Thread: Scope suggestions please

I'm looking for a scope for my 7mmRM

Must haves:
Reliably dialable - Most importanat
30mm tube
12-18 max power
Prefer exposed elevation turrent
Prefer lightweight but not essential

At the moment I'm leaning towards a VX5HD or a Bushnell LRHS, any other suggestions?

I've just put a vx5 on my 6.5 love it clear as dials well replaced my vortex with it (not knocking vortex just wanted a leupold)waiting on CDs turret to come back should be awesome have confined my ballistics so should work primo

What about the fairly recent Bushnell Engage series? Reviews have been solid for them. Nice tactile turrets, 30mm tube and a "tool-less" zero stop feature which seems pretty cool.

How fat is your wallet? To tell the truth I think for a hunting scope you cant go past a vx5/6, good glass, good mag range, tough, dial well, unbeatable warranty, lightweight.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

How fat is your wallet? To tell the truth I think for a hunting scope you cant go past a vx5/6, good glass, good mag range, tough, dial well, unbeatable warranty, lightweight.

It's not overly fat, especially for a scope I will only use 4x per year max. A VX5HD seems to tick all of the boxes and is right at, or past, my budget.

Brads basically told me the same thing.

Tract toric like Tahr and Brian have with the schot glass, zero stop etc a Lotta scope for the money.

Originally Posted by nor-west

Tract toric like Tahr and Brian have with the schot glass, zero stop etc a Lotta scope for the money.

Good advise!

I recently got a Swavoski x5 and im in love with it, I got 25 power max but they make a 18 power max

If it wasn't for your 30mm tube spec, I'd suggest a Z5 Swaro 3.5-18.
The only issue with these is that the 1" tube slightly limits elevation range- with a 200 zero, the 13.75 available mins will get you out to ~750yds with the Rem Mag.

Believe me, the 1" tube does not limit brightness!

Originally Posted by 6x47

If it wasn't for your 30mm tube spec, I'd suggest a Z5 Swaro 3.5-18.
The only issue with these is that the 1" tube slightly limits elevation range- with a 200 zero, the 13.75 available mins will get you out to ~750yds with the Rem Mag.

Believe me, the 1" tube does not limit brightness!

I have a Z 5 on my 7mm Rem mag, it's a nice scope and works well. I know a guy who has a Z 6 30mm tube and optically you really can't tell the difference but the Z 6 is about $1000 more than the Z 5 which I paid $1990 new. As others have said you get more elevation out of the Z 6 but I find the Z 5 a good all rounder for the open tops and in the bush.

i use a minox 5-25x56 30mm tube on my 7mm RM, works well

VX5hd.

Not owned a Bushnell LRHS but based on extensive reviews, the tend to be reliable dialing but give up a bit on glass.
Also being FFP may or may not be an advantage for you.

Zeiss HD5, little on the heavy side but robust and really clear to look through!

Swaro Z5 or VX5HD

Swaro is 1" and lighter, 1" tube makes no difference. I own 2 of them and have compared a VX-6HD in last light. In my opinion the Swaro was better.

Originally Posted by hotsoup

Swaro Z5 or VX5HD

Swaro is 1" and lighter, 1" tube makes no difference. I own 2 of them and have compared a VX-6HD in last light. In my opinion the Swaro was better.

I dont think 30mm tube passes more light than 1inch in any scope. The thing that affects amount of light passed is objective size. If one compares the 44mm version of Z5 against the 44mm version of VX5HD or VX6HD, the light passed should be the same.

Glass and coating makes a very small amount of difference to amount of light passed (they make a far bigger difference to colour accuracy, resolution and contrast) but generally speaking human eyes cannot detect that difference. From memory anything under 1/6 EV (about 17%) difference is not detectable.

The Leupolds offers a lot more adjustment range than the Z5. Both VX5HD and VX6HD offers 75 MOA elevation, while the Z5 offers 58 MOA. That is due to the tube size difference.