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    Posted: August/08/2008 at 22:04

My Savage 10fp .308 is on its way and I need scope opinions. This will be used at the range 100-200yds 80% of the time trying to get small groups. 10% elk hunting, 10% longer range shooting. I've got a choate ult sniper stock for the range, and the factory tupperware to drag through the woods.

At home I have a Sightron SII 3-12 duplex reticle scope.  Great for elk hunting.  No AO for the bench, duplex not the best for long range.

I also have a Millett TRS-1 4-16 ill mil dot reticle.  Good for the bench.  Heavy for the woods, not great glass.

Or, I could sell both and take the ~$500 and buy a Burris black diamond 4-16 (or Bushnell Elite 4200 4-16 but only duplex reticle) in either mil dot or ballistic reticle, or a Zeiss conquest 3-9.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote brencat Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August/08/2008 at 23:40
Don't have experience with Burris or Bushnell, but I do with Zeiss. The Conquest is great glass and one I would pick out of those you listed below without hesitation.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote sholling Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August/09/2008 at 00:49
I've never seen the Zeiss but I'm a big fan of the Bushy 4200 series on anything except hard recoiling rifles, and that Savage should be a pussycat. The other thing is that between that 10FP and a big scope you're going to be lugging a lot of weight. I think you have a great excuse for a second rifle. Big%20Grin

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Originally posted by sholling sholling wrote:

  I think you have a great excuse for a second rifle. Big%20Grin
 
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CLEARLY, the answer is Zeiss.      


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For me it would be a toss up between the Zeiss and Black Diamond.  When I have put them side by side, I think the glass is about the same quality.  To me the Black Diamond seems more rugged, but I haven't heard of anyone have problems with the Ziess at all.
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Zeiss Conquest....I have 5 of them and have never had a problem with any of them and they perform. Frankly when I have been deer hunting I can see out of them well past the 30 minutes after sundown.  
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote slm9s Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August/12/2008 at 18:25
Re: the Zeiss, will I be able to see .308 holes at 200 yds with a 9 power scope?
 
Re: the 4-16, is the adj obj or side focus gonna kill my hunting ability?  i.e. walking to a clearing and seeing a bull elk just about the disappear into the timber 250yrds away, vs a bull elk running across your vision 60 yards away.   Were do you leave the adj obj?
 
What about a picatinny rail and have qd rings for the two scopes i own?  Sightron for hunting, TRS-1 for range/target shooting?  Will Warne QD rings return to zero?  Will a cheap Bsquare rail work, or should I get a Millett/Farrell/Warne?
 
Thanks for all the information/opinions.
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