's $1,000 whoopilah.

:), Art
 
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