ZEROTECH or LEUPOLD????

[DTB]

Hi all,

So after 20 yrs I have finally and successfully got my gun licence again.
I have a Weatherby MarkV 30/06 that I will FINALLY be getting it transferred back into my name and the first thing Ill be doing is replacing the old Bushnell scope that was put on as a temporary fix.... 20 yrs ago!!!..... and put on something new and more suited.

Now.....

I have $800 budget for the scope itself and have been looking at 2 scopes,

the ZEROTECH ”THRIVE” HD 2.5-15×50 PHR II

and the

Leupold VX-3i 3.5-10x40mm

Most of my shooting will be deer, pig and other ferals, I am much more of a stalker than a long distance shooter and enjoy that style of hunting. Previously, the longest shot I had taken in the field was 180 mtrs.

Can I ask peoples opinions on both scopes and their suitability for the use and rifle in question and would anyone recommend anything else?
I am after function, quality, longevity and simplicity.

Any help would be really appreciated.

[TassieTiger]

I’ve got a sauer 30/06 with a Leupold vx3 4-14/50 on it and it is brilliant. It’s a very Light weight set up for stalking at a fraction over 3kg, quick focus and it stands up to the recoil time and time again. I’m very content taking shots at 300m with it on 14x.
This particular rifle has killed a couple of other brand name scopes (Vortex, bushnell) - but I can’t talk for ZT. Lifetime warranty on Leupolds are not just talk - Nioa are very good to deal with.

[SCJ429]

Please don't put a cheap Chinese scope on a Weatherby MK5 rifle.

Why did it take you 20 years to get your licence back?

[Bugman]

My own preference is the Leupold. Have had a few scopes over the years and these are good value for money and reliability.

[Sergeant Hartman]

Leupold scopes made in the usa,
zerotech rebranded Chinese oem scope.

You got a good rifle, put leopold on.

[solarpak]

Between the Leupy and the Zerotech..............the Leupy every time.

Nothing against the OEM Chinese made scopes at all ( am partial to the Hawke brand myself) but for the question in the original post the the VX3i would be be my choice.

C.

[SCJ429]

I don't think the OP is coming back to read the replies.

[No1_49er]

Why did it take you 20 years to get your licence back?
I don't think the OP is coming back to read the replies.

Maybe he will come back, but not necessarily to answer a non-relevant question regarding his personal circumstance.

[Harrynsw]

Hi all,

So after 20 yrs I have finally and successfully got my gun licence again.
I have a Weatherby MarkV 30/06 that I will FINALLY be getting it transferred back into my name and the first thing Ill be doing is replacing the old Bushnell scope that was put on as a temporary fix.... 20 yrs ago!!!..... and put on something new and more suited.

Now.....

I have $800 budget for the scope itself and have been looking at 2 scopes,

the ZEROTECH ”THRIVE” HD 2.5-15×50 PHR II

and the

Leupold VX-3i 3.5-10x40mm

Most of my shooting will be deer, pig and other ferals, I am much more of a stalker than a long distance shooter and enjoy that style of hunting. Previously, the longest shot I had taken in the field was 180 mtrs.

Can I ask peoples opinions on both scopes and their suitability for the use and rifle in question and would anyone recommend anything else?
I am after function, quality, longevity and simplicity.

Any help would be really appreciated.

Mate, I was at the lgs just in the last couple of weeks looking through a bunch of different scopes. First and foremost I will say, if you can, you need to go in there and look through the scope yourself. Iv bought online three times, and it was a failure twice.

So I got to look through 5 different brands, Meopta, Leupold, GPO, Zeiss and bosma, and a couple of models in some of the lines. I have to take my hat off to the Zerotech scopes, the ones I looked through were clear and bright, so imho, worth considering in the magnifications for your purpose. The VX3i was nice too, clear, very light, smaller objective (lower profile), also has twilight management system which makes the scope perform in low light conditions. Ozzie gun reviews has a couple vids on YouTube.

Let us know how it turns out.

[juano86]

Leupold VX3i in 3.5-10x40 would be the perfect compliment to a mark V in .30-06. excellent quality glass for the money with a lifetime warranty. i have one on my 7mm rem mag...
If you wanted faster target acquisition etc and its more for stalking, you can drop back to the 2.5-8x36 VX3 i have one of these on a .308. both are perfect for the application.

[SCJ429]

Why did it take you 20 years to get your licence back?
I don't think the OP is coming back to read the replies.

Maybe he will come back, but not necessarily to answer a non-relevant question regarding his personal circumstance.

I wonder if it is irrelevant (non-relevant) why it was in the first sentence of the post?

[No1_49er]

Why did it take you 20 years to get your licence back?
I don't think the OP is coming back to read the replies.

Maybe he will come back, but not necessarily to answer a non-relevant question regarding his personal circumstance.

I wonder if it is irrelevant (non-relevant) why it was in the first sentence of the post?

I have no way of knowing but maybe, just maybe, he's like me and works away from the jurisdiction of Australia, and vested his firearm for safe-keeping with somebody he trusted, and finally came "home", whereupon he was able to avail himself of an nice "new" firearms licence? Just sayin'.

[solarpak]

Lots of scopes can appear "nice snd bright" in daylight hours - but where the "cream rises to the top" is shooting in very low light - the light that tends to draw deer out of their beds and into a feeding mode.

I have had the opportunity to shoot quite a few deer at a time in the day when the eye couldn't make them out - a good pair of binoculars and a scope with better than normal glass would easily identify the target as deer - where other scopes and bios would fail.

This is where the better scopes come into their own - i wont say what brands and models - thats half the fun of hunting!!

C.

[Tiger650]

Please don't put a cheap Chinese scope on a Weatherby MK5 rifle.

Why did it take you 20 years to get your licence back?

Please be sensitive, bloke may have been in jail

[Harrynsw]

Lots of scopes can appear "nice snd bright" in daylight hours - but where the "cream rises to the top" is shooting in very low light - the light that tends to draw deer out of their beds and into a feeding mode.

I have had the opportunity to shoot quite a few deer at a time in the day when the eye couldn't make them out - a good pair of binoculars and a scope with better than normal glass would easily identify the target as deer - where other scopes and bios would fail.

This is where the better scopes come into their own - i wont say what brands and models - thats half the fun of hunting!!

C.

And that's the purpose of this post, to help the man determine what the best choice is.

[TassieTiger]

Leupold just rang asked if the mods could remove the heading...they are offended that zero tech has been mentioned in same heading as their brand...

[Lebner]

I looked through my brothers new zero tech the other day/ late arvy and it wasnt horrible. Not as good as the meopta but a clear picture with an interesting reticle ( not sure what its called). It was a 2-15×50 or similar, they are BIG scopes, I would think their bulk would be a hindrance in the Bush but great out of the window.