Scope Rankings (see below.......)

[Afy]

Falcon Optics... give them a try.

 

[stubbicatt]

There aren't many brick and mortar stores which carry them, but I am impressed with the IOR Valdada line of scopes. The Burris Fullfield II on my varmint rifle is bright and I can look through it all day without that horrific headache which sometimes results from such activities. The IOR is just so much brighter.

Eye relief on the IOR is quite a bit more sensitive. I mean that one can move his head around a bit more with the Burris.

The Hensholdt 4x on my G3 clone is also quite bright and quite effective.

HTH>

 

[MinnMooney]

You've asked a much tougher question that there are REAL answers for. In order to answer "Which is best for the money?" question, someone would have to have ALL OF THEM in the same place at the same time and do a real-world comparison (certainly not in the store at the scope counter).

I've had so many different brands of scopes and many within the same brand (but from their high-end to their cheaper scopes) & what I DO KNOW is that it is very confusing to pick a favorite. Who has the best reticles? Who has better clarity/contrast? Who has the better turrets, AO mechanism, lens coatings, windage/elevation repeatability and elevation range? Who does a better job of being able to focus on the target AND the reticle?

See what I mean? What are you testing for and what do you want compared?

 

[jpwilly]

Me, I'm a sucker for inexpensive scopes. I've got a Cabelas Pine Ridge 6-18x44mm Target Dot SF on my AR $159. It's bright clear and accurate. A Center Point Adventure Class 4-16x40mm IR on a Mossy ATR 30-06 $69. The glass isn't as good as a Nikon buckmaster but still really good for only $69. Also have a Barska 6.5-20x50mm Varmint Scope that's average at best but works. A Barska 3-12x50mm IR that is nice enough compared to many other low powered scopes. A Tasco 3-9x40mm $29 that's been on many rifles and shoots great...the image is very clear and bright. Even a NcStar 2-7x32mm Long Eye Relief on a M44 Scout rifle that works great and has held zero. I've looked through everything out there and can say that for the money the Nikon Buckmasters look like the best VALUE out there.