Respected Budget optics to look for?

[kenbro]

Just bought a new Vector Optics Continental 4-24x56 Tac VCT-34 FFP IR 34mm from Tactical Scope Ltd. for just over £400, including their online account set-up discounts. It has good reviews elsewhere on the forums and good glass, and at first sight it really does have good glass and great value for the price. Very happy

Nice pun too

You’ll easily get a Leupold VX-3 6.5-20x50 within that budget

Don’t know whether it’s just me, but I find the eye box a bit fussy ( Especially when changing mag) on Leupold scopes.
I’d want to try a Loopy before buying it.
Ken.

 

[Feugh]

I’ve used a GPO spectra 4-16 for a couple of years now and like it. It’s worth considering.

 

[Ginc]

Vector Optics Continental series.

 

[gixer1]

Arken, Arken and Arken!

 

[Donkey Basher]

Nice pun too

Don’t know whether it’s just me, but I find the eye box a bit fussy ( Especially when changing mag) on Leupold scopes.
I’d want to try a Loopy before buying it.
Ken.

I’d agree with you on the 8.5-25x50, the eye relief is pretty critical & the glass is also a bit ‘dark’ - I had a Mk4 one but sold it because of that. Never had any issues with the 6.5-20x though.

 

[Taff]

I look through a lot of scopes daily, modern scopes, I.e GPO, zero tec, vortex, are all on a par with the s/h german optics, I would buy a Leupold vx5 over a swaro everyday of the week, better value, and yes I have a fixed swaro.

 

[Jamalen]

Sorry, I haven't been on this thread of a couple of days,
I would be 100% Target for the moment... The stalking side is something I may look into when I have more experience... there is one thing shooting on a range surrounded by people, but I don't feel ready yet to be out on my own or with just one other person with me... be a year or two I think before i look into Stalking..

Thanks for the replies.. I must admit I feel a Leica or Leupold or something 2nd hand DOES sound very tempting... hopefully with FFP and a decent set of hold overs so I don't have to fire up a calculator when moving from 200m to 500m... Cheers guys!

I will save up for a few months and shop around in the summer (I need a Moderator for my 308 first before upgrading the scope.)

 

[Jamalen]

He hasn’t actually said 100% targets and the Leica has a Christmas tree ret.

Haven’t heard of Leica?

I have heard of Leica... but in Camera lens rather then Scopes... but high quality glass is decent glass

 

[Rasputin]

I’d throw delta in. I had the bigger version of titanium and it was great. Would be perfect T for target shooting.

 

[sauer]

Delta javelin works
Had one and can be had for 600 ish or more

Paul