Long range scopes?

[TX03RUBI]

Thanks for all of the advice. I have a trade in the works for a NIB Meopta Meopro 6.5-20×50. I've read tons of reviews and it seems to be good glass. It will definitely get my foot in the door to learn how to shoot at longer distances

Glass quality isn’t as important as turret reliability, reticle design, and focal plane IMO. For 500-600 yds you may be able to get away with a BDC style reticle and not dialing the turrets, but at further distance it won’t be nearly as reliable. I’m not familiar enough with the Meopta to give any input to its capabilities or not. Just something to think about.

[In-Yo-Grill]

My suggestion is to eat Ramen for a month or two and bump your budget up to around 1K. IMO the quality of scope really steps up when you get to this price range.

[meltingfeather]

Generally I've heard, and my experience is, that you get what you pay for in glass. It doesn't seem to be an area where there is a significant difference in bang for the buck.
So... pick a scope with the features you want from a reputable manufacturer with a good warranty and you're good to go. Nikon has some great scopes in that price range. Check out the Black X1000 4-16x50

[Trevor73402]

Glass quality isn’t as important as turret reliability, reticle design, and focal plane IMO. For 500-600 yds you may be able to get away with a BDC style reticle and not dialing the turrets, but at further distance it won’t be nearly as reliable. I’m not familiar enough with the Meopta to give any input to its capabilities or not. Just something to think about.

They never listen. Most of the time I don’t even reply anymore.

[Pineywoods]

Glass quality isn’t as important as turret reliability, reticle design, and focal plane IMO. For 500-600 yds you may be able to get away with a BDC style reticle and not dialing the turrets, but at further distance it won’t be nearly as reliable. I’m not familiar enough with the Meopta to give any input to its capabilities or not. Just something to think about.

It isn't a BDC reticle, it is the HTR with Z Plex with exposed target turrets. This is the link to the exact scope...

https://www.opticsplanet.com/meopta-meopro-6-5-20x50mm-riflescope.html?_iv_reticle=z-plex

MeoPro Riflescope Key Features
– Built in the USA
– TO2TM (Twilight Optimized Optics) system delivers the highest light transmission when you need it most – in the low light of dawn and dusk.
– Proprietary ion assisted lens coatings. MeoBrightTM coating eliminates glare and reflections and delivers incredibly bright (98.7% transmission per lens surface) and sharp images across the field of view. MeoShieldTM coating protects external lens surfaces from abrasions and scratches.
– MeoTrak TRZ Turrets:
Target Turrets: Oversized, resettable zero, posi-click, finger-adjustable windage and elevation target turrets ensure maximum adjustment range and reliable re-zeroing. The precise, numerically indexed, oversized turret dials can be quickly repositioned without changing the adjustment setting of the scope, allowing the shooter to accurately reset to the original zero of the rifle if further adjustments are required.
– MeoQuickTM fast-focus eyepiece rapidly brings targets into sharp focus and provides extra diopter travel to accommodate a wider range of visual acuity variations.
– A 1-inch, one-piece aircraft grade aluminum tube is ELOX hard anodized. All MeoPro riflescopes are nitrogen purged, fogproof and shockproof for life.
– Covered by Meopta’s North American Lifetime Transferable Warranty. – See more at: http://www.shootingwire.com/story/36....YI1R4SOl.dpuf

[Snowflake Killa]

I really like my meopta.

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[cmeadors]

Leupold Mark AR MOD 1 6-18x40mm or 4x12.. Leupold can make you a custom dial for your scope

[rferg84]

In that price range it would be hard to pass up a Vortex, I would spend a couple hundred more and get this one...

https://www.opticsplanet.com/vortex-viper-hs-lr-6-24x50mm-rifle-scope.html

[Pineywoods]

In that price range it would be hard to pass up a Vortex, I would spend a couple hundred more and get this one...

https://www.opticsplanet.com/vortex-...fle-scope.html

That's a very nice scope and I was looking at those hard. I got a straight up trade offer for the shotgun I have listed for a NIB Meopta that runs about $1100 msrp, My play funds are low right now so I like the straight up trade offer. It will more than fit the bill for what I want to do with it. If I get more serious about it or want to start shooting at longer distances, I will look into dropping $1500-$2000 on higher end optics.

[TX03RUBI]

It isn't a BDC reticle, it is the HTR with Z Plex with exposed target turrets. This is the link to the exact scope...

https://www.opticsplanet.com/meopta-meopro-6-5-20x50mm-riflescope.html?_iv_reticle=z-plex

MeoPro Riflescope Key Features
– Built in the USA
– TO2TM (Twilight Optimized Optics) system delivers the highest light transmission when you need it most – in the low light of dawn and dusk.
– Proprietary ion assisted lens coatings. MeoBrightTM coating eliminates glare and reflections and delivers incredibly bright (98.7% transmission per lens surface) and sharp images across the field of view. MeoShieldTM coating protects external lens surfaces from abrasions and scratches.
– MeoTrak TRZ Turrets:
Target Turrets: Oversized, resettable zero, posi-click, finger-adjustable windage and elevation target turrets ensure maximum adjustment range and reliable re-zeroing. The precise, numerically indexed, oversized turret dials can be quickly repositioned without changing the adjustment setting of the scope, allowing the shooter to accurately reset to the original zero of the rifle if further adjustments are required.
– MeoQuickTM fast-focus eyepiece rapidly brings targets into sharp focus and provides extra diopter travel to accommodate a wider range of visual acuity variations.
– A 1-inch, one-piece aircraft grade aluminum tube is ELOX hard anodized. All MeoPro riflescopes are nitrogen purged, fogproof and shockproof for life.
– Covered by Meopta’s North American Lifetime Transferable Warranty. – See more at: http://www.shootingwire.com/story/36....YI1R4SOl.dpuf

The HTR is a BDC style reticle. It’s not MIL or MOA based. BDC is set to work with a certain load in certain conditions. The hashes are for certain yardages. MIL or MOA based care nothing about the load, conditions, yardage, etc. Thyre a set measurement of angle that has nothing to do with the rifle or projectile. They’re much more accurate at extended ranges. Like I said it’ll probably work just fine for your intended uses, but it will be a limiting factor if you try going much further.

I take that back. If I was able to read I’d have seen it was the Z plex reticle.

[TX03RUBI]

If you haven’t committed to the trade yet you may want to rethink it. A BDC reticle wil still be considerably better than a plex reticle system. I’m not sure how those turrets measure up, but I’d be surprised if they’re true. A reticle will help immensely in the learning curve. It’ll give you something to base your misses off of, and figure out how much correction is needed. In the case that the turrets don’t dial true, it’ll still allow you to hold with the reticle and ensure a quality shot. If they are true, then it still allows you to take a faster shot without dialing when time is not on your side.

[Pineywoods]

If you haven’t committed to the trade yet you may want to rethink it. A BDC reticle wil still be considerably better than a plex reticle system. I’m not sure how those turrets measure up, but I’d be surprised if they’re true. A reticle will help immensely in the learning curve. It’ll give you something to base your misses off of, and figure out how much correction is needed. In the case that the turrets don’t dial true, it’ll still allow you to hold with the reticle and ensure a quality shot. If they are true, then it still allows you to take a faster shot without dialing when time is not on your side.

I've been trying to do a lot of reading but apparently I still have a lot of learning to do. I didn't realize how many options and variables there were with scopes. I honestly don't think I will ever take a shot at an animal over 500yds after a lot of practice. What I am after is being able to consistently drive tacks from 200-400yds on large game. I appreciate all of the advice. I'm an East TX guy who grew up hunting with an open sight 30-30 and never needed anything bigger than my Nikon 3-9x40 once I started using scopes. I just want to be efficient at reaching further now that I get to hunt some places with longer opportunities.

[Trevor73402]

Please understand I am not being rude here.....

This is exactly what I was trying to get you to avoid. I gave you some sound advice and a place to get all your questions answered.

For future endeavors..... you want a First Focal Plane scope with a Mil based reticle and mil turrets.

[Trevor73402]

And in all my 38yrs, I’ve never seen a tack with a steering wheel or a set of wheels....so I don’t know how you’d drive a tack.


Yes that was a bit rude. I’ll own that one.

[EliteZ28Bow]

I have the Athlon 6-24 x 50 BTR. Have only shot out to 500 with it. Works fine for me.