I'm Actually in Canada.
I got mine in Cabelas.
https://www. cabelas.ca/product/87880/tikka-t3x-arctic-stainless-bolt-action-rifle
But they are expensive up here. About $2800 + 13% Sales tax in my province.
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I'm Actually in Canada.
I got mine in Cabelas.
https://www. cabelas.ca/product/87880/tikka-t3x-arctic-stainless-bolt-action-rifle
But they are expensive up here. About $2800 + 13% Sales tax in my province.
I see that Canadian Cabelas follows the same price structure as the US ones, hahaha.
https://www.lockharttactical.com/rec...kka-t3x-arctic
Being more of a bolt gun shooter than an AR shooter... I'd definitely recommend going much higher in magnification. You're running a .308 which down the line should circumstances allow... can get you to 1000 (750-850 more accurately).
Not just in terms of shooting, but also in spotting your misses, spotting for others.
If you're not carrying a spotter, which if you're shooting solo you shouldn't, you need to crank magnification up enough to pick up mirage. This greatly aids your wind reading ability. You can't do that with a 1-4, 1-6, or even 1-8x.
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To be fair, I see very little barrel distortion if my eye is aligned with the optical axis of the scope. Once I move off axis, the distortion is severe. This scope has a pretty generous eyebox for a LPVO, so it's easy to get an off-axis view. The reticle remains unaffected however you look at it.
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Your experience isn't that outdated, the players in the 1-6 or 8X are still the same. The 1-6X Vortex was a better scope than my USO 1-6x, brighter, cleaner optics at all mag., and better coatings, same weight, same money.
The Kahles 1-6X is prob. the "nicest" lpv, excellent optics, bright, and lighter in weight, weight was the the problem I had w the Vortex.
The USO 1-8X is still #2 compared w the Leupold Mk8 w the H59, no other way around it. The glass, the reticle, and even Leopold service is better than USOSOSLOW. I had 8 of them, they are all a distant bad memory.
If you have to have a red dot, look at the new S&Bs, there is a 1-8X that will work for you.
Best bang in the lpv market is the little Steiner 1-4x for $500 and some change.
Steiner's M5X 1-5x is amazing, but pricey at $2500+.
Bought my NF 2.5-10X42mm on sale, around $1700, decent glass, small footprint, not too heavy, put it on a LPR. Didn't want to put on a 30+ ounce scope. Had the Leopold Mk6 3-18X on it, weight/footprint was fine, mine wouldn't track (and, 18x was a stretch, really a 3-15X...).
Regarding the NF 1-4x, optically not the world's best lpv, but I scored mine new for less than $1000, capped turrets (why you would be spinning knobs on a 1-4x , I don't know...), rotary illumination switch and I've never had one go down, unlike my USOs.
Yes, I'm waiting (Ha!) for NF to come out w a 1-8X, less than 30 ounces, 30/34mm tube doesn't matter, less than $3k.
A guy can dream.
It's the weight/size v. price game. I hate a top heavy .223 rifle (not talking bench rifles) so Kahles for 1-6x, Leupold for 1-8X (think SR-25), NF for 2.5-10x on an LPR...
Op, Good Luck.
I've been shooting a NF 2.5-10x42 MOAR reticle on a LMT MWS and then switched it to a Rem 700 5R with a 20" barrel. I really like this scope a lot. Pairing it with your rifle would be a hard to beat combination. It's compact, relatively light weight and easily cover your needs out to 600 meters.
NF scopes were the only ones we had that never broke. We have a lot of great scopes available today, but every brand had a scope go down at one time or the other. But NF never did, including mine getting run over by a jeep. Don't ask, it wasn't my fault. Just one of my lads got lazy for a second and out went my mid range sniping rifle with it's NF scope.