Glass vs Power; Where do I Put My Money?

[4g64loser]

I love it. Trued 700 receiver barreled in .260 Remington by ER Shaw.

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It shoots. I dun seend it!

 

[Garet Jax]

I love it. Trued 700 receiver barreled in .260 Remington by ER Shaw.

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Yikes - you can reach out and touch someone from a long way away.

 

[teratos]

It shoots. I dun seend it!

Yikes - you can reach out and touch someone from a long way away.

4g64loser helped me with some practical learnin’ the first time I had it out. 500 yards is easy. 1000 yards is fun.

 

[4g64loser]

Yikes - you can reach out and touch someone from a long way away.

He can. Got him on at over 1000. And then backwards calcd his velocity. I love a 260.

 

[4g64loser]

4g64loser helped me with some practical learnin’ the first time I had it out. 500 yards is easy. 1000 yards is fun.

Got to get you down there for actual classwork.

 

[calicojack]

That is the best dollar to quality ratio optic on the market right now.

One thing that strikes me is how light this scope is, for what it is. The Similar Venom weighs 35 oz, the PST 23.4!!

 

[teratos]

Got to get you down there for actual classwork.

Indeed! Let me know when the next one is! I’ll definitely sign up!

 

[calicojack]

Wait ... a Trijicon for $600? Is there something wrong with this scope?
[EDIT] demo/used? No - it's new.

Trijicon Credo 4-16x50 SFP w/ Red MRAD Center Dot, 30mm, Matte Black Riflescope 2900003

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[calicojack]

www.eurooptic.com is awesome. My wife is going to hate you guys for this

 

[Blaserman]

Buy the best glass you can I use leupold
Ziess Swarovski and Khales
I started with Tasso Bushnell
But as income got better I moved up
I also have had grate luck with used scopes
Just picked up a Ziezz 3 x 9 Divaria cheap
Bigger objective lense let’s more light in
My standard scope power for Rast Coast is 3 x 9.

 

[antco]

What's better for a longer reach; a 12X with nice glass or a 16X or 18X with average glass? I have a Monarch 12X that I was thinking of replacing for a bit more reach but I am thinking don't bother unless I want to put down good money.

I read every response to see nobody asked this question... What are you going to be doing with this scope?

A $4000 scope on a plastic walmart rifle is a waste of about $3000.
A $4000 scope on a Vudoo or built CZ457 MTR is a trophy-winning combination.

I've been buying only Nightforces since 2009 or so. Great scopes. A recent surge of .22's in the stable saw me buy four Vortex's of various grades. I'm disappointed but my kids won't know the difference. Nightforce ATACR or Zero Compromise will be the next scopes I buy.

So, what do you plan on doing with this next scope? Or is this thread simply a discussion thread? Scopes and their options are very much best suited to their planned purpose.

 

[ironpony]

Way out of my weight class here, Good Luck OP.

 

[Blaserman]

I too like Nightforce. Matter a fact I plan to use one on a up coming Smokeless Muzzleloader build. For thoughs who want to learn more about scopes there is a guy on YouTube Cyclops he tests and reviews scopes. He explains different aspects

 

[OMCHamlin]

Better glass, without exception.

 

[alucard0822]

While I've never been happy about spending a lot of money on optics, I have never really been disappointed, good glass is always worth it. Now you can find deals, Europtics, Kinseys, and around here Shydas will usually have good deals and sells under MAP pricing in the store or with things like emailing "quotes" or whatever to get around MAP pricing BS.

 

[calicojack]

I read every response to see nobody asked this question... What are you going to be doing with this scope?

A $4000 scope on a plastic walmart rifle is a waste of about $3000.
A $4000 scope on a Vudoo or built CZ457 MTR is a trophy-winning combination.

I've been buying only Nightforces since 2009 or so. Great scopes. A recent surge of .22's in the stable saw me buy four Vortex's of various grades. I'm disappointed but my kids won't know the difference. Nightforce ATACR or Zero Compromise will be the next scopes I buy.

So, what do you plan on doing with this next scope? Or is this thread simply a discussion thread? Scopes and their options are very much best suited to their planned purpose.

I put the Trijicon Credo 4-16x50 on a 7mm-08 Bergara B14 Ridge. How far away I end up shooting it (beyond routine 100 or 200 yard range visits) remains to be seen .

The scope is close in price to the rifle so I don't think that's a mismatch at all.

 

[calicojack]

I guess there is a third option; more power AND great glass.

 

[antco]

I guess there is a third option; more power AND great glass.

That’s the “more money” option.

 

[antco]

It’s like one of those “pick two” riddles.

Glass quality
Magnification range
Cheap

Pick two.

 

[Swaim13]

You may want to check out this site: https://opticsthoughts.com/?page_id=623

It's run by Ilya who is an optics engineer. He has done a nice job breaking optics into categories, testing them, and giving recommendations. He also helps with some designs of various optics. Definitely worth some time clocking around