Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Backcountry Hunting => Topic started by: JasonG on April 15, 2017, 07:44:34 PM
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I'm just curious what scope you have on your backcountry rifle?
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I have a VX3 3.5-10x40 on one rifle and a VX3 ultralight 3-9x33 on another. I have also used Burris scopes and like them.
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Depends on the backcountry. If going above timberline, or wide open spaces, then rifle with Swarovski Z5 5-25x52. If lower elevations then rifle with Zeiss Conquest 3x9-40. If thicker wetside wilderness areas, then rifle with Burris Fastfire red dot sight.
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Zeiss 3-9
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Zeiss HD5 3-15x42.
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WDFW won't let me hunt with a scope on my backcountry rifle. :(
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Im running a Vortex Viper HS-T 4-16x44 on mine for my all-purpose backcountry rifle, its not the absolute lightest one the market at 20 oz but its a great all around scope, with the clarity you expect from Vortex, the quality, and the warrenty :tup:
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leupold vx3 3.5-10x40
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Vortex VIPER PST 6-24X50 FFP
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Leupold VX-3 4.5-14x40 CDS
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leupold vari-X II 3-9x50
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Leupold Mark 4 4.5×14×50 on my 7mm and a Mark 4 6.5×20×50 on the 6.5×284
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Athlon Cronus 4.5-27x56
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Vortex VIPER PST 6-24X50 FFP
:yeah:
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Athlon Cronus 4.5-27x56
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It only seems like 27 as eyes get older.... :)
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Leupold VX-3i 4.5-14X40 cds w/side focus.
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For hunts where distance may come into play, I've been running a Nightforce A.T.A.C.R. 5-25x56 with MOAR Reticle on a custom Tikka in 300 WSM. Relatively heavy mountain hunting setup at 10-11ish lbs. but it gives me bombproof, tack-driving peace of mind out to 650-700 yards.
I run a Leupold VX3 2.5-8x32 with Alumina lens caps on my little Kimber Montana in .308 Win. Not too shabby at 5.95 lbs. with three 168 gr. Barnes TTSX rounds and a lightweight sling. I'm comfy out to 350 yards with this rig.
I am considering a Leupold VX-6HD 3-18x44 for my next UL build. Sweet little gap scope.
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4X fixed
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Zeiss 2-8×32mm with turrets on a titanium action. Light, accurate and solid.
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For the last 3 years its been a Nightforce 5.5-22NXS....but damn that rifle is getting heavy....
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Leupold 2-7x33 v3 on top of a winchester 70.
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Leupold 3.5x10-40 on a Rem 700 in 7mm SA ultra Mag.
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Premier Light Tactical 3-15x50 @ 24.9 oz and Vortex Razor LH 3-15x42 @ 16.6 oz
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Zeiss conquest HD5 3-15x42
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FX3 6×42 CDS
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Leupold vx6 3-18x50 They can take a beaten and still stay true.
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Leupold 3x9x32 Compact
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Vortex Razor HDLH 2-10x40 on my Kimber Ascent in .280AI
Luepold VXIII 2-8x28 on my Savage Lightweight Hunter in 7mm-08
One reoccurring theme in this thread is that nobody uses cheap scopes...there's a reason for that!
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Vortex Razor AMG on the 7SAUM
Vortex RazorII on the 338 edge
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One reoccurring theme in this thread is that nobody uses cheap scopes...there's a reason for that!
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I started out with cheaper scopes in my youth until I looked through friends rifles with better scopes at dusk and saw the huge difference quality scopes can provide for light and clarity. And made the switch to higher quality.
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Burris Full Field 2 4.5-14x42mm on the 280ai.
Burris (don't remember the model) 3-9x40 with a post reticle on the 338-06.
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Leupold 3.5x10-40 on a Rem 700 in 7mm SA ultra Mag.
That on a .270 Win 700 Mountain Rifle.
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Nikon Prostaff 5 2.5-10x40mm
I'm intrigued that I'm the first to chime in with a Nikon scope. I would have thought there'd be more of us out there?
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Vortex viper pst 4-16x50 on remington 700 sps 308
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Nikon BDC 4x20x50 mounted on a 7mm magnum weatherby lasermark
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Nightforce shv f1 4-14x50 :tup:
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The same as my frontcountry rifle. Bushnell trophy 3x9
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VXII 3X9X40 on a Rem 700, .270
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Athlon Ares 4-27 ffp mil ordered.
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Leupold vx6 3-18x50 They can take a beaten and still stay true.
That's how I'm rolling too
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Leupold compact 3-9x33.
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Vortex Diamondback 4-12 BDC on my 30-06 and Leupold VX2 3-9 CDS on my new 6.5 Creedmoor. Can't beat 11 ounces!
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Leupold VX-III 3.5-10x50 on my .270
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Tasco pronghorn 3-9x40
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Vortex Viper 6.5x20 x 44, compensating for bad eyes. A bit heavy, may have chosen something different if I had a dedicated backcountry rifle.
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Zeiss HD5 3-15x42.
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On a Kimber 280ai, comes in at 6.7 pounds loaded.
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Another nod to the Leupold VX6 3-18
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Burris 4-16 posilock