Scope choice help

[cbrown]

I want to stay under $500.

I need a scope for my Tikka T3 Varmint 22-250

The setup will be used for predator hunting/competitions

Zeiss Tera 4-12x42
Nikon Monarch 3 5-20x44
Burris Fullfield E1 6.5-20x50

Other recommendations ?

[dac6933]

Nikon would be my choice

[jpatton80]

Zeiss

[Coach W]

Of those three the zeiss is superior glass hands down.

[cbrown]

Of those three the zeiss is superior glass hands down.

I've got zeiss stuff on all my rifles and agree. I just want enough power to reach way out on small fox and bobcats.

[Coach W]

I've got zeiss stuff on all my rifles and agree. I just want enough power to reach way out on small fox and bobcats.

Foxes don't stay still enough to be zoomed in too much. 4-12 would be fine.

I'm running a 6-18 mark AR on my varmit rig and for the most part keep it in the 6-10 range for fast target acquisition and moving shots. There are some times I crank it up to 18, but it's in situations where I have more time on a slower/dumb/not moving target.

[Hunter58]

Zeiss

[Txdeerhunter243]

Zeiss or Leupold

[Outdoor Legacy]

Zeiss

[fjmsniper]

Leupold

[lglidewell]

Zeiss

[ducks-and-bucks]

zeiss out of those. zeiss has good glass for using under a spotlight at night from what I have seen. If only hunting during the day I would say swfa. But the swfa scopes in my experience do not work well at night.. they blow many scopes away during daylight though.

[Mike D]

Of those Zeiss hands down.

Any chance you could step up to a used Zeiss Conquest? There were a few in the classifieds.

[TexMax]

Of those Zeiss hands down.

Any chance you could step up to a used Zeiss Conquest? There were a few in the classifieds.

I was thinking that. Also close to used vx3 money.

[TexMax]

http://www.samplelist.com/Zeiss-35-10x44-Conquest-Rifle-Scope-DEMO-B-P67510.aspx

http://www.samplelist.com/Zeiss-45-14x50-Conquest-Rifle-Scope-DEMO-B-P67525.aspx

http://www.samplelist.com/Leupold-35-10x40-VX-3-Rifle-Scope-DEMO-A-P68709.aspx

http://www.samplelist.com/Leupold-4-12x50-VX-2-Rifle-Scope-DEMO-A-P64915.aspx