Thread: new scope on a modest (low) budget

I have a VX-1. It’s OK. Clicks on windage/elevation are not very positive. That would be my biggest complaint.

Originally Posted by MightyBoosh

I have a VX-1. It’s OK. Clicks on windage/elevation are not very positive.

Thats a polite way of putting it. Helped a mate sighting his in and I don't think it had clicks at all, just variable mushy friction.

I think at the lower end of the market you pay extra for the Leupold name without getting the quality to justify it, they're ok optically but not class-leading. I have Weaver classic v9 and Bushnell Elite and I'd rate both higher than the VX1s I've used.

Also have a couple of Nikons (Prostaff rimfire and Coyote) which are pretty nice for their price point too.