Thread: Burris Signature HD now in NZ

nice timing , am looking for something for my 22-250 and looked at a couple of signatures as i tiki tour the south . very nice clear picture and illumination seems very nice. am very tempted. was gunna get one but the sticker on the bottom slowed me down , (mic) still a few gun shops to troll while im down here so will try and strike a deal with one of them. otherwise a forum member has a zeiss that im still interested in

2-10x40 HD looks to be a nice universal scope

Originally Posted by Mathias

2-10x40 HD looks to be a nice universal scope

My thoughts exactly. Hence hoping to get an honest review, the one on the 3-15 sounded amazing BUT really want to see the result of a box test

Originally Posted by Mathias

2-10x40 HD looks to be a nice universal scope

Yeah that was my thought, I would like to compare that and the Viper HS 2.5-10 though.
Viper has capped turrets which are a bit more attractive to me.

I looked at the 3-15x44 in Broncos week before last. At $1200 it looked like very good buying. Pleased to read @38 South’s review above about the lowlight performance because you never get the chance to do that in the store. I would agree with pretty much everything he has to say, in particular the positioning of the illuminated reticle control. On my slung / carry rifles the part that always cops more wear and tear than the rest is the parallax adjustment knob so I can only imagine that this model would be even worse.

That aside it would have been a no brainer for me to fit the Burris to my .308, I’ve been looking for a scope for it for what seems like ages without success. Until, that is, I worked out that the Burris E3 MOA reticle just does not work with my ballistics. Any mil based reticle works perfectly. I do kind of resent it when manufacturers don’t release a really good hunting scope with a mil-based reticle alternative.

Originally Posted by Timmay

Yeah that was my thought, I would like to compare that and the Viper HS 2.5-10 though.
Viper has capped turrets which are a bit more attractive to me.

Yeah I like the look of the viper too. Proven turrets, have a NF SHV it would be replacing so don't want to jump too far back just don't need a $2.3k~ scope sitting in the safe as won't be getting much use for ages and better use for funds elsewhere.

@ryansonghurst. My mate who works in a gun shop, has alot of experience, ex pro hunter for most of days. Looked at them very closely side by side with the vx5 and said they more than held their ground in that space. He ordered one for his 280 Ai. I'm keen on one for the 270.

@308 South, are you able to look at the box that Burris came in? It should say where the scope is made. Is it a Philippines or US scope I wonder? I never thought to check the other day.

So I did a once around a 4 inch square track at 100 yds; 16 up, 16 right, 16 down, 16 left and back to the exact point where I started, corners were all true, so I guess that's at least a preliminary pass. The clicks are really good, vertical are better than lateral. Clearly marked on the underside of the scope beside the maker's name is written "Made in China." I was aware of this before purchase and was a little disappointed when Burris previously shifted manufacture out of the US to the Philippines, I have to admit to a growing aversion to buying products manufactured in China, a political persuasion more than anything else, however my son is 19 and a student so cost rates higher on his scale. As far as the quality goes I doubt that anyone would look at this scope without previous knowledge of it's country of origin and reject it because of it's apparent quality or specifically lack thereof. At the end of the day functionality, performance, reliability, and strength of manufacturer's warranty and support are probably paramount in most purchaser's minds.

There are 5 Leupold VX6's and 4 Burris scopes of various models in my safe, sometimes out of the safe, so I guess I can't really be accused of any Burris bias, and as far as I'm aware no-ones likely to pay me for this report, also consider it's entirely unprofessional

Geez they are sounding better and better every review

They are as good as the price is I recon, read heaps of reviews on US sites and nearly all are positive. Was gonna try the 3-15 but the pocket got to hot and could not wait so got a Steiner.

Im thinking the 2-10 for my Creedmoore it should be more than enough for it. Pity it doesnt have a zero stop but i doubt id need more than on revolution to get to my limits. Plus with the type of turrets they have i doubt you would move it unintentionally. Mind you the 3=15 does sound like good value

Originally Posted by wayno

Im thinking the 2-10 for my Creedmoore it should be more than enough for it. Pity it doesnt have a zero stop but i doubt id need more than on revolution to get to my limits. Plus with the type of turrets they have i doubt you would move it unintentionally. Mind you the 3=15 does sound like good value

I have a Bushnell engage with the same style of turrets on my 22lr regularly shooting it at 300 I use multiple rotations. It's pretty easy to get right. Buying the burris signature rings to replace the factory rings also meany with 0moa I had 25 moa of up travel so putting in the offset rings for 20 moa meant I can't turn back more than 5moa past zero so it's pretty damn close to a zero stop.

Originally Posted by Flyblown

@308 South, are you able to look at the box that Burris came in? It should say where the scope is made. Is it a Philippines or US scope I wonder? I never thought to check the other day.

@Flyblown They are made in China

(Later. Oh, I see 38 South has covered this)

I need to look through a 3-15 version clearly

Need a new optic early next year for my 284.

Got a older vx3 4.5-14x40 B+C with aftermarket top turret currently on her.

I run a VX5 2-10 on my 308 which I do 85% of my hunting with and honestly love the optic but the price of a new VX5 3-15x44 is out of my range. One of these new Burris's may fit the bill.

What's the zero stop system like to use is my query ?