EKYHunter
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VX5 HD with the fire dot is what you need.
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Thanks for your input. Much appreciated.VX5 HD with the fire dot is what you need.
Look at the difference in weight between the VX-5/FireDot and the VX-3HD CDS-ZL 3.5-10x40mm 30mm FireDot. Maybe it won't matter to you, but maybe a consideration for the lighter 308.I’m weighing scope options for a .308 right now. I’ve got the VX5 with fire dot on a .300 WSM right now and love it. Be hard for me to get another scope without fire dot.
If you find that you like the VX-3HD Firedot well enough then yeah, get another! Or if you think clarity ain’t there then VX-5 all the way. Buy once, cry once. As for magnification, let’s look at caliber and operator limitations. 10x is ok to accurately place 7MM at 300-400yd which is what many of us would agree to be max field range off a backpack. If I could get closer, I would do that anyway no matter what optics.I just bought a VX-3HD CDS FireDot (180627) for a Creedmoor and its being delivered (thanks, schmalts).
Now I am considering what to mount on a 7mm Rem Mag. Would another VX3HD CDS FireDot be the right choice, or should I opt for more magnification and maybe even jump up to the VX-5HD with FireDot?
The candidates are:
VX-3HD 3.5-10x40 CDS-ZL FireDot Twilight Hunter 30MM 180627
VX-3HD 4.5-14x40 CDS-ZL Wind-Plex 30MM 180623
VX-5HD 3-15X44 CDS-ZL2 FireDot Duplex 172368
I like them all. I'm partial to CDS, 30mm tubes and side-focus. I'm impressed with FireDot and I like the VX-3HD 3.5-10. I also think higher magnification might prove to be an advantage in applications where the 7MM Mag would be employed, i.e., western hunting - ELK, Muleys, etc. Is 3.5-10 enough?
The VX-5HD with FireDot is very tempting. But it is also significantly more expensive. At suggested retail, there is about $400 between the two FireDot scopes. Sadly, budget and money is an issue.
Choices. Choices. What do you think? Any input appreciated.
I have one on my custom 7mm mag and I love it. Awesome glass and the CDS is awesome. I harvested a bull last fall. I ranged him, dialed the turret, added some magnification and pulled the trigger. 315yds. He went about 10 feet. VX-5HD 3-15X44 CDS-ZL2 FireDot Duplex 172368 is the way to go in my book! Good luck.VX-5HD 3-15X44 CDS-ZL2 FireDot Duplex 172368
Sweet scope for sure. Congratulations on your successful hunt. Factory ammo?I have one on my custom 7mm mag and I love it. Awesome glass and the CDS is awesome. I harvested a bull last fall. I ranged him, dialed the turret, added some magnification and pulled the trigger. 315yds. He went about 10 feet. VX-5HD 3-15X44 CDS-ZL2 FireDot Duplex 172368 is the way to go in my book! Good luck.
blacksheep
Looks to be "current conditions" for you in Minnesota, too.Have the VX5 on my 7 mag. Love it!! Your other choices sound solid as well. Either way, you will have a great scope.
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Lol…that was back around Christmas time, but yeah, it looks the same today.Looks to be "current conditions" for you in Minnesota, too.
A box of Federal. Trophy Copper?Have the VX5 on my 7 mag. Love it!! Your other choices sound solid as well. Either way, you will have a great scope.
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Thanks. Factory ammo. Hornady Precision Hunter 162gr E-LDX. They shoot under 1/2 MOA out of my rifle. Shot twice 1st shot took of the top of the heart and the second was about 6" higher.Sweet scope for sure. Congratulations on your successful hunt. Factory ammo?
I'm glad that I asked! That sounds like a great recommendation.Thanks. Factory ammo. Hornady Precision Hunter 162gr E-LDX. They shoot under 1/2 MOA out of my rifle. Shot twice 1st shot took of the top of the heart and the second was about 6" higher.
blacksheep
Not for the zoom, as I don't see zoom over about 9x that useful in hunting, but for the glass quality I think the VX5HD is worth the $ for the upgrade if you can afford it. Also, @schmalts deals get even more amazing as list price goes up.I just bought a VX-3HD CDS FireDot (180627) for a Creedmoor and its being delivered (thanks, schmalts).
Now I am considering what to mount on a 7mm Rem Mag. Would another VX3HD CDS FireDot be the right choice, or should I opt for more magnification and maybe even jump up to the VX-5HD with FireDot?
The candidates are:
VX-3HD 3.5-10x40 CDS-ZL FireDot Twilight Hunter 30MM 180627
VX-3HD 4.5-14x40 CDS-ZL Wind-Plex 30MM 180623
VX-5HD 3-15X44 CDS-ZL2 FireDot Duplex 172368
I like them all. I'm partial to CDS, 30mm tubes and side-focus. I'm impressed with FireDot and I like the VX-3HD 3.5-10. I also think higher magnification might prove to be an advantage in applications where the 7MM Mag would be employed, i.e., western hunting - ELK, Muleys, etc. Is 3.5-10 enough?
The VX-5HD with FireDot is very tempting. But it is also significantly more expensive. At suggested retail, there is about $400 between the two FireDot scopes. Sadly, budget and money is an issue.
Choices. Choices. What do you think? Any input appreciated.
Thanks for sharing your thought! I'm finding the Leupold VX-5HD 3-15X44 FireDot (172368) unavailable at the moment, so I will watch for the discounted options, as you did. As to the rifle, it is new (unfired), so I'll be breaking it in. Having the VX-5HD 3-15x44 might facilitate that process better than the VX-3HD CDS-ZL 3.5-10x40 FireDot would. I have a little time yet.How accurate is your rifle? Will it shoot less than 1" groups at 100 yards? How about at 200 and 300 yards? My custom 7mm does shoot less than an inch. I bought a Leupold VX6HD 3-18x44 from Midway as a opened package/missing directions etc; not a refurbish. They mentioned in the ad that there was nothing wrong mechanically with the scope. It came, nothing wrong I could tell. Paid $1,050 in Jan 2021, now a new one at $2,000. {edit} Cornbread