Thread: Old Scopes

I've had a bunch of flash modern scopes, and while they were very nice, it's just a lot of $$ to have sitting on top of an ordinary hunting rifle. I can't justify it personally. For long-range shooting or target shooting - maybe. But not on a general purpose rig which spends most of its time being carried.

Bought an old Leupold M8 4x32 off the forum recently for next to nothing. Was a bit skeptical about the sealing, so I left it on the lawn overnight where it endured some frost and plenty of moisture. I then dunked it in a trough full of cold water.

No issues whatsoever. It took it like a champ. I was pleasantly surprised!

I bet it'll hold zero without any problems. I love how svelte and lightweight those fixed power M8's are. The glass isn't anything amazing, but it's 'good enough'.



+1 on those old Kahles scopes. The clicks are insanely crisp and the glass is top notch.