dnardy wrote:Hi all,
I have a Pump Action Remington 7600 in 30-06 that currently wears a Leupold VXR 3-9x.
I'm getting another 30-06 in bolt action for a deer rifle (the 7600 cycles too loudly).
So the 7600 will become a dedicated quad bike/pig/short range rifle.
I'm leaning towards putting a red dot on it for fast target aquisition but afraid I'll lose too much versatility. Should I just keep the VXR on it or is there something in between? I don't believe you can mount a scope far enough forward on these rifles for a "scout gun" type setup.
It's a budget rig so nothing from Zeiss please guys
You do of course realize you can get "cheap" Zeiss scopes,,,,,, but that is precisely what the likes of the Terra is,,,, Cheap.
The VXR Leupolds were brought out with some hype about "fast aquisition, and I bought one.
Then very quickly sold it.
I found that it certainly didn't do well for me under a spotlight,,,,,, added to the fact that the whole VXR reticule was far too crowded and busy
for my likings.
If your looking for a budget style scope plus fast aquisition I'd be looking at,,,,,,
a) an open style simple cross reticule first and foremost,,
b) a scope that has pretty good glass for a budget price.
Possible brands (if not a basic Leupold) I would suggest to look at "German Precision Optics" (GPO) or "Meopta".
Meopta have been known for a long time to have both good glass and lowish price.
GPO aren't publicized all that much, but are well worth looking at.
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