Rifle Scopes Lightweight scope with Mil and no exposed turret

[witchazel]

I am building a light mountain rifle and am looking for a 1lbs or less optic.I need graduations(does not have to be mil) I can use for holdovers but I do not want exposed turrets that can be bumped, I lost my best deer this year due to that. I am looking at the Swaro Z3 BRX reticle or something from the Leupold custom shop. I want a quality scope I will not doubt. Are their any better options out there?

 

[slm9s]

Swaro Z5 3-18x44 with BRH or BRX reticle. 15.9 ounces of optical bliss. The reticles are on the thin side IIRC. Good luck.

 

[J!m]

Leupold mark 4 with the M3 turrets. Not very heavy, mill dot reticle etc. holds up to Army.

I have a fixed 10x and it’s pretty nice.

 

[Graywolf.260]

I have a Z3 3-10 BRH. The H reticle is better for hunting in low light, it's graduated in 0.05 mil subtensions and you can find them for less than $800. Also only 12.7 oz.

 

[RHutch]

Leica ERi 2-10x42 with ballistic reticle. It is mil based and has center dot illumination. Thank me later after you call Eurooptic.

 

[koshkin]

With Swaro, go with BRH reticle. BRX is pretty iffy in low light. I do agree with RHutch that Leica ERi is a better choice. The ballistic reticle is essentially a mil reticle at 10x.

If you want to step up to a 50mm objective, I have a Kahles KXi 3.5-10x50 that will be landing over at the classifies shortly (as much as I dislike the idea of selling it, I can't afford to keep it when it was replaced by Leica Magnus 1.8-12x50). The KXi 3.5-10x50, in my opinion, is the best 1" tube hunting scope made to date.

ILya

 

[Langford]

The Vortex Razor HD LH is worth checking out, right around 16oz, excellent glass, killer eye box, and priced very reasonably. I'm not a big vortex fan, but I have two of these scopes...one 2-10x40 and a 3-15x42.

 

[TheOE800]

The Vortex Razor HD LH is worth checking out, right around 16oz, excellent glass, killer eye box, and priced very reasonably. I'm not a big vortex fan, but I have two of these scopes...one 2-10x40 and a 3-15x42.

If the Razor HD LH is your game, Cabelas has the 2-10x on sale for $490.

 

[koshkin]

If you are good with a reticle that is not mil-based, Razor HD LH is an excellent option. I have all three sizes and they are exceedingly nice scopes for the money.

ILya

 

[Will Fennell]

I use the Trijicon Accupoint line for this application. I LOVE the 3-9x40 and 2.5-10x56 with mil dot reticle. My favorite hunting scopes. YMMV.

Best,

Will

 

[XTREM HTR16]

S&B 6x42 with P3 reticle. Simple, has 5 mils in the dots and only about 17-18 oz.

 

[Smokyred]

If you are good with a reticle that is not mil-based, Razor HD LH is an excellent option. I have all three sizes and they are exceedingly nice scopes for the money.

ILya

I'll also give a good word for the Razor HD LH. I have the 2-10 and it is a nice little scope. The fact that you can pull the caps and dial the turrets by hand like any other scope with exposed turrets is a nice feature as well.

Midway seems to put the 2-10x on sale every once in awhile. I got my 2-10x for ~$525 the last time I saw them discounted.

Dave

 

[BallisticPrimate]

I use the Trijicon Accupoint line for this application. I LOVE the 3-9x40 and 2.5-10x56 with mil dot reticle. My favorite hunting scopes. YMMV.

Best,

Will

No experience with the 2.5-10 but I've spent a lot of time between the 1-4x24 and the 3-9x40 trijicons - nothing I'd rather have in this price category. I much prefer the dot to the triangle post though.