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    Of those 2 the leupold, but check these out with Hellfire Quadplex reticle
    WHISKEY5 3-15x44 mm
    very nice and super clear optics.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tcounty View Post
    The bigger the objective the more light. So out of those two the Vortex will be brighter. A lot of people think vortex is a cheap scope. They make cheap scopes but they also make high end scopes as well.


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    Weaver was considered a cheap scope too . Google them for sticker shock ! They still make low end but the top end are awesome .

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    Nikon for me. But their is nothing wrong with the other 2!

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    Go with the Leupold. I was at trying to decide between a Leupold and a Vortex Viper. Ended up buying the Vortex Viper 4-16x44 with a BDC reticle, but wish I woild have bought the Leupold. They are better in low light conditions and have a clearer view IMHO. I have an older VX3 and love it. I am however happy with my Vortex, but if I had it to do again I would buy a Leupold.

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    Bought the Leupold VX-3i 3.5-10x40mm for $350.99 from Optic Planet.Feedback from 3 forums was 95% Leupold,appears it will be what I need.
    Even though I liked the Vortex Hoghunter scope the 56mm objective having to use extra high mounting rings was a turnoff.Back in the 70's had a Redfield scope with over under mounting rings on a Rem. 742 30-06 and did not like that setup.

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    No doubt. Leupold
    Be safe and good luck fishing

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    I know you already purchased a scope but, for future reference for some, there is some drawback to higher front objective. The bigger the objective, the more light that it will draw in. Unfortunately, it comes at a cost which is usually your power or your zoom.

    Next time you are sitting at the house in low light, take a rifle with a smaller front objective (say 30mm) and put it next to one with a higher front objective (40 or 50mm). Zoom both of them in on max power. What usually happens with the bigger objective is that they start to wash out at higher power. So, if you ave a 3-10 scope with a 40mm, they usually start to bright wash at about 5 power whereas a 2-8 with a 30mm objective will probably let you zoon all the way to 8 power without washing out. Just something to think about when purchasing a scope for certain conditions. There is some give and take associated with it.

    I own leupold, Nikon, Bushnell (the older models) and a few other very high end scopes. The best I have found for low light conditions is actually the Burris scopes. The only drawback is that their field of vision is small so you usually have to start on 4 power and zoom up once you are on the animal.
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