I don't understand optics at all

[Rzr570]

Academy has a Zeiss (1" tube) 3x9x42 on sale from $300.00 to $224.00 now. This is one of the best deals for the money you'll find right now. You can't go wrong with Zeiss.

There are a ton of scopes that'll hold zero and return to zero that you can use at the range during daylight hours, this is not a hard task for a scope to accomplish. A hunting scope must transmit light, the less light that makes it through the scope the less you see early in the AM and late in the PM. Really good hunting scopes get expensive quick, just like really good tactical scopes.

I have Zeiss Conquest scopes on my kids rifles and I love them. Not only are they solid, but I can see better through the scope in low light than with the naked eye, not as well as my higher end scopes, but much better than any other scope in the same price range (other scopes aren't even close).

Dead on

 

[REDX]

Academy has a Zeiss (1" tube) 3x9x42 on sale from $300.00 to $224.00 now. This is one of the best deals for the money you'll find right now. You can't go wrong with Zeiss.

There are a ton of scopes that'll hold zero and return to zero that you can use at the range during daylight hours, this is not a hard task for a scope to accomplish. A hunting scope must transmit light, the less light that makes it through the scope the less you see early in the AM and late in the PM. Really good hunting scopes get expensive quick, just like really good tactical scopes.

I have Zeiss Conquest scopes on my kids rifles and I love them. Not only are they solid, but I can see better through the scope in low light than with the naked eye, not as well as my higher end scopes, but much better than any other scope in the same price range (other scopes aren't even close).

Zeiss is my standard to judge other hunting glass to, If you can't see it with a Zeiss, you are Poaching.

 

[greg vess]

Zeiss is my standard to judge other hunting glass to, If you can't see it with a Zeiss, you are Poaching.

Hang him! He is poaching the Kings deer!

 

[CAMSDADDY]

Budget?

I would like to stay under $250.00
Im shooting a 30/30 so my shots are inside of 100-150 yards.

 

[ReservoirDawg10]

I would like to stay under $250.00
Im shooting a 30/30 so my shots are inside of 100-150 yards.

I'm with the above. The Zeiss is nice for the money.
http://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/s...2yhJUhOptyBig9x04dk4JjcC7o0ouEGhoC1TcQAvD_BwE

Really clear glass for the money. I had one on a hunting rifle a couple years ago.

 

[19 Kilo]

Zeiss is my standard to judge other hunting glass to, If you can't see it with a Zeiss, you are Poaching.

The Conquest line is always the direction I try and point folks to, but it's never been in the $200.00 range. Normally $300+ is as low as you'll find them. Makes me wonder why I keep spending so much on the 30MM sisters and cousins.
I picked up two........I couldn't help it.

 

[greg vess]

I have not used Zeiss but I know they are quality units. For 200 Nikon and Vortex are hard to beat. Vortex warranty is excellent. They fix or replace no matter what. In the two hundred range Bushnell still makes a decent scope. However, I go for Nikon and Vortex those are my go to scopes in that money. You can't go wrong with Nikon, Vortex or Zeiss. Bushnell still makes good scopes. You have to spend a little money to get a decent one, 200 will do it just leave off the frills. I mean Bushnell makes some high dollar glass that are kick ass. It's just the sub 100 dollar stuff to stay away from.

 

[Bypass]

View attachment 1310152 This target is the first time I took my high dollar AR10 build out for test fire with a 225 dollar scope. It was a Busnell AR Optics 308 scope I ordered from Optics Planet. I wasn't expecting great results but you can see where I walked in the shots from the right in to the bulls eye. Once I hit the bulls eye I shot four 3 shot groups on all four corners. Pretty impressive for a 225 dollar scope. Look where I walked in the shots to the bull eye. Each click was about a quarter inch and that was four shots. Then I gave it a good turn of the turret and I was right in the red. The Average spread on those four corner shots was about .385. How about that form a 225 dollar scope. Every time I take it out it does the same thing. As long as I use the same ammo it still prints the same spread. What is impressive is the four shots that were one click going into the red in the middle. They were right on a quarter click and touching each other.View attachment 1310150 View attachment 1310150 View attachment 1310150 View attachment 1310150 View attachment 1310150

Range to target?