Looking to buy a new scope, need advice.

he probably has to try to move some of the Nikons because they're only selling Leupolds.

I have a 3 Leupolds on each of my 3 high caliber hunting rifles and one on my .44 mag.

Nikon is a good scope but it is not brighter than a leupold

I am a die-hard Leopold fan. The Nikons are really good too. I think it's just personal preference. You should also look at the Shepard, and of course Zeiss, and Swarovski. I recently sighted in a rifle with a Swarovski, first time I've ever used one. The quality is crazy. WAY above i=even the Leopold.

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Zeiss, and Swarovski

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I haven't checked but I have a feeling they are too $$$$$ for my pocketbook.

Thanks JBD

Salesmen gonna sell.

And lie.

This weekend you can get a Zeiss Conquest from BPS for $350. Unbeatable deal IMO.

Its a 3-9X40, but I'd be willing to wager that it still lets more light in than any 50mm scope in that price range.

I recently bought a Leupold, my first high quality scope after 3 decades of hunting. It is so much brighter/clearer than my old one (the cheapest Bushnell from the 80s) that I want to put one on every gun I own. I never missed a deer because of my old scope, but I did not know what I was missing.

As far as the 50mm scope, unless you use it on 9 power in low light, you only need a 40mm to get the 5mm exit pupil/brightness on 3-8 power settings. Those 50mms get bulky and have to be mounted really high. TIFWIW

I have a 3-9x40 Nikon Buckmaster on my 270WSM. Works great.