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    Scopes

    Want a 2 power being the mininum as I find it the best in our bush and at least a 7 at max. Higher is good but 7 is fine to me for a deer at 300

    Illuminated is a plus too! I have no idea whats out there. Was thinking a leupold VXR could be the ticket but not so sure now.

    Nice glass is good to please. Any scopes out there? Brands and models for me to oogle over please
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    The VX-R 2-7 is a great wee scope for the money I have one as a bush scope.
    Have the German 4 ret. It is a big reticle but ideal for what I use it for.
    Highly recommend it.


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    Quote Originally Posted by R93 View Post
    The VX-R 2-7 is a great wee scope for the money I have one as a bush scope.
    Have the German 4 ret. It is a big reticle but ideal for what I use it for.
    Highly recommend it.


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    Is it illuminated? When you look through it is it clear or does it have that big black ring around the outside like a ziess terra?
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    Yup it has an illuminated dot that can be adjusted for intensity.
    Mine does not have a black ring and is clear as.


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    Thats what I want to hear. I looked through my mates vx3 after I told him to get it and it was shit. It has a like fat ring around the scope when you look through it. I dont like that, its the one thing I hate about the ziess terra. I dont want to spend a bit of money on a scope to do that aye
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    They have good glass toby and are easy to use in low light
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    Quote Originally Posted by Toby View Post
    Thats what I want to hear. I looked through my mates vx3 after I told him to get it and it was shit. It has a like fat ring around the scope when you look through it. I dont like that, its the one thing I hate about the ziess terra. I dont want to spend a bit of money on a scope to do that aye
    What on earth did he do to it to get it to do that?
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    Probably eye position forward or back from where it should be, I have a VX3 and no problems with it, just need to have head in the right spot.

    Compared to other scopes I have tried I think the Leupys have a generous sized eye box..each to their own though!

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    Look at the 2-10x42 hd5. Only issue I had with them was they were quite chunky and heavy for size so went to a swaro 3-10x42

    And yeah it sounds like you didn't have you're head in the right spot when looking through the leupy

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toby View Post
    Thats what I want to hear. I looked through my mates vx3 after I told him to get it and it was shit. It has a like fat ring around the scope when you look through it.
    Are you talking about a black ring around the outside of the picture/cross hairs ?

    If so, as previously mentioned your eye position is wrong.

    I haven't had a crap VX 111 or 3 yet

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toby View Post
    Thats what I want to hear. I looked through my mates vx3 after I told him to get it and it was shit. It has a like fat ring around the scope when you look through it. I dont like that, its the one thing I hate about the ziess terra. I dont want to spend a bit of money on a scope to do that aye
    Sounds to me like the scopes need to be properly setup, i have got a terra and reccomended 3 others none of them have a "ring" either.
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    I am sure he means the stupid black ring that encompasses the reticle centre dot... ? Oh no, that can't be correct as it's the reticle type on the VXR not VX3.
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    Toby, I would look at a new Kahles 2 - 7 x 36? or a leupold v3 2.5 to 8 x 36. Both good scopes for bush work. Kahles glass is pretty damm good. Worth about a grand here. Leupy should be 550 ish.
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