I am a true believer in you should have at least paid twice as much for the scope as you do the rifles. The scopes are forever. Rifles come and go. All of those scopes were bought used at a big reduction in cost from the 6mmbr forum for Sale items. 90% are on $500 dollar Savage rifles. I am 82 years old and it has taken me years to gather all the things I have today. I am a shooter. I do not look down on anyone.
Question about Nightforce Reticle
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That pretty well sums it up. I am also a shooter and have been for over 70 years and look down at no one. May offer a hand to some, but never look down. Whatta Hobby!
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Obviously I’m not saying there is anything wrong with buying or owning an ultra expensive, Top Tier optic.
Just as there is nothing wrong with buying/owning ultra expensive rifles. Heck, I’d have several, including my favorite IOR Valdada, a Tangent Theta & maybe a Hensoldt.. just cause! If’n I had the disposable income that is. LOL!
And merely owning them doesn’t make one think they are high & mighty or above others.(But anyone making a disparaging statement like “can always tell a person whose most expensive scope is only $600.” Insinuating their knowledge & equipment are inferior to the them making the statement. No, I’ve always encouraged, if ya got the DOH, KUDOS!
The used scope market can be great! Unfortunately, it’s not at all reliable. Might be able to find what you want, might not. I’m picky about he features I want. And I have no interest in buying a super expensive scope in a style & having features I don’t want, simply because it’s Top Tier & on sale for a great price. Smellin’ what I’m steppin’ in? For instance, the Swarovski D5 Digital, 5-25x52 rifle scope is a $5,200+ optic. But it’s a hunting scope with a simple cross-reticle & low, capped turrets. It’s the complete opposite of style & features I want. If I found it on sale USED, for $500, I wouldn’t get it. (Not speaking about reselling it for profit.)No, it just would be useless to me. That’s what I mean with the used scope market.
There are a few (like three), very nice scope options that are/were around $1000. If the style & features fall within one’s purview, they are fantastic performing options. One is the Athlon Ares ETR 4.5-30x56. Another is the scope I use. I fall into that category as well with the US Optics TS-20x 2.5-20x50.(discontinued) Althougn these scopes aren’t as nice as say Nightforce or Valdada, etc, they are still very nice optics and simply are NOT the Chinese made scopes of yore! LOL!
Unfortunately, there will always be some who simply believe if it’s from China, it’s junk.
Just as there is nothing wrong with buying/owning ultra expensive rifles. Heck, I’d have several, including my favorite IOR Valdada, a Tangent Theta & maybe a Hensoldt.. just cause! If’n I had the disposable income that is. LOL! And merely owning them doesn’t make one think they are high & mighty or above others.(But anyone making a disparaging statement like “can always tell a person whose most expensive scope is only $600.” Insinuating their knowledge & equipment are inferior to the them making the statement. No, I’ve always encouraged, if ya got the DOH, KUDOS! The used scope market can be great! Unfortunately, it’s not at all reliable. Might be able to find what you want, might not. I’m picky about he features I want. And I have no interest in buying a super expensive scope in a style & having features I don’t want, simply because it’s Top Tier & on sale for a great price. Smellin’ what I’m steppin’ in? For instance, the Swarovski D5 Digital, 5-25x52 rifle scope is a $5,200+ optic. But it’s a hunting scope with a simple cross-reticle & low, capped turrets. It’s the complete opposite of style & features I want. If I found it on sale USED, for $500, I wouldn’t get it. (Not speaking about reselling it for profit.)No, it just would be useless to me. That’s what I mean with the used scope market.
There are a few (like three), very nice scope options that are/were around $1000. If the style & features fall within one’s purview, they are fantastic performing options. One is the Athlon Ares ETR 4.5-30x56. Another is the scope I use. I fall into that category as well with the US Optics TS-20x 2.5-20x50.(discontinued) Althougn these scopes aren’t as nice as say Nightforce or Valdada, etc, they are still very nice optics and simply are NOT the Chinese made scopes of yore! LOL!
Unfortunately, there will always be some who simply believe if it’s from China, it’s junk.
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Thin skin can be easily overcome once one realizes keyboard comments are usually one dude's opinion and they are a dime a dozen. In this day and age it's very easy to misinterpret even the best of comments if you are looking for negativity. I like to give all posters the benefit of the doubt and assume they are on the up and up. Makes life much easier to enjoy. Whatta Hobby!
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No one was commenting about your financial situation. Go back and read it again - those who often speak poorly of high-end optics have never owned such a scope.
