Too 10 Scope shopping Mistakes . Rifle scope shopping can be a lot of fun but can also be very frustrating. In this video you will find tips for scope buying I sincerely hope helps you make the right choice . From illumination to Zero Stops I think I covered most all the bases here . Make sure and check out my other videos to learn more .
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So I put a SigSauer Whiskey 3
2-7×32 on my.30-30 for short range hunting in thick brush and it works beautifully! Enjoy!
I like this channel and the sheer honesty . Refreshing
Got me a Viper PST2 5-25×50. Either im doing something really wrong or this scope has the most narrow eye relief i've seen. Fairly new to sharpshooting but been using a Schmidt&Bender fixed x10 for duty work and it was quite much more forgiving ….
Thanks for your knowledge man great information. I'm guilty of brand loyalty, Just bought a Leupold VX-3HD 4.5-14x40mm for deer hunting. Had another Leupold on my 308 for about 10 years and yes, I'm guilty stayed with Leupold.
Lpvo ??? Help please ❤
Best scope advice on the Planet from the one and only Scope Master! Thanks.
Just one small recommendation on the financial bit: I really liked the quote on the other video… 😉
One of the biggest mistakes is purchasing a cheap scope for springer. They will destroy one in short order
I like this guy 😂
Just a novice .22 shooter for fun but Jesus be this guy is straight to the point with simple explanation and no BS. Worth a new sub Sir from Scotland.
Pretty good advice. Common sense, not emotion should prevail. I have a great many rifles and most of them wear a 3-9X40 scope. For me and where I hunt and shoot, this is the best option. SO, the statement about buying more magnification than you need is spot on. I have higher powered scopes and only one that is illuminated, and I shoot everything from a 22LR with and old Weaver Marksman 4X scope to a Benelli Lupo Walnut in 6.5 Creedmoor with a Swarovski ZX3. Overall, pretty honest advice here.
Hi could you please teach or explain how to use the hash marks on a ffp arken 5 x 25 scope. What are the values at 300, 400 , or 500 yards for holdover. I shoot a 6.5 creedmoor AR 10. The manual is no help. I don't need to know the parts of the scope I need to know how to use the scope to. To make hits. What are the values of the hash marks at long distance ?
Wow ya won me will look now.
Am a need on to buy, where do l get
I love Leica PRS 5-30x56i
3-15×44 VX5-HD SFP with fire dot, works for me all the time in the woods.
Checking out your Mil vs Moa video next. I want to understand the difference between the two.
Finally someone who speaks man.glish 😂
If a person is simply walking to a box blind everytime a heavy scope is good but if one is walking these Ozark Woods they are going to be hurting.
I don't get anything bigger than a 42 millimeter and that's already BIG!!
So right about quality glass. and simplicity. I used to stalk deer professionally, and never troubled with clever turrets, zoom etc. Top grade (Sako) locking mounts, and a 6×42 Schmidt & Bender on the M695 Tikka 6.5, and an 8×56 Schmidt on the .270 M695. Never drifted, and one could see properly from one hour before dawn to one hour after sunset – our legal limits.
Schmidt, Zeiss and Swarovski make gunsights. It's like turning a light on.
for hunting, 4x or 6x fixed power european glass scope and a light gun in a reasonable caliber like 3030, 308, or 762×39
You r exactly right got 3 scopes that light up never use it hunting or haven't yet
Priceless, thank you sir.
i LOVE YOU MAN
This is great for hunting scopes, for E/LR, target shooting etc, you need those features like a huge objective n high magnification
Got some old weaver 5powers and some 4.5 to 10 that are the cats ass I swap them for gun to gun
I bought a few guns with scopes from people and it had illuminated cross hairs and never use it illuminated
98.5k Subscribers ….. +1 from Queensland Australia Cheers mate!
Don't overlook the basic four power scope (non-variable). They worked in the sixties and still work today. Very reliable.
The bigger the diameter of the scope tube, the stronger it is. 30mm is good.
FUDD BS
I had no idea that "it dont mean shit" was a texas thing lol
This man is a great connoisseur of optical equipment.
Really great video, I really learned a lot in a short time. Thank you!
Thanks fir the great advice
spot on advice
do you have only one eye
What pundits rarely discuss is Repeatability. This is the ability of the scope to maintain zero in the recoil. Probably because (1) there is no industry standard for Repeatability, and (2) it is not known until you mount and shoot. Group size could simply be the quality of your scope, and while blaming everything else you'll never know.
My hunting scopes don't go over 12X. My Target stuff can get up there but I like the lower powers for hunting and I find them faster in acquiring targets especially when they are moving.
yeah but you get to say, look how big it is.😁😁
Haven't seen you in a while, good video, good information. When I was just new to the Airforce and buying my first hunting rifle around 1983 I bought a used 700 Remington in 280 Rem. Took all the fancy finish off it, applied some Tung Oil and free floated the barrel from the recoil lug forward. Basically it's a 7mm -06, I mounted a 4 power wide angle Redfield scope on that rifle, ran some bore cleaning compound through that baby and hand loaded 140 gr. bevel base hollow points for her. I could just cant that rifle follow the game then flip it up, fire it with both eyes open and drop anything from 50 to 300 yards point of aim. First three deer I hit were in the spine one was at a full run. Wide angle, big field and medium magnification is the juice for sure. Of course I was 22 at the time and had excellent reflexes and good eye sight. Wonderful video here thanks for sharing.
Love your videos man, great content
Can you review the Axeon Dog soldier scope? Thanks for all the good info on your channel!
А обычной газовой горелкой не научили пользоваться? 🙂 Воистину, нет предела тупизне…
Ffp, mil/mil and that's it!
It’s refreshing to hear sound advice on here. I’ve made a lot of the same mistakes myself over the years and where I’ve found happiness is with quality made lower magnification scopes. I live in Pennsylvania so not usually much of an opportunity for long shots. I had illumination and you’re right, it was either too bright or I didn’t have time to turn it on before engaging the target animal. What I did discover was Trijicon and their Accupoint scopes…excellent glass, made in Japan and no batteries…it’s fiber optic and it picks up ambient light, so it’s always the right level of illumination…just the center dot on the one I have. They also have a neat one with a triangle on top of a vertical post…reminds me of a single pin archery sight. They’re kind of expensive but I’ve bought a few of them now for my hunting rifles and I couldn’t be happier.
Good info for us scope newbies!
Loved your motto – "I'd rather cry once when buying than cry every time I use it" – rare wisdom these days. You probably know of a similar theme by John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900), the English writer, philosopher, art critic and polymath of the Victorian era who said – "Buy cheap and you will have to buy twice so it's not cheap at all" and also – "A thing is worth what it can do for you, not what you choose to pay for it". cheers Joe, Mike in the UK
Really enjoyed that Joe great content, bigger is not always better! Just don't let a woman hear you say that. I will deny the ladder part of this comment.😮