r/canadaguns • u/LabAffectionate3785 • 8d ago

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Looking to finish off my space cow boy, looking for suggestion on optic

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u/Iokua_CDN 8d ago

What I've learned is, depends on your budget.

Can you afford a cheaper but decent $250 or more  lpvo? Then definitely get the lpvo.  The magnification will really improve  the flexibility of the rifle.

If you can't  afford the 250 foe a decent lpvo, you can get some really decent budget red dots. 

So really it's, get the lpvo if you can afford it.

From someone who bought a cheapo lpvo, killed it the first few shots, and now has to use my Red dot until I save up for a lpvo to replace it

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u/looloopklopm 8d ago

Don't buy cheap optics folks.

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u/yolo_swagdaddy 8d ago

This is not always sound advice. Nobody with sense is putting $500 glass on a rifle that’s $300. Cheap optics are fine, you get what you pay for.

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u/looloopklopm 8d ago

Using a good quality optic for a year or two and reselling it costs the same as getting cheap Amazon optic with no resale value. And you get to use the nice optic the entire time.

I'd consider a Sig romeo 5x the minimum for "not cheap".

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u/yolo_swagdaddy 7d ago

a large majority of owners aren’t going to be changing scopes every year or wanting to switch between rifles and losing zero. If they’re like me every time they get new glass the hand-me down shuffle begins. And I’m not letting someone else shoot my expensive glass, they get the $150 banner and can deal with it lol

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u/Iokua_CDN 8d ago

Cheap is relative though.  A cheap 70 dollar lpvo likely won't last, but a 300 dollar one will 

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u/yolo_swagdaddy 7d ago

This is true. That’s how I view my optics, basing what I spend on it to what they sit on. Ive had an ~$80 red dot on my turkey 12ga for the last 3 seasons, and shot it plenty in between. zero hasn’t moved an inch, never changed the battery.

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u/Iokua_CDN 7d ago

I'm kinda the same boat.  Cheap knock off Romeo red dot for 80 bucks and so far seems to be surviving great!  I'm newer to the optic games, so I'm planning on starting cheap, and upgrade if I actually use it enough to break it