Sightron Scopes?

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Peakbagger46

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Are these any good? Where are they made and how is the customer service? I am looking for a scope for my bull-barrel 77/22 and really want a Leupold but dont have the $ for it.
 
Generally they are pretty good. The SII is regarded pretty well 'round here. May I ask what model Sightron and Leupold you are looking at? Or your budget?
 
sightrons are fine. made in japan. they used to have an over the counter warranty (take your broken one back to the retailer, and they hand you a brand new one), but i believe they stopped that.
 
I have a S1 in 3x9x40 MM Mil Dot excellent scope
no question ask if needs repair,I used it on my 30-06 made in japan I would say a step up rom the bushnell banner line
 
Great scopes and amongst the best values right now. Hands down a better deal than a Leupold...any Leupold.

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What Model are you thinking about?

I'm up to 7 Sightrons now. All Sightrons are made in Japan. Think very highly of them. They are one of the best buys for scopes out there right now. Good optics for the money, overall quality is very good. Especially the S2 on up with ExacTrack system. This system works and does very very well in the "box test".

I've replaced three of my cheap rimfire scopes with the S1 3-9x32 rimfire scope. What a difference it made.

About the only negative I've ran into with Sightron is the eye relief is not the great compared to a Leupold. So I would be hesitant to recommend them on a heaver recoiling rifle such as a 338 Win mag.
 
I'll give you a fair price for all those Leo's you folks seem to hate.
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You got me wrong, I don't hate Leupold (and yes I have owned them in the past and still have some), I just feel they are overpriced for the quality. Well that's not entirely true, I pretty much hate anything below VX-II, and have a strong distaste for all sub-VX-3 Leupolds.

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I just bought a Sightron SIII 6-24X50 LRMD.These are some very good scopes,and very well built. I compared it side by side to my Swarovski Pro Hunter,and the Sightrons clarity was just as clear in my eyes during the daylight,and very close at dusk/dawn. As far as the warranty,I was told if you have a problem,they will just give you a new scope if you return it to Sightron in N.Carolina.

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My first and last sightron was on a new rifle...I thought the rifle was junk. It was the scope. I probably had a bad one but I learned my lesson and went right back to Leupold. The rifle is a hard recoiling custom 300wm. But I now have a bad leupold on my 338 lapua. I now have a mk4 leupold on the lapua and it is holding up fine. There are not a lot of scopes that will hold zero when the recoil gets high.
 
I have a Sightron SII Big Sky 4.5 x14x42 and love it.I way prefer it to the Leupold vxIII and Burris Black Diamond I had
 
sightrons are a very good scope for the money there SIII's are known for their great glass as well as there tracking ability. Thats why it appeals to all those who likes to crank turrets
 
I own 4 Leupolds and 2 Weavers. I had 1 sightron (6x20 I believe) that came on a rifle I purchased. At the range I couldn't get the sightron to focus well and I ended up going home with a headache from trying to see well through that scope.

Once home I took the sightron off and replaced it with a Leupold. I'd never own another Sightron, even as a gift.

I have never had a problem with any Leupold. Even the cheaper Weavers I own are OK, but they don't compare to the Leupold for brightness.

Leupold may cost more but there is a reason they cost more. My father used to have a saying:
"Quality is like buying oats. If you want nice clean oats you must pay a fair price. If you can be satisfied with oats that have already been through the horse those come a lot cheaper".
 
I had a sightron 12 power fixed power target scope with the dot. I was able to shoot 3 consecutive groups with three different loads in my 223 that were close to a half inch each. I think it was a very precise scope. I don't even know what the hell I did with it. It would pain me to remember probly.
 
Peakbagger there are a lot of great scope options for a .22 rimfire out there. Several companies like BSA (China) and Cabelas (Japan) offer caliber specific scopes with turrets designed around the .22's ballistics. Either of these may prove to be a simpler solution for a field gun where targets appear at random distance. As for Sightron and Leupold remember that GM makes both the Tracker and the Escalade. Both companies make some teriffic glass if you're willing to pay. I have a Sightron SII 3-9x42 ILL that I love on my Knight muzzleloader but hated on my AR. The AR now has a Leupold Mark AR 3-9x40 that suits it well. The key is matching a scope to the gun and it's purpose.
Remember too that if you don't have confidence in your equipment you are doomed to fail and of course the golden rule: If you buy cheap, you buy twice!
 
I have a Sightron--amazingly good--zeroed it once and despite checking it every so often It's never gotten out of zero over the years despite being dropped, frozen, wet, etc. I'm really happy with mine. I'm not an expert target shooter or anything, just a deer hunter w/ a Ruger 77 in .308, but I am confident out to 250 yards, which is more than some guys can say if they are honest. A large part of it is the scope.
 
Awesome scope buy one and be happy. If it breaks they give you a new one that simple.
 
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