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Old 03-18-2019, 4:41 PM
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Default You've got $2K, need an LPVO

Unhappy with my Trijicon Accupower 1-4x, so I'm looking for other options.

What do y'all think? If you had a $2,000 to spend on an LPVO what would you go with?
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Old 03-18-2019, 4:45 PM
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Never used it but a lot of people like the vortex razor 1-6. There’s also leupold lpvo’s. Elcan?
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Vortex and Leupold are the best ones IMO. Can’t go wrong with either. At your budget I’d go for the leupold MK6 1-6x
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This, get a better price on Optics Planet:

https://www.swarovskioptik.com/hunti...l-4-i-p5006196

Or this, (Vortex offers a Veterans discount):

https://vortexoptics.com/catalog/product/view/id/957

Mount it on a precision fordward facing cantilever mount, I have the 20 MOA Vortex model, and the Razor HD Gen II 1-6x24. I can inconsistently hit a 9" paper plate at 400 yards.

The next-generation is going to 1-8x24...
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I run a Nightforce NXS 1-4 for lpvo and like it but wouldn't hesitate to recommend a Vortex Razor, my friend had a Razor Gen2 and the glass was comparible, if not slightly brighter.
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Leupold MK6 1-6 has better glass and less fishbowl than the Razor at 1x. Razor has a better 'red dot'. MK6 has better turrets and a zero stop (only matters if you dial for elevation).

Up your budget a bit and get the ATACR 1-8 from Euro Optic (call them).
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Why are you unhappy with the Trijicon?


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Vortex and Leupold are the best ones IMO. Can’t go wrong with either. At your budget I’d go for the leupold MK6 1-6x
Just snagged one from Europtic, floor demo model for $1,400! I'm going to spray paint it anyways and with the gold ring warranty I've got no qualms saving $800.
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What was it about the Accupower that you weren't happy with? Is it because the reticle isn't daylight bright?

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What was it about the Accupower that you weren't happy with? Is it because the reticle isn't daylight bright?
I copied this from my optics planet product review.

Glass is inferior to my Leupold Mark AR Mod 1 1.5-4x. Illumination is not daytime bright, even on a cloudy rainy day at "11." The mil-sqare reticle is so tiny it is unusable. Windage and elevation adjustments are too easy to move and too fine, it's too easy to go past where you want and I often end up clicking 2 or 3 instead of 1 when counting. It's no wonder these scopes are on the way out. Diopter adjustment is nice though compared to the locking ring screw method on my Leupold.

It's honestly just not a great scope by any definition, especially at $600. It even just feels rough, cheap, and poorly finished in my hands. I would put it on par with the VX-freedom line in terms of quality or the entry Vortex tiers.

Sure it can go down to 1x while others are 1.25 or 1.5, but it fish bowls and distorts so bad that I prefer the flat crisp image of the Mark AR at 1.5x.
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I can't remember who makes it, but there is variable scope with dual focal plane reticles. The ranging cross is on the first focal plane so that it is to scale at all magnifications. Then there is a large ring on the second focal plane that stays big at all magnifications.

That's a cool feature to me.
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in scopes honestly you get what you pay for. spend low price $600 and you get low price result like buying a civic and expecting porsche speed, promise you spend double that or more you happy. im happy with leupold mk6 and vortex razor on my rifles but they costs but there is reason rarely negative mentioned and people recommend.
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in scopes honestly you get what you pay for. spend low price $600 and you get low price result like buying a civic and expecting porsche speed, promise you spend double that or more you happy. im happy with leupold mk6 and vortex razor on my rifles but they costs but there is reason rarely negative mentioned and people recommend.
There's nothing wrong with a $600 or less optic as long as I'm happy with the value and feel like I'm getting more than what I paid for. That's how I feel about the Mark AR line. I use the 1.5-4x on my "service rifle," and have the 3-9x on two different bolt guns (.223 and .17hmr). A friend has the Steiner 1-4x $100 more than the Trijicon, but is a much better scope, more than $100 better. I would have initially purchased the Steiner had it been a mil-dot reticle as opposed to BDC.

Civic and Corolla are great cars for the money, you can get a Mazda 3 or Nissan Versa for about the same, but they suck compared to Toyota and Honda. It's not about comparing a Ferrari to a Civic, it's about the Accupower sucking in its field of direct competition.

At every price point there are winners and losers, at $600 the Accupower is a loser.
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Old 03-19-2019, 9:33 AM
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i never said $600 scope is bad and i never said civic is bad, they are great foe value, very very very great value. i said expecting high performance for such low price for both is unrealistic.
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i never said $600 scope is bad and i never said civic is bad, they are great foe value, very very very great value. i said expecting high performance for such low price for both is unrealistic.
Fair enough, my disappoint with the Trijicon wasn't that it didn't compare to scopes twice it's price, it's that it didn't compare well with scopes less in price, with better warranty.
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Holy smokes, I just started pricing 34mm mounts...
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600 bones for AR optics is tacticool, go for it, the mount cost 1/4 to 1/3 the scope, lol
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Old 03-19-2019, 11:19 AM
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For $2k budget LPVO, I’d go Kahles K16i. Here’s my list:

<$1k - Vortex Viper PST Gen II 1-6x
>$1k - Vortex Razor Gen II-E 1-6x
<$2k - Kahles K16i
>$2k - Nightforce ATACR 1-8x

Honorable mention goes to Nightforce NX8 for <$2k but it’s not the kind of LPVO that people generally think is “as fast as a red dot.”
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Old 03-19-2019, 11:25 AM
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I can't remember who makes it, but there is variable scope with dual focal plane reticles. The ranging cross is on the first focal plane so that it is to scale at all magnifications. Then there is a large ring on the second focal plane that stays big at all magnifications.

That's a cool feature to me.
You’re probably thinking of the Schmidt&Bender ShortDot Dual CC scopes. Those things cost like $4k+.
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For mounts, look at Aero Precision. They make 34mm now.
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I chose the kahles k16i. Great glass and reticle. Slightly lighter than the vortex.
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Up to $2000 my top picks in no particular order:

Vortex Razor HD II 1-6x
Nightforce NX8 1-8x
Burris XTR II 1-8x
Kahles K16i 1-6x
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Up to $2000 my top picks in no particular order:

Vortex Razor HD II 1-6x
Nightforce NX8 1-8x
Burris XTR II 1-8x
Kahles K16i 1-6x

Great options and I have most in stock or will soon
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Great options and I have most in stock or will soon
If I didn't stumble across that open box special I probably would have paid you a visit. Although you did kind of talk me out of the Kahles last year. I'll be in to pick something up hopefully within the next six months when I get going on my .308 build.

I'm surprised I was able to even swing the Mark 6 while saving for an overpriced bay area house.
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If I didn't stumble across that open box special I probably would have paid you a visit. Although you did kind of talk me out of the Kahles last year. I'll be in to pick something up hopefully within the next six months when I get going on my .308 build.

I'm surprised I was able to even swing the Mark 6 while saving for an overpriced bay area house.



One of talked you out of a Kahles? Wow that's surprising, we're a big fan of them here. But there's a lot of high quality optics on the market right now
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One of talked you out of a Kahles? Wow that's surprising, we're a big fan of them here. But there's a lot of high quality optics on the market right now
I can't remember the gentleman's name, but he was very helpful.
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Update: The scope arrived today.

And a replacement is already on it's way. There's a big smear across the inside of the front objective. When illuminated the smear glows red across most of the fov and causes bleed out to the numbers.

Such are the risks of the open box special.

I'm just trying to figure out how one smudges the inside of a purged and sealed optic.
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I copied this from my optics planet product review.

Glass is inferior to my Leupold Mark AR Mod 1 1.5-4x. Illumination is not daytime bright, even on a cloudy rainy day at "11." The mil-sqare reticle is so tiny it is unusable. Windage and elevation adjustments are too easy to move and too fine, it's too easy to go past where you want and I often end up clicking 2 or 3 instead of 1 when counting. It's no wonder these scopes are on the way out. Diopter adjustment is nice though compared to the locking ring screw method on my Leupold.

It's honestly just not a great scope by any definition, especially at $600. It even just feels rough, cheap, and poorly finished in my hands. I would put it on par with the VX-freedom line in terms of quality or the entry Vortex tiers.

Sure it can go down to 1x while others are 1.25 or 1.5, but it fish bowls and distorts so bad that I prefer the flat crisp image of the Mark AR at 1.5x.
Wow, this is so different from the mrgunsgear review that it sounds like you two are talking about different scopes.
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Wow, this is so different from the mrgunsgear review that it sounds like you two are talking about different scopes.
Keep in mind that Mrgunsgear is an access "journalist." Meaning he gives favorable reviews for access to various products. Ever seen any of the big youtubers give a BAD review to any product ever?

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Damn that is nice! Thinking about upgrading from NXS to that NX8.
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Damn that is nice! Thinking about upgrading from NXS to that NX8.

We can make that happen
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I passed on the NX8 because the Loopy has a better warranty, and the complaints about the center dot size.

I prefer the illuminated segments and non-lum tiny dot at the center of the Mark 6. Occasionally I may need to shoot a squirrel or rabbit with my rifle.

Also heard some complaints that from 6-8x the NF loses a lot of light and starts to distort.
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