05-06-2011, 08:20 PM
warped Wrote:As we talked about earlier some of the decisions you have to make are the features you need, effectiveness and utility of the reticle, durability, ability to work with NVS or IR/Thermal (should you get any), MOA of travel, Zero Stop and reset, obviously glass clarity of course.
You might want to get to a show or see if you can find someone with each of the scopes you want to consider so that you can evaluate them by yourself without listening to others opinions (sometimes people have blind brand loyalty) The key here is whatever is going to suit your needs best regardless of how little or how much that might cost.
You will be looking at scopes that need to serve you out to 1600m, keep that in mind.
Look at the warranty and ease of using it.
1600 meters? PFFFFT try 2800 yards.
The only scope of the group that I've actually got to "fondle" was the IOR Valdada. I was impressed with it's outward appearance, but that doesn't mean it's a great optic. My rifle will be up around 20 lbs and with an awesome WCI brake I doubt recoil will be much of an issue. I will really only use the rifle for banging steel and punching paper at extreme long ranges.