Scopes? When is good enough acceptable?

[instructor]

Some of are the opinion that the optic should cost as much as the rifle itself but have not found to be a reality.
I have several scopes with 4 of them being Leupold for hunting rifles and for the range as well. When Leupold was offering scopes from their custom shop I bought two of the FX3 6X with custom elevation/windage turrets and they work well out to 600-yard targets. Other Leupold scopes are a 2.5X with German post reticle and the other is a VX 3 3.5-10 power. When SIG announced early on, I bought one of them which is a variable 1-6 power, and it came with their picatinny base mount for slightly over $200 and it has served me well on one of my AR 15 rifles.
For a fixed power scope of 10X it is hard to beat the Super Sniper offered by SWFA source. It is mounted on my 40X repeater rifle, and it has had lots of use and some abuse but works every time and bought it used for $200.
Be aware that most professional shooters as found in the military or law enforcement will not use scopes of more than 10 power. Scopes of more than 10X will reflect your heartbeat/pulse rate and leads to a missed target.

 

[old breed]

when testing for reload performance 18 to 24X.i can see the group, see if i called it right. heart is the same 10 or 24x you see it with magnification. some can calm down and shoot between beats. yes, something more to distract but maybe something ese to make your focus better.

 

[kmoore]

I watched my heart beat in match scopes for many years. A No pulse sling was developed, I got 1. they work. But in International competition, rifle scopes and heavy thick no pulse slings are not allowed. Heck international matches have requirements beyond NRA (US) matches on everything the shooter wears or uses. So I had NRA equipment and stuff for those International matches.

 

[Donnieweps]

While I do believe that there are fine and usually expensive optics out there, I think some less expensive optics have excellent performance as well.

I have a Ruger No.1 in .458 Win Mag which has carried a Nikon 2-7 that has dealt with recoil abuse for 46 yrs. The view at all magnifications is crisp and sharp. Don

 

[Donnieweps]

A No pulse sling was developed, I got 1. they work..

In 60 plus years of shooting, I've never heard of such a thing.

How about telling us who is the manufacturer? Don

 

[Uncle Howie]

In 60 plus years of shooting, I've never heard of such a thing.

How about telling us who is the manufacturer? Don

Google “no pulse sling,” and you’ll have reading for your morning coffee.

Here’s the first result that popped up for me, just to get you started:
https://servicerifleslings.com/no-pulse-slings

 

[kmoore]

Google "no pulse sling," and you'll have reading for your morning coffee.

Here's the first result that popped up for me, just to get you started:
https://servicerifleslings.com/no-pulse-slings

In 60 plus years of shooting, I've never heard of such a thing.

How about telling us who is the manufacturer? Don

Sold by Creedmoor sports: Gehmann No Pulse sling, currently 180 bucks. Gehmann is a top- high end competition shooting equipment company. I owned their slings, gloves and the best thing an adjustable polarized rear sight Iris added to on the rear sight currently 454 bucks. Not standard shooting equipment.