The Very Best Scope For Your Money

[Turbulent Turtle]

Depending upon the scope model, and the availability of lens quality in quantity, Nightforce sources the lenses from Europe, Japan, and China. During the early stages, though Nightforce scopes were made in Japan, the glass was sourced from Schott in Germany.

There you go, bursting bubbles again.

 

[LarryDScott]

Buy the scope that's suited for your eyes and
for your need. Any money that you spend above that
point, just to have brand X or Y is just a feel good
expenditure. At that point your spending additional
money for no gain. LDS

 

[Bugs]

I spent a few years trying to convince myself that a lot of the more moderately priced optics were really the way to go. . . Now I find myself going back in the other direction. I have a number of older Vari-X III scopes that have never had so much of a hiccup so I'm watching for used ones, particularly older 6 1/2 x 20 models that seem to work well (for me, at least) and are pretty reasonable.

 

[vbirddogs]

This week I made the decision to purchase a new scope foe my Ruger No.1 in 7x57, and once again was faced with the never ending question, what is the best scope for my money? Over the years I've purchased everything from Vortexes to Schmidt & Bender scopes. What I've noticed is as I get older, the quality of glass becomes more and more important.

I've never understood spending $800-$1,200 on a rifle only to top it off with an entry level scope. The light gathering quality of the more expensive brands can be critical during the last five minutes of the day, it can mean the difference between properly identifying a trophy buck or seeing just a dark object. Some people believe that a $250 Weaver is all you need while others believe that you should spend as much for a scope, if not more, as you do a rifle.

What makes sense, is a $2,000 Night Force scope a remarkable tool that provides the absolute best in vision and clarity or is it a rich man's toy? Is a Weaver all the scope anyone really needs? How much is enough?

I don't know anyone who has ever complained about having or buying a nice, high end, excellent, quality scope. Can't say the same about those who don't!