What is your experience with Burris scopes?

[jepp2]

I've never owned a Burris scope. I see DVOR has a good price on this one:

Burris XTR II Rifle Scope, 8-40x50mm, 34mm Tube, Second Focal Plane, F-Class DCH​

Anyone have any experience with Burris and what has been your view of them compared with others like: Vortex PST Gen II?

thanks for any pro or con input you can offer.

 

[NZ_Fclass]

I have been using one for over a year on my FTR rifle It's the FFP version ( didn't know that there was a SFP) Good resolution. Easy to read the mirage. Can get a bit dark over 35x. Tracking - spot on. I would have another. The PST ii looks like it's going to be a run out item soon - but a lower powered scope. Your call.

 

[Gargoyle]

If they make an XTR III in this scope, grab one!

 

[NZ_Fclass]

If they make an XTR III in this scope, grab one!

The XTRlll is a different beast, and appears to be made at the Steiner facility in Colorado. I look forward to seeing one. Whereas the XTRll is made in the Phillipines.

 

[FarmerDave]

I had 2 Burris Veracity scopes and was very pleased with both. As was stated before, at high power they did seem dark. Warranty work was really good. Had turrets worked on and round trip was less than 2 weeks with no charges...

 

[Gargoyle]

The XTRlll is a different beast, and appears to be made at the Steiner facility in Colorado. I look forward to seeing one. Whereas the XTRll is made in the Phillipines.

I spent 20 minutes on a post about my Burris scope experience the past 21yrs. I also just got a new heeler puppy. I didn't realize her paw was on the backspace button on the laptop when she jumped up for kisses. She deleted a whole 2 paragraphs! LOL.

So, anyway I'll just say, that XTR II is probably awesome with turrets and tracking, but XTR IIs weren't great at glass quality/resolution and CA. My XTR II 5-25X50 was subpar glass and janky parallax dial. I have two XTR II 1-8, and 1.5-8 LPVOs. One is Philippines, one is Jap LOW. Glass is great between the two, but the Philippines version has this bad habit of shedding anodizing from inside the glass. Been sent in once already and it's sheding again.

Picked up an XTR III 5-30X56 last week. Good lort is that is thing fantastic all around. Ony thing I don't like is the font of the numbers on the turrets. Largest FOV I've seen in a scope to date. Resolution is a nano speck less than a Razor HD Gen 2 5-27X56.

 

[JEFFPPC]

I used them exclusively in both rifle and pistol silhouette and used them hard. Never one issue. Yes they are not as bright as some but never a POI or tracking issue. I did well with them.

 

[std7mag]

I have 2 of the Fullfields on hunting rifles that i like alot.
Friend has 4 Fullfields on his rifles.

I know the Veracity and XTR are above the Fullfields, so can only get better, i hope!

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

I used them for decades, until I complained to them about a viable power eyepiece that was nearly impossible to adjust in cold weather. Also the illumination switch wouldn't turn off consistently. They said it was repairable, after I specifically asked that, after them receiving it I was emailed asking if I wanted to pay for an upgraded scope since the model was discontinued. I told them to return it, they did with a letter stating it was in their tolerance. That's when I decided no more business with them.

 

[ronemus]

I have 3 XTR II 8-40x50 F-Class scopes, and they work well ; all pass shooting the box, reticle vertical, and tall target test. The glass is good enough but not stellar. I have one on a .338 Lapua for nearly 1K rounds fired and it shows no ill effects. They're a great value at that price point - I got all three for $800 each (used here, Black Friday, and an Amazon open box). I'm not up for spending $2K-5K on scopes when I can get good performance for under $1K.

 

[Gargoyle]

I have 3 XTR II 8-40x50 F-Class scopes, and they work well ; all pass shooting the box, reticle vertical, and tall target test. The glass is good enough but not stellar. I have one on a .338 Lapua for nearly 1K rounds fired and it shows no ill effects. They're a great value at that price point - I got all three for $800 each (used here, Black Friday, and an Amazon open box). I'm not up for spending $2K-5K on scopes when I can get good performance for under $1K.

Listen to this guy!

 

[Gargoyle]

I have 2 of the Fullfields on hunting rifles that i like alot.
Friend has 4 Fullfields on his rifles.

I know the Veracity and XTR are above the Fullfields, so can only get better, i hope!

FFIV is a disgrace optically to the FFII. FFII are the best sub $300 scopes available. I got a FFII 2-7X32 & FFII 3-9X40 that are amazing. All 300yd deer scopes. The FFIV made in China and it shows. Burris is a box of chocolates these days. Jap & USA made Burris are GTG. China is junk. Philippines can work.

 

[CJ6]

I used them for decades, until I complained to them about a viable power eyepiece that was nearly impossible to adjust in cold weather. Also the illumination switch wouldn't turn off consistently. They said it was repairable, after I specifically asked that, after them receiving it I was emailed asking if I wanted to pay for an upgraded scope since the model was discontinued. I told them to return it, they did with a letter stating it was in their tolerance. That's when I decided no more business with them.

This ^^^^^^^. Burris's warranty is TOAST IMHO. 5-6-7 years down the road if something goes wrong you're at the mercy of Burris. You can pay to "upgrade" to get a "new" scope or get whatever low/mid-range scope they want to send you. They're good (not great) scopes (when they work) But I'd never buy a new or used one again.

 

[Ledd Slinger]

The Burris XTRII F-Class are good scopes. They are clear on 40x and turrets are repeatable but not super tactile like high end optics. Good size reticle, accurate parallax, and no issues holding zero (although I have not tested one on my scope checker against my frozen Leupold)

However, the Burris glass and turrets are not quite as good as the Sightron SIII 10-50x. I own both and have done side by side comparison. The Sightron at 50x is crisper and clearer than the Burris on 40x. Not a huge difference but it is not hard to tell which one has the better glass when the scopes are side by side. The Burris is good for the money when on “sale” for around $700 but I would be hard pressed to pay any more for one. If you find a used Sightron SIII 10-50x in the $700-$800 range they usually go for, I would go that route over the Burris.

 

[Gargoyle]

I used them for decades, until I complained to them about a viable power eyepiece that was nearly impossible to adjust in cold weather.

Yeah, that is a true statement! Never mind how hard they are to adjust power in cold, but the flip cap is a pain too. It rotates in front of the bolt.

 

[TIMO]

I have 3 XTR II 8-40x50 F-Class scopes, and they work well ; all pass shooting the box, reticle vertical, and tall target test. The glass is good enough but not stellar. I have one on a .338 Lapua for nearly 1K rounds fired and it shows no ill effects. They're a great value at that price point - I got all three for $800 each (used here, Black Friday, and an Amazon open box). I'm not up for spending $2K-5K on scopes when I can get good performance for under $1K.

For close range, 100 to 300 yards off a bench or bipod, do you feel that they are clear enough for precision shooting through the power range up to 40X.

Thanks,
Tim

 

[ronemus]

For close range, 100 to 300 yards off a bench or bipod, do you feel that they are clear enough for precision shooting through the power range up to 40X.

I've been using them at 100 yards for load development and they're working well. There is some slight haziness that may be an issue at long range (800+ yards) as contrast decreases due to environmental haze, but at 100-300 they should be good.

 

[Fuj]

I've never owned a Burris scope. I see DVOR has a good price on this one:

Burris XTR II Rifle Scope, 8-40x50mm, 34mm Tube, Second Focal Plane, F-Class DCH​

Anyone have any experience with Burris and what has been your view of them compared with others like: Vortex PST Gen II?

thanks for any pro or con input you can offer.

I have one of these on a short course rifle. It has about 2 years
of service on it . So far so good. I do love that bracket that surrounds
the reticle dot. Glass is decent, and no complaints with mine. Generous
eye box for the magnification. The scope has some weight to it, so
making weight could be an issue on light gun rules.

 

[TIMO]

I've been using them at 100 yards for load development and they're working well. There is some slight haziness that may be an issue at long range (800+ yards) as contrast decreases due to environmental haze, but at 100-300 they should be good.

Great, you and Fuji provided the insight I was wanting to know. Thank you, I will have to decide one way or the other. I think for my purposes, the Burris would work well.

Tim

 

[nmkid]

It appears that Burris has improved in the last few years. However, I had a Full Field back in my Wyoming days and that thing would not keep its zero. I sent it in and got it returned with a note stating all was fine. It was not fine, still would not keep its zero. Haven't had a Burris since. What hurts the most, is that scope was on my elk rifle and was the reason I missed a nice 6 point bull at about 75 yards. Left the mountain went straight to the gun range and I was not even on paper at 100 yds. OK. Enough crocodile tears!