Ziad wrote:I thought most of Nikko Stirling (cheap) scopes were made in China... maybe you confusing nikko Stirling with Nikon..... different brands.
As said before sightron is really decent glass for the price
Some of the top end nikko scopes are reviewing pretty good these days - establishment was in Jap...but now?...yeah...same as many.
I share your reluctance to pay a lot of $$$ for sh scopes, without seeing them op, but I bit the bullet a couple of weeks ago to not only pay a grand for a second hand scope, but for a bushnell scope of all brands...this was a hard pill to swallow, as almost all my other scopes are Leupold bar some $99 dusk dawn bushnells on rimfires, etc - which are a bit crap.
So it was not without at least some worry for me, to drop the coin on a bushnell tactical 4.5-30...thankfully, I’m simply amazed at the bushnell glass on this particular model and the available magnification range is perfect for my needs...in fact, I’d rate the glass on this scope equal to or perhaps a tiny bit better than a vx3...which I wasn’t expecting.
If it were me, I’d listen to SC re a second hand NF...there’s a reason Their prices stay solid on used.