Best Scope Under $1,000: 9 scopes reviewed head-to-head

Thanks all for the support! I contacted many other companies who chose not to participate or failed to respond. I can really only review what's in front of me. Also, some companies like Arken make awesome scopes and I will definitely be reviewing them, BUT their scopes are much less expensive than these so I didn't think it'd be a fair comparison. Tried to keep everything in the $750 to $1,000 range and as close to 3-18 FFP as possible.

I wish you did the drop test before the crosshair adjustment test. Seems it would have been more real world applicable for scope value and durability.

Why don't I see a Vortex in that line up? That's a miss. Great testing though. good job.

Pretty good review, thanks for the effort.
But I don’t think it is fair to put made in China as red… there are a lot of junks made in China I agree, but you also find great/top notch stuffs made in China (tripod, flashlight, knives, etc.).

I used to really enjoy your videos, but know it would appear your pandering to low-grade manufactures who will pay for mediocre reviews.
I feel cheated, as I once regarded you as a legitimate reviewer.

Your reviews are so great..that now we need a review on scopes under $2,000.

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Where is the arken scopes? Would have liked to the the epl4 compared to the primary arms as lighter weight hunting option

I feel like Arken, Athlon, Leupold and Vortex are 4 brands that are more highly represented than some on this list and should've been included

Man you don't have the arken in there.

This video is a prime example of "I love your content, even though it does not apply to me."
Most of my scopes are 1-6x, or 2-7x24mm. I love the Athlon BTR series. You should see the looks I get from techno hunters out in the sage or up in the mountains, with their 3lb 6-24x50mm scopes.
I am ethically the "fair chase only" type. I do not hunt from blinds, or sit on water or food. I despise road hunters, unless they are genuinely physically disabled. Spot and stalk. Thus, weight is important to me. Also, since I do not shoot over 450 yards, 99% of my big game kills have been at 4x mag. Just works for me.
I also do not share your love of chassis rifles, composites, Cerakote, etc. Give me a Win 70 Supergrade in maple any day.
I love your content, keep it up.
Side note: last year out Mulie hunting in our big, wide sage canyons, I came upon a guy who was lugging a 28" Palma barrel UberLoudenBoomer, that had to 13lbs if it was an ounce. Giant scope, like 3 sun shades on it, a tacticool green chassis of some kind, chambered in 30 Nosler. He took one look at my Tikka T3x Hunter 243 Win, 20" barrel, with an Athlon BTR 2-7X24 it, asked to handle it. He laughed at first when I told him 243, until I showed him a vid of that rifle knocking down a mulie at 373 yards. He offered to trade me on the spot. We were up high, and could see where we were parked, about 3 miles away. Last I saw of him, he had his rifle tied to his giant pack, sweating balls while I cruised on by. Bet this year he has a different rifle/optic.

How was the box test tracking after dropping the scopes on concrete ?

Bushnell match pro ED

I thought this test was over? Is this a repost?

No SWFA ???

Were these tests done in the order displayed? If so seems very fair. Great video!

What no Arken ????

No Athlon or Arken?
Reminds me of when I was a butcher and we took out a dominating brand (3 out of 4 lbs sold) of bacon so we could sell the rest of them.
Disappointed

Leupold

Sigh...my local refuse-collection truck is smaller, less-clumsy and half the
weight of the ridiculous un-balancing over-made monstrosities they call scopes
nowadays...

Carry on... Next...

Leupold wasn't included?

Would love to see review on Wilson combat Nula rifle

Fancy testing equipment!

For where I hunt a 4x is not low enough. Most shots in my area are under 100yd and many are under 100ft. Hunting in the woods is really very different than on grassland or mountains.

Why wouldn’t you do the tracking test after the drop test??? Wouldn’t that make way more sense?

Needed to test tracking after the drop that’s what really matters on the drop test

I appreciate your time, your work, your skills.

Leopold cmon

2 review requests if possible. 1 for rangefinding binos, 2 for higher end scopes: leupold, March ,NF, swaro, Ziess, etc. Thx

Laughs in european optic

I thought Trijicon Accupoint should maybe be in your tests.
Cool to see primary arms in the top, I think when doing the drop test it should be done 3-10 times to have consistency possibly.

No vortex in the running again, interesting

I think you need to do a video on electronic scopes, ATN, Burris, Sig BDX line

Do a tripod video “do it all tripod”

Go to a gun range and then test the scopes most people buy, please. My guess is Vortex, Leopold Freedom, VX3, Burris. To be fair, the pool is a bit deep. IP67 rating can be fully submerged in fresh water to a depth of 0.5 m, for 30 minutes. So with the higher IP68 rating, the device has even more protection, allowing it to be submerged to a depth of 1.5 m for up to one hour.

Man, iv just bought two of those Hawke scopes.

Did you contact Burris regarding the failure of the waterproof test? I'd be curious to know what their response was. I'm considering buying a couple of those Veracity PH scopes.

I wished vortex & leupold was in it

Why is the Huskemaw 2-16×50 nowhere to be found on the internet?

Recommend confirmatory turret tracking after torture testing. Also torture testing should be done after all the other tests are concluded to not skew results.

You need to include Vortex and Leupold Scopes in this. Thanks!

I've only heard of about 3 of these brands ever in my life. I guess I'm sort of a Leupold person.

No VX5-HD?

Them scopes are all bad.

No vortex!?!?

good vid. I'm now interested in who didn't respond or declined to participate

Wait, no Tract Toric?

What about the new strike eagle 3-18? Its heavy, but I’d imagine it would be competitive with the options in this video

I'm thinking , what about Vortex ?