Rifle Scopes Sub $800 Scope

[Thor Seim]

So; I have a man baby (16 year old) in the house that has been bugging me for a new rifle. I bought him a Browning micro hunter in .308 the day he was born just like all good dads do for their sons. That little A-bolt has been a great rifle but he wanted something bigger so I picked up a Savage 110 tactical in 300 Win mag the other day for $479 after the $100 rebate. I figured it would make a nice platform for a budget medium to long range "Do it all" rifle for him, plus it would fit his 6', 235 pound build better.

I have narrowed the scope choices down to these in no particular order:

1) Element Titan
2) Arken EP4
3) Leupold 3xi LRP
4) Bushnell Match Pro
5) SWFA 3-15

or ???? My head is swimming with YouTube videos!

I would like to stay under $800. I would like FFP, mil-mil, zero stops, at least a 30mm main tube and a 50mm objective, but willing to listen to other suggestions.

Thanks for any help and advice.....

 

[gr8fuldoug]

Athlon Midas TAC

 

[Shooter McGavin]

Don’t forget swampfox ;p Just kidding, I would keep to know companies who have been around for sometime and will be in the future. Way to many Johny come lately in the sub $1500 scope market.

 

[Anb618]

Used Vortex PST Gen II’s go up in the PX here almost daily and easily within your price range. I’d go that route. I have no experience with any of he optics in your list above.

You can’t go wrong calling Doug at CameraLandNY (gr8tfuldoug above) either. ?

 

[Thor Seim]

Used Vortex PST Gen II’s go up in the PX here almost daily and easily within your price range. I’d go that route. I have no experience with any of he optics in your list above.

You can’t go wrong calling Doug at CameraLandNY (above) either. ?

I will check that out.

I forgot to mention the Athlon Midas tac is on my shortlist as well.

 

[Rerun7]

Bushnell LRHS or LRTS. Both are an excellent value in that price range.

 

[Adam B]

Used Bushnell DMRII

 

[Dk1]

Steiner p4xi 4x16x56 camera land has them for 799.99 on sale. it is the best scope u can buy for under 800$.

 

[SonoranPrecision]

+1 Bushnell LRTSi from cameralandny

 

[striped1]

Don't think there is a better scope for the money than an Arken.

 

[want2learn]

in addition to all the great choices listed above....Nikon has a bunch of scopes that they're clearing out, they seem like pretty good deals as well. For example this one is $500 from Eurooptic ....Nikon BLACK FX1000 Riflescope 6-24x50SF Matte IL FX-MRAD FFP 16516

 

[Bourbon_and_Bullets]

+1 for Midas Tac

 

[Average guy]

Call Doug at cameralandny. He has tons of great deals in your price range. Be sure to call.

 

[gr8fuldoug]

Call Doug at cameralandny. He has tons of great deals in your price range. Be sure to call.

Always a pleasure to "meet" and work with the members here

 

[Progun1911]

DVOR.com has or just had a Vortex Viper 5x25x50 Gen II for $850.00. It comes at that price often.

 

[Average guy]

Always a pleasure to "meet" and work with the members here

I will be calling you on my next purchase. Just gathering parts for the build right now. You support the hide and we support you.

 

[D_TROS]

https://www.burrisoptics.com/scopes/rt-long-range-riflescopes


this scope is going to be pretty epic.

everything you listed along with a 20yd parallax

GL!
DT

 

[SCGunner84]

Meopta Optika 6 FFP Mrad reticle 3-18

 

[USP45]

Steiner p4xi 4x16x56 camera land has them for 799.99 on sale. it is the best scope u can buy for under 800$.

This. Even koshkin has said that this is the deal for $800. And with a 56mm objective the low light capabilities are quite good as well.

 

[Big Bo]

Athlon Ares BTR or Midas Tac

 

[Hollywood 6mm]

The Match Pro is a pretty badass scope for under $500. I ran one out to 1047 yards with a 308 last year without issues.

 

[kentuckyMarksman]

You can get the Vortex Viper PST Gen II 5-25x FFP MRAD for $830 right now, just a hair over your budget:

Vortex Viper PST Gen II 5-25x50 EBR-2D MRAD (FFP) PST-5257

SPECIAL OFFER: Vortex Viper PST Gen II 5-25x50 EBR-2D MRAD (FFP) PST-5257 for sale now, only at EuroOptic.com! Best prices on Vortex Optics - call now at 570.368.3920.

www.eurooptic.com

I've also gotten stellar deals from Doug at Camera Land.

 

[Kwfranklin88]

So; I have a man baby (16 year old) in the house that has been bugging me for a new rifle. I bought him a Browning micro hunter in .308 the day he was born just like all good dads do for their sons. That little A-bolt has been a great rifle but he wanted something bigger so I picked up a Savage 110 tactical in 300 Win mag the other day for $479 after the $100 rebate. I figured it would make a nice platform for a budget medium to long range "Do it all" rifle for him, plus it would fit his 6', 235 pound build better.

I have narrowed the scope choices down to these in no particular order:

1) Element Titan
2) Arken EP4
3) Leupold 3xi LRP
4) Bushnell Match Pro
5) SWFA 3-15

or ???? My head is swimming with YouTube videos!

I would like to stay under $800. I would like FFP, mil-mil, zero stops, at least a 30mm main tube and a 50mm objective, but willing to listen to other suggestions.

Thanks for any help and advice.....

I have a like new swfa 3-15x42 FFP Mil/Mil with brand new zero stop kit never installed. Will include really nice 1.125 4 hole tactical rings lapped for the scope. $600 plus shipping.

 

[clark33]

Product Description

Product Description | Camera Land NY

cameralandny.com

or

https://www.sportoptics.com/burris-xtr-ii-3-15x-50-201034.aspx

 

[fdkay]

Is the rifle braked?
If so, be careful in regards to the PST, they have not fared very well on heavy recoiling, braked rifles.
They may have gotten better in that regards.
Midas Tac is a solid choice, as well as the Sightmark 3-18 Citadel might be worth a look.

Sightmark

Make Your Mark

sightmark.com

 

[Rocketmandb]

Is the rifle braked?
If so, be careful in regards to the PST, they have not fared very well on heavy recoiling, braked rifles.

Sightmark

Make Your Mark

sightmark.com

My 300 PRC is braked and was a 300 WM before getting its new barrel. No issues whatsoever.

 

[Maveroid]

Meopta Optika 6 FFP Mrad reticle 3-18

I’d love to see a review of this vs the Arken.

 

[SCGunner84]

I’d love to see a review of this vs the Arken.

Hear great things about the Arken but Optika does have illumination and Mrad Reticle available in several models.

 

[beretta_man11]

I just received the 3-18x56 ffp mrad optika6. I think it's nice, but I don't know that I love the reticle compared to my LRHSi.

 

[steve123]

Man my new Athlon Ares ETR UHD 4.5-30x56 is fantastic! Get one used if you can. The quality is insane on these things and the glass is super.

The Gen2 Ares BTR 4.5-27x50 has become my favorite go-to sub $900 scope. I bought one, then another right away because I liked it so much, and scheming for a third. Favored mostly because of it's all .2 mil tree reticle, but also it has close focus 25Y parallax, so later if I want to put one on a 22rf for NRL22, I'm GTG.

 

[fdkay]

My 300 PRC is braked and was a 300 WM before getting its new barrel. No issues whatsoever.

 

[Joshuaray83]

Is the rifle braked?
If so, be careful in regards to the PST, they have not fared very well on heavy recoiling, braked rifles.
They may have gotten better in that regards.
Midas Tac is a solid choice, as well as the Sightmark 3-18 Citadel might be worth a look.

Sightmark

Make Your Mark

sightmark.com

Have you tried the Citadel? I've been pretty interested in it, but there isn't much info online.

 

[fdkay]

Have you tried the Citadel? I've been pretty interested in it, but there isn't much info online.

I have not. we have the 5-30 Pinnacle, which is Japanese.
If memory serves, the Citadel is Philippine made.
They stand behind their products.

 

[alfmoonspace]

You get what you paid for. Look at the used section and pick your poison.

LRTS is what I would go with but shoot, there are a ton of different scopes in that range that would be alright.

 

[mjac2147]

I have shot them all and for less than $1K I use the Vortex Viper PST-5257. Besides great glass the reticle is so good I use it for holdover instead of winding the knobs out to 1000 yards. I used it on my Barrett M82A1 50 BMG at the Barrett long range class and have put hundreds of rounds on target with it then switched it to my my savage 110 in 6.5C and it has continued to work just fine sub-moa.

 

[Joshuaray83]

I have not. we have the 5-30 Pinnacle, which is Japanese.
If memory serves, the Citadel is Philippine made.
They stand behind their products.

Good to hear. Makes me more confident thinking about buying one.

 

[gr8fuldoug]

Just a heads up on the LRTS 3-12x44's:

We are down to:

5 of the 3-12x44 LRTSi G3 Illuminated @ $749.99
&
6 of the LRTS 3-12x44 Flat Dark Earth - G3 @ $649.99