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Post by skwirl on Jan 29, 2008 20:41:44 GMT -4
When buying a scope look at the coatings
Coated..good Fully coated....better Multi coated...even better Fully Multi coated.... Best A fully multi coated scope will gather more light than a Coated scope
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Post by mrlongbeard on Jan 29, 2008 21:50:52 GMT -4
lots of other things to think about fixed power or variable. objective size and eye relief. ;D just added a few more to think about skwirl
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Post by loggy on Jan 29, 2008 21:53:22 GMT -4
"Fully Multi coated.... Best"
Hard to beat the Leupold Multi-Coat 4!!!
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Post by bigmike on Jan 30, 2008 10:01:12 GMT -4
"Fully Multi coated.... Best" Hard to beat the Leupold Multi-Coat 4!!! Or Burris' Hi-Lume multi coating
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Post by skwirl on Feb 2, 2008 17:41:13 GMT -4
"Fully Multi coated.... Best" Hard to beat the Leupold Multi-Coat 4!!! Or Burris' Hi-Lume multi coating Did some research and both these scopes are fully multi coated
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Post by frankinthelaurels on Feb 4, 2008 20:00:52 GMT -4
GET yourself a 3X9 Leupold..end of story...you'll buy it once and will never regret it..one and done...you can find them in the low $200's......nothing else is needed for big game in this state..
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Post by leep on Mar 22, 2008 3:22:27 GMT -4
I'm waiting for my Nikon 4.5-14 scope with BDC to come in at Fran Johnson's sport shop here in Montana.... I missed three cows last year by underestimating the distance and that isn't going to happen this year. Also have laid away a Bushnell 700 yard laser range finder too. Sold my daughter my Ruger 7mm mag. with my 4-14 Burris Signature scope and my 10x50 Burris binos. So, have a Remington 300 Ultra Mag laid away also.. I know my meadow like my back yard and routinely see elk in it at 800-1000 yards in the dark, if there is snow on the ground. That gives me time to see where they are headed and to get closer before daylight. I passed up shots at three rag bulls the last three seasons, looking for a bigger bull or a fat cow...been 4 years since I have killed an elk and I intend to make up for that this year. I will shoot that cannon I'm buying until I am comfortable shooting out to 500-550 yards. Going to make that my limit even if the rifle will kill them farther than that. Growing up in central Penna my brothers and I routinely shot groundhogs to 300-350 yards with out bull barreled 25'06s. Getting lazy in my old age and don't shoot as much as I need to to stay good at it. No more.... I will be ready this season. The dang price of meat, If I get an elk and either my son or daughter gets one, we have enough good, clean, healthful meat to feed both families...
Leep:
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Post by Twowithone on Mar 22, 2008 10:42:34 GMT -4
Agree with Frank. Bought a Leoupold 3x9 40 and aint looked back since.
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Post by rs on Mar 22, 2008 11:24:23 GMT -4
Thats what is great about having choices , i grew up in a era when if you had a weaver K4 , or maybe a Lyman all american you were top dog . Now we have many choices , and the last three scopes i have purchased have been Nikon , and if i had to guess my next will also be a Nikon.
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Post by Twowithone on Mar 22, 2008 12:15:47 GMT -4
Lymans were good scopes. Had 1 put on my 06 back in 78 and she lasted till 01. Bought Simmons back then and they did,nt make it 2 yrs and now Im sold on Leoupolds. Funny thing I have a Simmons Pro Diamond on my win 1300 turkey gun for over 10 yrs now and she aint given me no problems yet better keep my fingers crossed since I mentioned that. ;D
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Post by boatcapt on Mar 26, 2008 15:37:19 GMT -4
Bought my first leupold in the early 70"s. gave it to my little brother to use on his new 06. in the early 80's - and I bought a new leupold.. Liked the old one so much - in the 90's i asked him to trade me back, the old vari-X ll.. sure has been on alot of hunting trips in the past 35 yrs. and still works like a champ!!! Paid $89.00 in 1972. for the first vari-x ll.. and in the 80's paid $161.00 for the second - whew - look what a new vari-X ll goes for now .........
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