Thread: Scopes for Long Range Shooting in NZ

Originally Posted by Clint Ruin

The new bushnell forges have been selling well.

moa or mil and sfp or ffp so cover the bases .

Haven't shot with one but customers with them are reporting that they dial well

Agree Clint,

The Forge 4.5-27x50 FFP looks good. I’ve got a mate that hunts with a Bushnell and he recons for the abuse he puts it through it is a very robust scope.


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Me mate marcus always says cry once. spend the big dollars and get a nightforce. i would go sightron s3 any day over a bushnell or vortex. the s3 is coming out with a zero stop now.

Agree with most re nightforce. I've just changed out 2 leupold vx5s to go nightforce and am more than happy with that decision. I started out with a bushnell elite 6500 and once you hit high magnification the price difference well and truly showed. sightron is a good compromise depending on how often you shoot. I personally dont shoot nearly enough and still want more than I can afford on all my shooters... as stated buy once cry once

I would consider the Burris XTR2. Non illuminated if you want to save some money. While the XTR3 is on the way its not replacing the XTR2. The XTR3 is a higher-end offering and will be substantially more expensive. The XTR2 isnt going anywhere.
I have quite a bit of experience with these on a .338lm, and they are really solid and track well. Forever warranty that is properly supported in NZ, but you wont need it.

For high-end scopes in no particular order I would consider -
S&B PMII
Nightforce ATACR / Beast
Steiner Military M5xi

The new Steiner T5xi is also worth an honorable mention. It's price point is above the XTR2 but below those mentioned above. They are reeaaalllyyy nice scopes for the money. Solid, clear, nice tactile clicks, German glass, made in the USA, awesome turrets which you cant get lost with, excellent warranty and backup support in NZ. They also have a couple nice extras included like a throw lever you can attach to the magnification ring and Tenebraex lens covers as standard.

Originally Posted by ChrisW

I would consider the Burris XTR2. Non illuminated if you want to save some money. While the XTR3 is on the way its not replacing the XTR2. The XTR3 is a higher-end offering and will be substantially more expensive. The XTR2 isnt going anywhere.
I have quite a bit of experience with these on a .338lm, and they are really solid and track well. Forever warranty that is properly supported in NZ, but you wont need it.

For high-end scopes in no particular order I would consider -
S&B PMII
Nightforce ATACR / Beast
Steiner Military M5xi

The new Steiner T5xi is also worth an honorable mention. It's price point is above the XTR2 but below those mentioned above. They are reeaaalllyyy nice scopes for the money. Solid, clear, nice tactile clicks, German glass, made in the USA, awesome turrets which you cant get lost with, excellent warranty and backup support in NZ. They also have a couple nice extras included like a throw lever you can attach to the magnification ring and Tenebraex lens covers as standard.

Thanks Chris,

Will look into these as well.


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Originally Posted by Tim Dicko

Me mate marcus always says cry once. spend the big dollars and get a nightforce. i would go sightron s3 any day over a bushnell or vortex. the s3 is coming out with a zero stop now.

@Tim Dicko would that be Mr Marcus C the up and coming gunsmith that fancy lathe of his is very nice!!

Originally Posted by McNotty

@Tim Dicko would that be Mr Marcus C the up and coming gunsmith that fancy lathe of his is very nice!!

it is, hes a good mate. very clever dude.

I would look at a Bushy 4.5-18x44mm LRTS , they are FFP , have mil/mil , and the elevation is a big Low profile knob , with 10 mils in one rev , maybe 2k nzd new , I have run the lower mag version , 3-12x44mm for a few years on my 22 hornet , and its adjustments are very good & so is the glass and build quality , its nothing like the cheaper bushys , its more like a Nightforce with nicer looking KNOBs .

Cant beat the nf for reliability and strength but that's why they are weighty. I've had nf ,s&b, Swarovski x5 and z range, leupold, March, bushnell , zeiss v8 etc etc the only two brands that have held up and not let me down is the s&b and nightforce.
They are tough as. I'd never go back to swaro x5 as 2 of them broke down and 3 zeiss v8s broke down. Maybe I'm just a rough c#!t
I've got a leupold again now to cut weight down and that is the only reason otherwise I'd have a nightforce for sure ya just cant beat them

Originally Posted by Pongo12

Cant beat the nf for reliability and strength but that's why they are weighty. I've had nf ,s&b, Swarovski x5 and z range, leupold, March, bushnell , zeiss v8 etc etc the only two brands that have held up and not let me down is the s&b and nightforce.
They are tough as. I'd never go back to swaro x5 as 2 of them broke down and 3 zeiss v8s broke down. Maybe I'm just a rough c#!t
I've got a leupold again now to cut weight down and that is the only reason otherwise I'd have a nightforce for sure ya just cant beat them

Your a wise man pongo 12!

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And here was me thinking of selling my NXS for something else, maybe I wont

Originally Posted by mikee

And here was me thinking of selling my NXS for something else, maybe I wont

An nx8??

Originally Posted by cameronjackwhite

An nx8??

Mk5

its a pitty you cant come down to a shoot and have a LOOK thru a bunch of scopes before making a descision.
many opinions are formed with little experence.

in your budget i would consider the Sig Tango 4 6x24x50 available in mil or moa ffp and well under $2k

but truly, if you got to see thru them, you would understand why people are using what they are using, not just internet speculation.
Greg

I believe Jan has bought a scope. A Bushnell Elite Tactical.