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Hello all,
Can you please recommend the best PRS scope I can get < $1000. I have 500 yard training coming up Aug10 and I need to prepare. Please be specific with the model and brand. I am a noob here.
Thanks!
Vortex… Better warranty, too. And unlike Athlon, the new Viper HD is built in the Philippines, with Japanese glass. People have been saying the glass in the Viper HD is on par with the older Razor Gen2 scopes. I have the same scope I linked you to, but have not looked through it outside yet. I also have a new Razor Gen3 6-36, that I can compare it directly to. If you want, I can try to setup and take some pics through them both, and see if it does the glass any justice?The difference in price between
ATHLON ARES ETR 4.5-30X56 and Vortex Viper HD 5-25x50mm in Canada is $70. Athlon being more expensive.
Which of these is better?
Both are fine, and both have their bonuses (as @FuhQ stated Vortex has a significantly better warranty).The difference in price between
ATHLON ARES ETR 4.5-30X56 and Vortex Viper HD 5-25x50mm in Canada is $70. Athlon being more expensive.
Which of these is better?
I would love to see that and I am sure other will do as well. Thanks!Vortex… Better warranty, too. And unlike Athlon, the new Viper HD is built in the Philippines, with Japanese glass. People have been saying the glass in the Viper HD is on par with the older Razor Gen2 scopes. I have the same scope I linked you to, but have not looked through it outside yet. I also have a new Razor Gen3 6-36, that I can compare it directly to. If you want, I can try to setup and take some pics through them both, and see if it does the glass any justice?
Thank you for your feedback. I didn’t know that a 34mm can give you this much of an advantage of 30mm. I will make sure to get Mil not MOA.Both are fine, and both have their bonuses (as @FuhQ stated Vortex has a significantly better warranty).
I would add in here though, that the Ares is a 56 objective, compared to the Vortex with a 50, as well as the Ares is a 34mm tube. The larger the objective, the better your exit pupil will be. The better your exit pupil is, the better your eyebox will be. In match shooting, especially disciplines that require a lot of varying positional shooting, you'll find that the more forgiving eyebox is, the happier you will be, especially starting out.
Whatever you wind up with, make sure you get it in mils. Don't get an MOA scope. You can certainly make an MOA scope work, and I've competed with both just fine, but mils will certainly make remembering/recalling your dials significantly easier. Shooting out to something as simple as 600 yards, my MOA dial is 4 figures (or 3 if you are using shorthand) that I have to remember, vs 2 digits for an MRAD.
It doesn’t… I own lots of 30 and 34mm scopes, 50 & 56mm… Good glass and a well designed scope makes a much bigger difference than those 2 factors.Thank you for your feedback. I didn’t know that a 34mm can give you this much of an advantage of 30mm. I will make sure to get Mil not MOA.
It doesn’t… I own lots of 30 and 34mm scopes, 50 & 56mm… Good glass and a well designed scope makes a much bigger difference than those 2 factors.
The main advantage to a 34mm over a 30mm is the amount of travel adjustment. Typically 34mm scopes have a little more adjustment over 30mm scopes, but this can also be offset by using higher MOA bases, allowing you to zero closer to the top of the adjustment range, giving you much more down travel, allowing you to retain as much adjustment as possible in a 30mm.
lol nice one. I can't wait for Mr. T to leave.I don't know what your used market is like up there in Canuckistan but here we can usually find Bushnell HDMR for well under 1k USD and they are very solid.
Don’t buy a Bushnell…Especially for $1,500…lol nice one. I can't wait for Mr. T to leave.
I did find one for sale, here are the details. He is asking about $1000USD for it.
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Its $1,425 Canadian, which translates into $1000USD. But I noticed it is not even illuminated, so that is a no no.Don’t buy a Bushnell…Especially for $1,500…
Its $1,425 Canadian, which translates into $1000USD. But I noticed it is not even illuminated, so that is a no no.
30 is for rings to base and 18 for rings to scope. At 30 on the scope you will crush your tube.Unrelated question if my scope says a torque of 18 inches/pound and my mount says 30 inches/pound. Which of these should I follow?
Just to clarify, the bottom screws are 30in/lb and the top screws at 18in/lb?30 is for rings to base and 18 for rings to scope. At 30 on the scope you will crush your tube.
Vortex… Better warranty, too. And unlike Athlon, the new Viper HD is built in the Philippines, with Japanese glass. People have been saying the glass in the Viper HD is on par with the older Razor Gen2 scopes. I have the same scope I linked you to, but have not looked through it outside yet. I also have a new Razor Gen3 6-36, that I can compare it directly to. If you want, I can try to setup and take some pics through them both, and see if it does the glass any justice?
I would like to see this comparison as well.I would love to see that and I am sure other will do as well. Thanks!
Just to clarify, the bottom screws are 30in/lb and the top screws at 18in/lb?