How can you justify a 2-3000 dollar scope?

[Plastikosmd]

Ya, my secret, wife picks, both win

 

[bobinoregon]

I justified a $2000 Nightforce by buying a $4600 Bushmaster .50 BMG to put under it. I wanted all the scope I could ever need.

 

[CharlieDeltaJuliet]

I put a Bushnell Elite Tactical on my BA-50, it was about a grand. After having my 300WM built I wanted to shoot as far as possible. I put a NightForce ATACR on it. But most rifles my Vortex or so on is plenty good enough. Don't get me wrong the NF has more adjustment and is clearer than any other scope I own. I get by with far less expensive scopes on most rifles. I have a friend that has nothing but 6 Premiers, a Leupold MkIV, 2 S&B and now a NF ATACR. He will not buy a scope that isn't thousands, but to each their own. He is a Master gunsmith by trade and a competition shooter in his past time.

Do I think a $3k scope is what everyone needs?,No. But there is a difference for the price in most. I do not hunt, I target shoot, and built my 300WM to test my limits. I didn't have the heart to skimp on it.

 

[bobinoregon]

All my other scoped rifles have sub $300 scopes on them that work fine for my general shooting. Nikon and Bushnell both make good scopes that do the job without costing an arm and a leg. The Nightforce is great and amazingly clear but I couldnt justify spending that much for anything but the .50 , it's one of those grail gun things for me

 

[FSJeeper]

For me the transition to Top Shelf scopes was finally being to afford guided hunts in nice places. When you invest this much into a hunt, having a $400 scope fail and ruin a lifetime shot or even the whole trip is poor risk management.

When I was finally able to afford a bucket list Safari in South Africa, I bought the highest quality scopes I could afford and that performed the best for my eyes.

For me buying the best glass I can afford is one thing you can control to protect the investment you have in a very expensive hunting trip and also give you the best chance at success for those once in a lifetime shots.

 

[Defc0n]

Justified my scope by hanging out at the semi-local range where I could take advantage of their 1000yard rifle range. A cheaper scope could probably get me out that far with few problems as well, but after looking through some cheaper scopes at that distance the more expensive ones started to look better. That and I wanted something that I could possibly put on top of a custom build to shoot even further.

 

[Teachu2]

Same way I justify a $25000 motorcycle or a $38000 pickup - I work for what I own, I never short my family or other obligations, and life's too short to feel guilty spending discretionary income on what I enjoy. Otherwise, I can't justify all the extra work I do!

 

[B!ngo]

I can't justify a 2-3000 rifle let alone an optic.

I, even less than most, could not justify a $3K rifle. But I still someday hope to buy one nonetheless. Unless you are a professional, few of us really 'NEED' a long gun but we buy them. Once you take that step, like the old joke goes, 'now you're just talking terms'!
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