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good value/inexpensive long eye relief 3x9 rifle scopes?

Maybe check out Arken. Camera land NY has a
few on sale but AK and cheap don’t mix. Maybe Maven too.
 
I might just go with vortex diamondback. I know they aren't great but my brother just informed me he has a pro deal so brings the price down quite a bit. Going to talk it over in a week and a half when I'm out fishing with him
 
thedutchtouch said:
I might just go with vortex diamondback. I know they aren't great but my brother just informed me he has a pro deal so brings the price down quite a bit. Going to talk it over in a week and a half when I'm out fishing with him
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I have a Vortex Diamondback on an Inline I was gifted. Haven't hunted with it as it's a bow/muzzleloader tag in my state and I've been tagged out or unavailable by muzzleloader season. But I was impressed at the range.

Minox ZA scopes were a bargain in that $$ range when you could get them. Looks like that ship has sailed.

I don't have a lot of time behind the Diamondback, maybe others know more, but it didn't impress me as junk. I was rather pleased, and I have Zeiss, S&B, Minox, Leupold, Trijicon, and more.
 
AAOptics sells refurbished Vortex Optics, I’ve bought 3 from them and have been very happy with the purchases. I have to Viper HD 2.5-10x and a Razor 2-10 on my hunting rifles, I carried the Razor on a .30-06 for a week on Kodiak last year. I like 2 and 2.5 on the low end because I have a large enough field of view to snap shoot with.

Right now a Viper HD 2.5-10 is $340, I have two. One of those has been on a .30-06 M70 featherweight for about 5 years and is working great. I recommend Talley rings.

 
Burris Fullfield E1 is a decent scope at a good price. For rings stay far away from vortex (fight me!). I love Warne. Cant beat them for the price. if you need to borrow a vise or a scope leveling kit let me know.
 
Check out backfire on youtube for his scopes under "$" videos. He has some great testing and info on guns and accessories and real easy to watch/listen to (for me at least).
 
TheBlindCat said:
AAOptics sells refurbished Vortex Optics, I’ve bought 3 from them and have been very happy with the purchases. I have to Viper HD 2.5-10x and a Razor 2-10 on my hunting rifles, I carried the Razor on a .30-06 for a week on Kodiak last year. I like 2 and 2.5 on the low end because I have a large enough field of view to snap shoot with.

Right now a Viper HD 2.5-10 is $340, I have two. One of those has been on a .30-06 M70 featherweight for about 5 years and is working great. I recommend Talley rings.

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It's been a few years since I checked, but Natchez used to sell refurbished Nikons as well. I think I've got a Monarch from there.
 
Check out Natchez

I got a Burris scope for like 1/2 off and it was new in box, just last year's model or something
 
PEEJAY said:
For rings stay far away from vortex (fight me!).
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I'll have to look but I think I have Vortex rings on an AR. Otherwise I've pretty much settled on Leupold turn-in rings and Dead Nutz one-piece mounts. For this application I'd suggest a DNZ 1-piece setup. Mine have been bulletproof.
 
Someone buy that GPO 3-9x-42 and tell me how it is! I bought a Leopold for my last gun, mark 3 or 5 HD. Like it a lot, are the GPO the same or better? I think they have binos at least at that store now.... I would like to upgrade my 22lr... lol never ending
 
GPO is pretty dang nice. The owner was the VP of Zeiss USA. He is really big on reliability and customer service. It’s Japanese glass but worth a try.
 
Iron_llama said:
I'll have to look but I think I have Vortex rings on an AR. Otherwise I've pretty much settled on Leupold turn-in rings and Dead Nutz one-piece mounts. For this application I'd suggest a DNZ 1-piece setup. Mine have been bulletproof.
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Their pro series rings are awful. No lapping in the world could fix them. and it wasnt a lemon. all three sets i bought were the same problem from 3 diff vendors. i called customer service and his set he pulled off the shelf was doing the same thing. So bad you can see 1/8" of light through the gap and have to push the scope in to bottom section to get it to sit flush. at that point how can you level it if the sides are biting in. Everyone should give warne a try if you havent. American made and amazing quality for the price. Vortex rings are not all american made. THose pro rings def arent and for the absurd price they are asking i just dont get how they have such good reviews everywhere i looked. i like their warranty and ive thought their glass was decent but havent bought anything from them after the ring situation. i realize buying american made glass is out of most peoples budget, including me, but rings arent. DNZ are made here too and leupold everything is USA i believe. Good on them.
 
PEEJAY said:
Their pro series rings are awful. No lapping in the world could fix them. and it wasnt a lemon. all three sets i bought were the same problem from 3 diff vendors. i called customer service and his set he pulled off the shelf was doing the same thing. So bad you can see 1/8" of light through the gap and have to push the scope in to bottom section to get it to sit flush. at that point how can you level it if the sides are biting in.
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That's pretty bad. I haven't seen any similar issues with any of my rings, from any brand, and I've still got a bunch of cheap rings I bought before I knew better. I expect better from Vortex.
 
Iron_llama said:
That's pretty bad. I haven't seen any similar issues with any of my rings, from any brand, and I've still got a bunch of cheap rings I bought before I knew better. I expect better from Vortex.
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yea the packaging is kinda misleading too. It says something like made in USA but then smaller letters "with global parts" or something like that
 
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