Roamin_Wade
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What is your favorite between Nikon scopes and Bushnell, and why is it your favorite?
TIA
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When it comes to optics you get what you pay for. IMO.
I think there is "always better" Question is how much better do you need?Nikon and Leupold. I know Burris is better. I know Bushnell Elite is better. And yet here I sit.
I think there is "always better" Question is how much better do you need?
And when is "good enough" to meet your particular application?
And OP asked for "Lower end optics" and not "Higher end optics".
Some of us only need to use the scope within 100 yards ...And when is "good enough" to meet your particular application?
I must have looked through "special" Nikon scopes because they looked pretty good to me compared to other brand scopes in the $150-$250 range.Nikon ... looks like you're looking through a cardboard paper towel tube.
Well, for my aging eyes with glaucoma and touch of cataract, $150 Vortex Crossfire II 3-9x40mm looked pretty clear and bright as I was able to read smaller prints on the opposite wall of Field & Stream store on par compared to other $200-$300 scopes.I'm not crazy about the lower end Vortex scopes either. But once you get to the $300+ Vortex scopes they make some that I do like.
If someone was limited to $100-$150 range, what would you recommend?
What is your favorite between Nikon scopes and Bushnell, and why is it your favorite?
For low light application around $100, I am happy with Banner Dusk & Dawn AO 6-18x50mm. Here's my low light (near dark) comparison of Trophy, Banner and Leupold -