Author Topic: Price for pistol scope (Read 1362 times)

papa4 · « **on:** March 28, 2003, 04:14:33 AM »

Is $175 a good price for a 10X Burris pistol scope? It has target turrets and duplex crosshairs and is in very good used condition.

What about $160 for Leupold M8 4X for $160?

papa4

Zachary · « **Reply #1 on:** March 28, 2003, 04:29:56 AM »

Papa4,

Why are you looking at a 10x scope and then a 4x scope? That's a huge difference.

In any event, both the Burris 10x and the Leupold 4x are in the $280 to $300 price range. I use a Burris 2x-7x on my .454 Casull and love it, but there is no denying that the Leupold M8 is an awesome scope.

As to whether the prices you mentioned are good prices depend on the condition of the scopes. You mention that they are in very good condition, but you never know.

I would get the Leupold because it has a SUPER warranty in case something goes wrong. I don't buy used scopes, but if I did, it would either be an Elite or a Leupold.

Zachary

papa4 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 28, 2003, 04:48:30 AM »

Zachary,

Intend to use it from a rest or bench. Have a Aimpoint red dot that works great but need something to see EXACTLY where I'm aiming. Don't want to get something that would be hard to use. Will the M8 4X give an excellent view at 100 yds and good at 200yds or should I go with higher magnification? Appreciate your help.

papa4

Zachary · « **Reply #3 on:** March 28, 2003, 05:07:02 AM »

100 yard shots with a handgun are fairly long. 200 yards, are very long. Heck, 200 yard shots even with a rifle a long.

The 4x should be great. (at least compared to the 10x which, in my opinion, is just way too much.)

What kind of pistol will you be using? What type of game will you be hunting? Will it just be bench rest?

If it's hunting, then 4x is great. If it's pistol benchrest shooting, then I guess 10x would be okay, but I can't imagine how short the eye relief would be.

Keep in mind that a great many pistol hunters use scopes from 2x (on the low end) to 7(x). As such, 4x is almost perfect.

Zachary

papa4 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 28, 2003, 05:38:08 AM »

Zachary,

Plan to use on TC and will use mostly from a rest. From what you say, maybe I would be better off going no higher than 7X. You said you love the Burris 2X-7X. If the eye relief on it isn't too critical and it is easy to see through, guess it would work. Guess I have to choose between it and the M8 4X. Between the two is one easier to see through than the other?

papa4

Zachary · « **Reply #5 on:** March 28, 2003, 05:45:09 AM »

Good question.

The only thing that I don't like about the Burris 2x-7x is that the eye relief also varies. As such, although I can see through it with no problem from 2x to 4x, anything above 4x causes the scope to "black out" unless I bring the scope, and pistol, closer to my eye - but the problem then becomes that I don't feel comfortable shooting it at such a close position.

The great thing about fixed scopes is that you can set the scope in such a position that you will never have to worry about changing your shooting length. As such, you become more comfortable when you shoot.

Now, the BEST of BOTH WORLDS is the Elite 3200 2x-6x because it has 20" of CONSTANT eye relief. As such, it doesn't matter if you are on 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, or 6x because your shooting length will always be the same because the eye relief is constant.

Now, I don't know if you want to spend more money and get the Elite 3200, but I think that it would be money well spent. In fact, next handgun scope I get will be the Elite 3200 2x-6x.

In the meantime, between the Burris 2x-7x and ANY fixed scope, I would get the fixed scope for the reasons mentioned (again, unless I get the Elite 3200 with constant eye relief).

Zachary

papa4 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 28, 2003, 06:16:35 AM »

Zachary,

Thanks for the help.

pap4

Graybeard · « **Reply #7 on:** March 28, 2003, 11:48:33 AM »

The Burris 10X is a good quality optic BUT it is NOT a hunting scope. It is a target scope only. Eye relief is listed as intermediate and is rather short as handgun scopes go. Field of view is miniscule at best. This is a VERY specialized scope with not a wide variety of uses.

A 4X is a good scope but again they all have rather limited field of view. That's also not much power IF you are shooting at targets or long range varmints. I've used the Leupold 4X successfully here in Bama for woods hunting but find the FOV a bit limited for close up work. Useable by an experience handgunner but the novice really should have more close in.

Rather than worrying about finding a bargain in a used scope you really need to look at what is your intended use and select the scope that will best suit your needs even if it means buying new and paying a bit more. If you get one that doesn't suit your needs you'll be replacing it soon and will just end up paying out more than if you'd gotten the right one to start with.

Since you say only you'll be shooting from a bench but don't say at what targets or if varmint or target use I can't really recommend the correct scope for your use. Also what caliber you are using can matter. For sure you need to decide how important long and constant eye relief is vs. wider FOV. Tell us more about your intended use and we can better help you decide what might work best for you.

GB

papa4 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 28, 2003, 12:09:46 PM »

Will probably shoot 17 HRM and 22 cal mostly from bench. I will be shooting less than 200 yds most of the time, probably 100, and just want to get a quality scope that I can see through clearly without trying to get eye relief just right. Was hoping I could find something to use for varmint also but if I would need to go with two different scopes, I want to know. If I can find something I can acquire a target quickly enough, then I would consider using it on heavier calibers. Thanks for the help.

papa4