AJ Posted March 25, 2002 Report Share Posted March 25, 2002 The Nightforce, or U.S. Optics is probably the best, clearest scope made today. They are not cheap by any means of the imagination. The only drawback to the 30mm optics is the weight. Personally, I can not see spending the extra $ for a European scope that can be duplicated in performance by the Leupold Vari-X III. Go into a high end gun shop and compare the scopes yourself. What is brighter and clearer to one shooter may be different to another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeWalker Posted March 25, 2002 Report Share Posted March 25, 2002 Re: Rifle scopes who has the brightest AJ, you've got that right...............while several of my friends swear by Leupold, and one loves his Nikons.....I found that the Burris Signature Series were by far the brightest and clearest to me.......I now have a 3-9X50 on my 7mm Ultra Mag and a 4-12X44 on my 22-250 and I love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted March 26, 2002 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2002 Re: Rifle scopes who has the brightest Clarity is not everything though. About 8 years ago I had a Bushnell Sportview that was the clearest scope I have looked through. It would not hold zero when mounted on my 30-06. I have a custom 30mm Leupold Vari-X III 14-35x50. It is bright and clear but heavy. I have it on my benchrest/varmint gun. I also have the Burris Black Diamond. It is a little bit darker than the Leupold and is very heavy, but it has been a very nice scope. Its mounted on my 338 Win Mag and has worked great. I have lately been more inpressed with a scope that does not shift zero than the bright clear optics. I may get 5 minutes more shooting time with brand X at 3 times the price, but I hate tracking critters in the dark. I have Simmons 44 Mag scopes on a lot of my guns. They are a little darker, but I have not had any problem filling my tags every year. I am fairly picky about what I decide to shoot also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrud Posted March 27, 2002 Report Share Posted March 27, 2002 Re: Rifle scopes who has the brightest I guess I'm a little cheap. I love my Tasco World Class. Clear, good brightness, and easy power adjuster. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted March 29, 2002 Report Share Posted March 29, 2002 Re: Rifle scopes who has the brightest I with ya Chrud, I own one Leupold vari. XII in stainless...although I love the scope and is very clear and bright, I can't see the 3X the price difference in my Tasco's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Elkslayer54 Posted March 31, 2002 Report Share Posted March 31, 2002 Re: Rifle scopes who has the brightest I would most definately have to go with leupold. All most all of my rifles,muzzleloaders,ect. have leupolds, would not trade them for the world. But one other thing that makes a difference in the dawn and dusk hours, is the power of the scope, the lower the power the more light the scope will bring in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Re: Rifle scopes who has the brightest Had the Leupold Vari-X 3 and gotta tell ya, my new Swarovski is brighter and clearer. Guess it's just a matter of opinion though. Mine's a 3X12X50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Re: Rifle scopes who has the brightest huntin_girl----Do you need to adopt some more kids. I am more than willing to apply for the position as long as you keep me rigged up with some good gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbowhntr Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Re: Rifle scopes who has the brightest I have shot Nikons, Ziess, Leica, Bushnells, and Burris. At present my favorite is Burris Signiture Select (3-12x44). The Ziess Conquest works extremely well also, just a few hundred more. My Burris has good picture window from edge to edge. As for light transformation, I looked across the lake in Quebec at about 9pm and it looked like it was day light out in the scope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popgun Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Re: Rifle scopes who has the brightest Ding Ding.... Ding Ding Congratulations huntin_girl... You have just won the award for digging up the oldest post in the Rifles and Accessories Room. 03-31-02 It's gotta be a record. ....popgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Texan_Til_I_Die Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Re: Rifle scopes who has the brightest OK, I'll play along. It has to be these day/night vision scopes we bought used from the military for law enforcement use a couple of years ago. They have something like 120mm objectives and will show objects a half mile away clearly on a moonless night as long as there's not a solid cloud cover. I think they were originally mounted on some type of vehicle borne weapons, but if you don't mind the 15 or so pounds of extra weight, you could put one on the ol' 30-30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robk Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Re: Rifle scopes who has the brightest i have tried them all and the buckmaster from nikon is a nice scope system and is clear as the day is and it light up a room for you. makes me happy igot one for my 308 and will get soemthign a bigger when i get to change out my nikon buckmaster 3x9x40 to a 4x12x50 . it will be even better for light transmission and will work better than the 3x9 and will hold the light a little better for the hunter who is shooting the rifle rob k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upssmann107913 Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Re: Rifle scopes who has the brightest I use both vrx3 and vrx 2 both fine scopes ,, also my girlfreind has a vx3 on her 270 bar, its a 1.75 by 6 power and 33mm bell, I used this scope last wisconsin gun season, and it was amazing the light gathering and clearness of this scope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ousoonerfan22 Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Re: Rifle scopes who has the brightest Swarvoski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Re: Rifle scopes who has the brightest [ QUOTE ] LPS, S/prohunter, Ziess, bauch and lomb Elite 4200, Nikon? All of these manufacturers claim it but which one is the brightest is the saworski or ziess better than the leupold LPS ? Burris also has a 30mm how does it compare? [/ QUOTE ] If money is no object don't let anyone fool you. Swarovski, Nightforce & Zeiss make the brightest scopes. I've had the opportunity to hunt with the Zeiss 3-12x56 made in Germany & it BLOWS AWAY any Leupold or Nikon. In SC we can hunt up until 1 hour after sunset & about 45 after the european scopes really start to set themselves apart with glass clarity & light gathering capability. I own a couple of VariX IIIs & its a big difference its also a big difference with the LPS. Zeiss just released a 6.5-24x72!!!!!! That thing should be illegal!!! Europeans hunt differently than we do. Their really big into hog hunting at night with rifles from tree stands. American glass in American scopes are good but they aren't grinded down the same way & they don't have the same superior coatings that the europeans use for their top quality glass because in most states hunting time is over 30 minutes after the official sunset. So you're talking about different hunting situations. I've also have the chance to use a few Swarovskis & they are incredibly bright scopes but my personal choice would be the Zeiss in the VMV series. People get it confused with the Zeiss Conquest American made series for American hunters. Its a world of difference in the 2 lines. If you hunt somewhere where the official shooting hours are 30 minutes before & after sunset you really don't need a 1500$ scope unless you just want one. See who Bearbasin says has the brightest scope. Scroll to the VMV line. http://www.bearbasin.com/catalog.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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