[keederdag]

I have the opportunity to buy a shepherd 310p2 Nib. from an estate. I dunno why the guy never mounted it up, but he appears to have purchased a bunch of stuff he never used. Anyhow, my dealer friend told me to find out what dealer cost is, and I will buy it for that. Thing is , Shepherd wan'ts a copy of an FFL before they'll give you a dealer price list. MSRP is $600. Anyone know what dealer cost is? I need to show him a printed copy of something, can any of you guy's help? Reguards Keeder:)

[Harold Mayo]

Shepherd doesn't even give dealers much of a price break. Don't know current prices but back when they were about $525 or so, I am thinking dealer price was only $75 or so less, if even that much.

[cookhj]

are these scopes worth a darn?

i've seen the ads in shotgun news, but i've been reluctant to look into them further.

[Harold Mayo]

They're pretty good. They have their detractors, but what most people find objectionable about them is that they don't do things that they weren't designed to do, anyway.

If you want a scope with very rapid ranging capabilities that will give enough accuracy for torso hits with no calculations, then go with a Shepherd. If you want a scope for a benchrest rifle, look elsewhere.

[uglymofo]

Harold's balls on. I had a Shepherd for a time. Bought a 6x18 P2, $500 LNIB, never mounted. Sold it for the $550 shipped. If one's expectations are within the Shepherd design, it's fine. It's a hunting scope, and as with most ethical hunters, 300 yards is maximum for a kill-zone shot. It's good enough for silhouette work out to 500yd, but I wouldn't count on it for target shooting. I sold mine because I wanted a scope for accurate longrange work. The reticle's so thick, I could never get my bolt gun to shoot better than .8MOA; switching to a Burris Black Diamond (BalMil), I'm consistently .4-5MOA with no other changes.

[keederdag]

Bought both of them today for $700 Nib.:D

[s64woody]

I have had several Shepard scopes over the last few years. Previous notes are dead on. Great hunting scopes, but will never replace a quality Mildot unit for long range work. I found the reticle too busy for my taste.

[jem375]

I have a Shepherd scope on my Winchester Model 70 Classic Laredo in 7MM STW, and one on my DPMS ar-15, and they both work great.....they do as advertised for their one shot zero out to 200 yards at least, haven't had time to try them out any farther......Harold Mayo and s64woody are right about these being mostly hunting scopes, but, now Shepherd has come out with a target scope, but, haven't seen one yet to check it out.......

[s64woody]

a shepard target scope would be interesting. The one thing that I really dislike about the scope is the price point. The optics were not really high quality, compared to my leupold, and the price was very nearly the same. Otherwise, it is a good, functional and apparently robust piece of work.

[jem375]

s64woody........really?.........my Shepherd scopes have very good optics, and just as good as the Leupolds I have on other guns..........

[s64woody]

Jem375.....I was quite surprised about the resolution of my Sheperd when I compared it to my Leupold M3LR. I admit that this is a comparison of a 1 inch scope to a 30MM scope, but the rest of the later model Leupolds that I have experience with are better than the Sheperd, even if they are comparable 1 inch tubes. I only have a sample of two scopes by Sheperd, however. That is one reason that I mentioned how busy the reticle on the scope is. I think you notice it more because the resolution is just a bit lower. The Springfield GenIII I used has way more stuff in the reticle, but it does not seem as bad as the Sheperd. I think that this is due in part to the superb optics in the Springfield. The Sheperd is a good scope, despite my nitpicking, just priced a bit high. I would have another if it came my way.