I picked up a Remington 700 sps last week and need help deciding on a scope. Too many choices. Rifle will primarily be for mid-range hunting 300-500yrds, but will play around with it at longer ranges on paper. Main focus is light gathering ability. Trying to keep it out the door at under $1500.
I looked through a Zeiss Hd5 5-25x50 with the rapid z1000, it was too busy inside.
Today a went over to bass pro and looked through the vortex 6-24x50, up against a Steiner Gs3 4-20x50, and another Zeiss hd5. Of those, the Steiner had the best clarity, with the vortex being the worst. My other option is a trijicon accupoint.5-20x50 , but none locally to check out. I have a 3-9 accupoint on my 6.8 and I really like the center dot being illuminated for quick/low light shots, but unsure on the glass quality on their 5-20x50 scope as far as light gathering.
So as of now my list goes:
Trijicon Accupoint 5-20x50
Steiner GS3 4-20x50
Zeiss HD5 5-25x50
Any that I'm missing? Any other recommendations?
I looked through a Zeiss Hd5 5-25x50 with the rapid z1000, it was too busy inside.
Today a went over to bass pro and looked through the vortex 6-24x50, up against a Steiner Gs3 4-20x50, and another Zeiss hd5. Of those, the Steiner had the best clarity, with the vortex being the worst. My other option is a trijicon accupoint.5-20x50 , but none locally to check out. I have a 3-9 accupoint on my 6.8 and I really like the center dot being illuminated for quick/low light shots, but unsure on the glass quality on their 5-20x50 scope as far as light gathering.
So as of now my list goes:
Trijicon Accupoint 5-20x50
Steiner GS3 4-20x50
Zeiss HD5 5-25x50
Any that I'm missing? Any other recommendations?