But seriously Hawgon speaks some truth. I think there is a "law of diminishing returns" when it comes to high end scopes. At some point you are just splitting hairs. I don't know much personally about the Zeisses other than reputation. I do know that I have a VXII on my Rem. 700 and when I looked through my Father-in-law's VXIII, I was blown away. That will be the next scope I get b/c I really don't need anything nicer for the hunting I do in LA/MS.

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Posted by Ice Cream Sammich

Baton Rouge

Member since Apr 2010

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Posted on 12/19/11 at 9:49 am to LSU_Lou

NHass I wish I could. It was on a website which had the scope mispriced plus 25% off for black Friday. I contemplated selling it to pay for a whole new rifle and scope setup but after using it, no way in hell.

I would have posted the deal in the OB but last time I ran across a deal on a Nikon it got zero attention.

I have always used a 50mm objective. My dad has always used a 50mm objective. I don't know why but we do. I know there is evidence that it is pointless, but I believe it provides better eye relief, field of view, and early morning/ dusk lighting. There is evidence proving the bible wrong but I am still a Christian.

The price is a bit more but hardly any added weight.

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Posted by Hawgon

Texas

Member since Feb 2011

1223 posts

Posted on 12/19/11 at 9:51 am to LSU_Lou

quote:
But seriously Hawgon speaks some truth. I think there is a "law of diminishing returns" when it comes to high end scopes.

I'm not so much against high dollar scopes. It is the buyer's money, after all. But, man I hate to see a trim and light rifle with 4-32x56 eyesore on it. Really, I don't even like 3x9s, I mostly go with a fixed 4x or 2x7.

You don't need magnification to hit a deer. For example, most of the people on this board would say they could hit a deer with open sights at a 100 yards. Well, through a 4x scope a deer at 400 yards looks like one at 100 yards. And unless you are going to use turrets and all that, you don't need to be shooting past 400 yards. But even if you use turrets, a 3x9 would work well for ranges out to 800 or 900 yards.

This post was edited on 12/19/11 at 1:00 pm

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