I'm considering upgrading the scope on my primary hunting rifle and would appreciate advice. The rifle is a Ruger Hawkeye in .300WM and I've developed a handload with 165 gr. TSX bullets that will shoot 1/2 moa at 100 yards. I want to start stretching the distance at which I shoot and think a better scope would be nice. My current scope is a Leupold VX-II 3-9X40. I'm considering upgrading to either a Leupold VX-3 3.5-10X or a Leupold VX-6 2-12X.
I've been very happy with Leupold scopes and am not interested in another brand. Here are my questions. I appreciate any and all advice from people with experience with these scopes.
1. Is the VX-3 better enough than my VX-II to make it worth spending $400 to upgrade?
2. Is the VX-6 worth the extra $500 over the VX-3?
3. Is the Firedot reticle worth an extra $100?
The advantages that I see in the VX-6 are the wider field of view, constant eye-relief, and wider range of magnification. The disadvatnages are the cost and only available in black (I like the look of a silver scope on my stainless rifle).
This is my lifetime hunting rifle. The entire reason that I went with the .300WM is that I wanted one rifle for all the hunting I'll ever do (would have gotten .338WM if Ruger made it left-handed). I'm willing to spend the money to upgrade my optic if the improvement is worth it.
Thanks again for your advice.
I've been very happy with Leupold scopes and am not interested in another brand. Here are my questions. I appreciate any and all advice from people with experience with these scopes.
1. Is the VX-3 better enough than my VX-II to make it worth spending $400 to upgrade?
2. Is the VX-6 worth the extra $500 over the VX-3?
3. Is the Firedot reticle worth an extra $100?
The advantages that I see in the VX-6 are the wider field of view, constant eye-relief, and wider range of magnification. The disadvatnages are the cost and only available in black (I like the look of a silver scope on my stainless rifle).
This is my lifetime hunting rifle. The entire reason that I went with the .300WM is that I wanted one rifle for all the hunting I'll ever do (would have gotten .338WM if Ruger made it left-handed). I'm willing to spend the money to upgrade my optic if the improvement is worth it.
Thanks again for your advice.
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