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'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Your experience isn't that outdated, the players in the 1-6 or 8X are still the same.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.
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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.
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