Thread: Do you really need an expensive 6x zoom scope?

And this is why we should all drive Volkswagen beetles

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

And this is why we should all drive Volkswagen beetles

If our leader has her way it will be a Lada with one colour choice.

Originally Posted by tetawa

If our leader has her way it will be a Lada with one colour choice.

And an electric one at that!

I hope its at least a NIVA

Originally Posted by ChrisW

A small red dot sight mounted on one of the scope rings could be a better option than the iron sights. Something like the Burris FastFire, Aimpoint ACRO or Trijicon RMR type dot. Its good for close shots, but also useful for finding your target at long range without having to zoom out.

That is an excellent point.

I don’t need one but I certainly prefer the zoom for my use.

Just spent good money finally buying a decent optic after messing about too many times with lower cost options.

Depends on what model scope you're looking at. The S&B's have quite a lot of tunnelling at low magnifications. Whereas something like your Swaro Z6's or Z8's have incredibly forgiving eye boxes with no tunneling whatsoever. This was perhaps exaggerated by switching to a S&B after having used Swaros for a while.

So a higher zoom ratio can either be a 'nice to have'...or a disappointment. Lol

A red dot/holo sight + scope combo sounds like a practical option. But there's no way in hell I'd be running that on a traditional hunting rifle. Would look far too tacticool, and less is more when you're in the field.

Originally Posted by Frodo

A red dot/holo sight + scope combo sounds like a practical option. But there's no way in hell I'd be running that on a traditional hunting rifle. Would look far too tacticool, and less is more when you're in the field.

I agree it feels tacticool. I think if they make the iron sight or red-dot sight as a built-in part of the scope itself it would look less weird.

80 years ago some hunter may tell you that putting a scope on a hunting rifle was too tacticool (whatever the equivalent work was back then)

The VX5/VX6 is better in every single way than the VX3.
Ignoring the zoom range the glass and FOV are hugely improved.

But you are correct in saying you don't need a huge zoon range if you have a good a fOV.
The Vortex AMG is only a 4x zoom range but is immensely popular due to all the other specs, the main thing that makes it a viable option is the huge FOV, the AMG has a wider FOV on 6x than most competing scopes on 5x.

VX3 are generally smaller and lighter than others with the same top end mag.
For a lot of hunting, this could outweigh optical superiority.
Also, being half the price of vx5/6 or z5/6 is also often a deciding factor but not so much in competition with vortex, Burris bushnell..