Of these two 'scopes, which would you prefer on a Model 70 375 H&H and why?

Leupold VX-R 1.25-4

Nikon Monarch African 1-4x

Thanks.

I would personally opt for the Leupold.

Leupold. The brand has an established history of quality optics and standing up to recoil.

Leupold!
I have 2 Nikon Monarch scopes that I'm not very happy with & about 14 Leupolds that I love.
The Nikons are high magnification scopes that lose clarity past about 8 power. My high mag. Leupolds don't do that.

Leupold.

leupold!

LEUPOLD

Quite simply the most affordable scope with advanced optical qualities available to the sportsman today and definitely the best value for money.

Neither would be my choice, although I prefer Leupold.

On both my 375/404, I have the Leupold 2.5-8x installed. Many hunters have used these rifles, and everyone praises the scopes.

I have that exact VX-R on my .458 that I used in March to take a Buffalo and Elephant with Nixon. I like it very much. However, I just discovered the VX-6 1x6x24x30mm, same reticle and illumination, and put it on my .416 RM, I like it even more (twice the price though). Stay with the Leupolds.

On my .375s I use a little higher power, such as 1.75x6 or 2.5x8 because I also use them for plains game as well as DG.

Of those two - Leupold.

However, buy a Swarovski from Cameraland and you will be better served.

what's the point with 1 x 4 power? use open sights

Elephant and Buff hunting ...you are better off with open sights in most situations.

Plains game ..3 x 8 scope best option.

I do not think you can go wrong with Leupold.

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Originally posted by ftg767:
Of these two 'scopes, which would you prefer on a Model 70 375 H&H and why?

Leupold VX-R 1.25-4

Nikon Monarch African 1-4x

Thanks.

Like most posting here, of the two you quote, I suppose the Lupy is the best value for the money spent. Having said that there is nothing wrong with the Nikon either, The optics in Nikon scopes and binoculars are very good as well.

Of those two scopes in the 30mm tube illuminated scopes my pick would be the Nikon African. The Nikon has a feature that I like in the illumination. When the illumination is turned on the lighted dot at that apex of the German post and cross hair is red when the knob is turned one way and green when turned the other.

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Originally posted by daleW:
what's the point with 1 x 4 power? use open sights

Elephant and Buff hunting ...you are better off with open sights in most situations.

Plains game ..3 x 8 scope best option.

I do not think you can go wrong with Leupold.

The point with me would be that I suffer with macular degeneration in my right eye, and the Nikon 30mm Illuminated with a German #4 reticle is a true one power at it’s bottom power, and I can see the very heavy #4 reticle and the illuminated crosshair apex I can see even better. With the true one power the scope can be used with both eyes open so I can see the illuminated apex and bold reticle with my bad eye, and the target with my good eye. On top of that I have the instant choice of red or green illumination dot with the Nikon. For me the low powered scope is now better than open sights at close range!

Of course this is a special circumstance that applies only to me. If both my eyes were healthy, then I would have more choice, but even then I would not pay $2k for a rifle scope when a Leupold or Nikon at less than $1K is better than I need, and I don’t think a Swaro is twice as good as a Lupy or even the Nikon as the price would lead one to believe!

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I would go for the Leupold.

If you are not limited to those two:
Check Schmidt & Bender!

Leupold for the above reason as well as much better eye relief which I read that monarch suffers from lack of.

For me there is no choice. It would always be Leupold.
However it is your money and your choice.

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Originally posted by daleW:
what's the point with 1 x 4 power? use open sights

Elephant and Buff hunting ...you are better off with open sights in most situations.

Plains game ..3 x 8 scope best option.

I do not think you can go wrong with Leupold.

Optical sights such as scopes put all the images on the same focal plane. Many shoot better because of it.

Of the two Leupy gets the nod. I opt for Trijicon on everything now.

Larry Sellers
SCI Life Member

For a little more money you can get a Trijicon 1x4x24. It is a true one power and with the post reticle is really fast.

Never used a Nikon - never had the need to. The Leupold 1-4x20 on my .375 has needed no fiddling in probably 10 or more years I've had it mounted - it just keeps killing stuff if I do my part.
I've used Schmidt & Bender and it's indeed a super instrument. But, if you put one in front of me with an equivalent Leupold, both with price tags attached, I'll have to salute the S&B and grab the Leupold - it won't serve me any worse.

If I were buying a camera I'd definitely prefer the Nikon. The Leupold trail cams are useless.

Oh, you were talking about optical gun sights, weren't you? In that case, forget about the camera maker and buy a Leupold.

"Elephant and Buff hunting ...you are better off with open sights in most situations."

I'm in vehement disagreement with this statement. A low-powered, low-mounted scope is much faster than iron sights. With iron sights you have to align three different objects, all at vastly different focal lengths: the rear sight, the front sight, and the target. With a wide-field low-power scope, all you have to do is point and shoot when the sight picture is right without having to worry about alignment and focus.

On my M70 in 375 I have a Leupold 2-7x33 which suits me perfectly.