Budget 1-4 input needed, or maybe a 3-9?

[ASH556]

Fair enough on the higher power recommendation. However, I do still want to keep this rifle light, and don't want to saddle it with a huge, heavy scope. I also don't want to completely "bubba" it out with a big hunting scope. Simplicity and quality are what I'm looking for.

These are the features I want in the scope:

• short
• lightweight
• 1.5-2X at the most on the low end
• Finger adjustable windage and elevation for the occasional long range shooting
• Reticle: duplex is OK, but I like the idea of something like a Turkey Plex with maybe a couple holdover points.

Something like the Vortex dead hold BDC offered in their 2-7x32:


Or the Leupold Sabot Ballistics Reticle:



Obviously, I'd have to figure out where the hold points actually hit, but it would be nice to have them for quick reference.

Illumination doesn't matter to me at all. This is more of a field rifle, not a CQB gun. However, the heavy ring in the middle would help if I needed to shoot something quick and close.

[SomeOtherGuy]

The only thing about the weaver vs. the Burris (other than what was said) is that the Weaver weighs roughly double what the Burris does.

I think you're thinking of the Weaver Tactical 1-5x24, and also of the originally listed weight for it which was insane (like 27oz) and wrong. That has since been fixed and the Tactical is now listed at 14.5oz:

http://www.weaveroptics.com/optics/tactical/

While the Super Slam flavor is listed at 14.8:

http://www.weaveroptics.com/optics/r...pes/superslam/

though I can't see why it would be 0.3oz heavier than a model that has illumination and turrets but is otherwise about the same. The Burris 1-4x MTAC is listed as 17oz:

http://www.burrisoptics.com/mtac1.html

Although the 1.5-6 is listed as 14.1, so I think this is another error and real weight of the 1-4x is probably around 13-14oz.

[mig1nc]

Well, 14.8oz is much more reasonable.

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[SomeOtherGuy]

Fair enough on the higher power recommendation. However, I do still want to keep this rifle light, and don't want to saddle it with a huge, heavy scope. I also don't want to completely "bubba" it out with a big hunting scope. Simplicity and quality are what I'm looking for.

These are the features I want in the scope:

• short
• lightweight
• 1.5-2X at the most on the low end
• Finger adjustable windage and elevation for the occasional long range shooting
• Reticle: duplex is OK, but I like the idea of something like a Turkey Plex with maybe a couple holdover points.

Something like the Vortex dead hold BDC offered in their 2-7x32:

FWIW I owned the Vortex Viper 2-7x32 and sold that also. Optical quality was great but it was super sensitive to eye position - IMHO too sensitive for such a low power scope. It's out of production now anyway.

If you really want your $400 budget to include a $170 mount, I would look at the Burris 2-7x35 options, the Fullfield II and Fullfield E1. I've had the FFII model for almost two years and it has really outstanding optical quality for the price (better, I think, than the more expensive TAC30 and MTAC scopes I have). The only thing I dislike is that the eye relief changes a fair bit from 2x to 7x. Both have a ranging reticle while the E1 has windage dots as well, and its reticle is etched glass. They are both under $200 at Cabela's (and probably hundreds of other places).

[ASH556]

That Burris E1 looks pretty sweet. Also, the Leupold VX-1 Hog scope has caught my eye. It has pretty much all the features I'm looking for and SWFA has it for $229. Sound like a winner?

[VIP3R 237]

That Burris E1 looks pretty sweet. Also, the Leupold VX-1 Hog scope has caught my eye. It has pretty much all the features I'm looking for and SWFA has it for $229. Sound like a winner?

I have a E1 on my wife's 7mm-08 remington and its a pretty good scope. I think it will be a better scope than the Leupold when it come to glass clarity and brightness, at least to my eyes it was when we compared it to a VX-1. Leupold seems to be behind everyone else but they still want top dollar for their products.