I guess the market for my ideal hunting scope is very small. With shot show just around the corner, every year I hope more companies offer scopes to fit my needs. And it seems every year I am disappointed.
My wish list for a long range scope is very simple.
3-9, 2-10, 3-12, even a fixed 6x scope would work.
30mm or 1 inch tube
40-42mm objective lens
large field of view
around 20 ounces in weight
ffp 1/2 mil reticle
mil adjusted, capped windage knob
reliable and repeatable adjustments
10 mil elavation knob with either zero stop or lock
top tier glass
easy no bs warranty
parallax adjustable
1-1.5k in price.
Currently only the Bushnell lrhs fits the above features. I have been making do with a vortex razor, weaver emdr, trijicon 3-9 mildot, and sightron mildots for years now.
What worries me is every year scope companies come out with higher and higher mag range scopes. I love the modern features, but not the weight and size penalties. These long range scopes are better measured in pounds than ounces. Who wants to hunt with a scope that by itself weighs 3-4 pounds? Mirage dictates I turn my scopes down below 12x most of the time anyways. I can't remember the last time my razor was turned up above 18x.
My hunting mostly involves pigs from 10-900ish yards. All I need to do is be able to identify, yes that is a pig. I don't need to count points, or measure spread. I do need a large field of view to see where these pigs are going, and to make sure no cows are in the area.
Back in the 90's schmidt bender made a fixed 6x pmII scope with a mildot reticle and 12 mil knobs. Throw a klein reticle in that thing and sign me up!
Why is it that someone feels the need to have a 20-40x scope for long range shooting of 1-2moa or larger targets? In UKD type shooting, I would simply be lost at high magnification. I would think field of view would be paramount when transitioning from x target at 436 yards to y target at 867 yards. Not to mention if those two targets may be 45 degrees from each other.
My wish list for a long range scope is very simple.
3-9, 2-10, 3-12, even a fixed 6x scope would work.
30mm or 1 inch tube
40-42mm objective lens
large field of view
around 20 ounces in weight
ffp 1/2 mil reticle
mil adjusted, capped windage knob
reliable and repeatable adjustments
10 mil elavation knob with either zero stop or lock
top tier glass
easy no bs warranty
parallax adjustable
1-1.5k in price.
Currently only the Bushnell lrhs fits the above features. I have been making do with a vortex razor, weaver emdr, trijicon 3-9 mildot, and sightron mildots for years now.
What worries me is every year scope companies come out with higher and higher mag range scopes. I love the modern features, but not the weight and size penalties. These long range scopes are better measured in pounds than ounces. Who wants to hunt with a scope that by itself weighs 3-4 pounds? Mirage dictates I turn my scopes down below 12x most of the time anyways. I can't remember the last time my razor was turned up above 18x.
My hunting mostly involves pigs from 10-900ish yards. All I need to do is be able to identify, yes that is a pig. I don't need to count points, or measure spread. I do need a large field of view to see where these pigs are going, and to make sure no cows are in the area.
Back in the 90's schmidt bender made a fixed 6x pmII scope with a mildot reticle and 12 mil knobs. Throw a klein reticle in that thing and sign me up!
Why is it that someone feels the need to have a 20-40x scope for long range shooting of 1-2moa or larger targets? In UKD type shooting, I would simply be lost at high magnification. I would think field of view would be paramount when transitioning from x target at 436 yards to y target at 867 yards. Not to mention if those two targets may be 45 degrees from each other.
