What scope do you trust? Most rugged, dependable rifle scope?

[Neil Molendyk]

Trijicon, Zeiss, Leupold, can't afford the upper end spectrum, But I use my optics as optics.

 

[Alaska Luke]

I have gotten Leopolds to lose zero. I can't afford other brands. So I stetched/found bargains and got a couple Trijicons. They've had some bumps and kept zero. With multiple people telling me they don't break easily I think I'll stick with them. A Trijicon 1-4 does what I want for a close in bear scope and my 2.5-10 does everything else. Its really nice now, I don't think I've had to re sight in my scope since I mounted it.

 

[Randy Bo]

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[mdwest]

Ive got a pretty wide variety of optics in the safe.. Im not particularly brand loyal.. Im much more motivated by who makes something that "fits" the purpose of the rifle I intend on mounting the scope on... that is within the price range Im willing to spend for that particular rifle (I might put a nice euro scope on one of my higher end rifles.. but wouldnt likely mount a $1200-$2000 scope of a $350 "truck gun", etc..)...

all that said, most of the scopes I currently own are Swaro, Zeiss, or Leupold....

For many years I leaned hard toward zeiss before considering other options... but between guidefitter (where swaro offers significant discounts) and leupold VIP (discounts for public servants, veterans, etc) and the pricing I can obtain through those programs.. 9 out of 10 times these days I buy leu or swaro...

 

[Hogpatrol]

Ive got a pretty wide variety of optics in the safe.. Im not particularly brand loyal.. Im much more motivated by who makes something that "fits" the purpose of the rifle I intend on mounting the scope on... that is within the price range Im willing to spend for that particular rifle (I might put a nice euro scope on one of my higher end rifles.. but wouldnt likely mount a $1200-$2000 scope of a $350 "truck gun", etc..)...

all that said, most of the scopes I currently own are Swaro, Zeiss, or Leupold....

For many years I leaned hard toward zeiss before considering other options... but between guidefitter (where swaro offers significant discounts) and leupold VIP (discounts for public servants, veterans, etc) and the pricing I can obtain through those programs.. 9 out of 10 times these days I buy leu or swaro...

Just a heads up for vets, etc. Nightforce has a pretty good discount.

 

[jimbo1972]

I’m sure there are lots of good scopes. For myself I have used and abused Leupold scopes with only one problem and that was my fault. The one time was when I got out of a truck on an elk hunt a leaned my rifle against the wheel to relieve myself. My hunting partner started talking to me and I got in the truck a drove over my Leupold Vari x 3 scope. It was a long time ago. Of course the scope and rifle were toast. A friend convinced me to send to back to Leupold. I did with a note saying I’m not sure if you can do anything but would be grateful if they could. I got a note back apologizing they could not repair my scope but here was a new upgraded one as they no longer made my model. Don’t know if they always do this or I got lucky but I have bought more than a dozen more scopes not to mention binoculars and rangefinders. In short I would stake my life on Leupold dependability.

 

[CZDiesel]

Leupold! I’ve used both Leupold and Swarovski scopes but always come back to Leupold!
Never had one fail though I’ve unintentionally abused quite a few hunting in the Rockies…
Leupold and Swarovski is all I would consider

 

[revturbo9967]

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Best Long Range Scope & Reticle: What The Pros Use

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Funny how Swaro isn’t even on there. Good glass alone doesn't make a scope great