Looking for a new scope geared toward hobbyist PRS/long range. Through the years I've owned most everything in the $3500 and under price tag. Always purchased used or paid full price. Was never aware of places like expertvoice or govx that offer veterans some hefty discounts. Fast forward to today, with so many options and so many big names offering discounts to veterans. I dont feel like I'll be shooting at an level that requires me to spend 4k on a new optic. Im sure they are fantastic, but prices are getting out of control. I've owned Kahles, NF ATACRS, vortex gen2 and gen 1 razors, schmidt, Leupold mk5, premier, and a wide variety. What I ended up settling with 5 years ago were Minox ZP5 scopes on my longrange rifles, and I still have a few. For my eyes, these are leaps and bounds above the atacrs and vortex stuff at the time. These could always be picked up in the classifieds for under 2k, and Minox even had a 50 percent off promo once.
So, now that I'm aware of all the fantastic patriotic companies that offer discounts to veterans. And all the new options and advancements, is there something new as good as the Minox in that 2k to 2.5k price range with the discount? Leupold and NF definately make some of the toughest and well regarded proucts, but not my preference for this application. I feel like there may be something newer, that has better glass. Maybe just go with what I know and pick up another Minox, but I got nervous when a company gets out of the game.
I've found the following to offer substantial discounts, either direct, through expertvoice, or gov x. I have never owned or tried the longrange optics from a few of these, but do notice they get great press.
Leupold
Nightforce
Vortex
Steiner (never owned )
Leica (never owned )
Burris
Zeiss (never owned)
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