Has anyone here used a fixed-power 1x scope (or a variable set to 1x) other than a Scout scope? If so, what was it and how did you like it? What do you think of it as a dangerous game sight? Thanks in advance, Okie John.

I think it depends on what your personal abilities are and what you are used to. I keep my scope down at 1.5 (the lowes t setting) when it is dusk, but I think under 100 feet open sights are pretty much the fastest, especially a ghost ring or peep that you've shot a bit and are familiar with. Do you have a particular range (distance) in mind?

Aimpoint ($280-500), Trijicon Accupoint 1.25-4X 24mm ( $600) or that "new" Leupold CQ/T 1-3X 14mm ($700) should work well for you in dusk or dawn situations.

Zeiss 1,1-4X24 would also be perfect but the price ($1500)

Leupold VX-III 1.5-5X 20mm ($400, 550 for illuminated reticle ) good buy also

Leupold VX-II 1-4X 20mm ($197)



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I have a Leupold VX-III 1.5-5X 20mm illuminated reticle with a EAW Pivot mouint. But that is just if I want to take a long shoot with my big bore (200m) My eys are still good enough for open sights



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Actually, extensive, independent testing in the military and LE CQB field shows that a single plane aiming device such as an AimPoint, 1x, or 1.5x low power scope is significantly faster at any range than iron sights. I believe that Pat Rogers may have posted about one such test over on the www.tacticalforums.com , IIRC.

The Leupold CQT is not recommended. It sits much too high and is very heavy. The AimPoint is outstanding, I like the Trijicon TriPower, and the 1.5x4 AccuPoint set on the low setting. Finn Aagaard was an advocate of a fixed 2.5x on DGRs. Eye relief is critical here, as you probably know.

I had a Weaver K1.5 mounted on my C&H .404 for many years, and it performed superbly. The scope is still healthy after over 1000 .404 rounds and now serves on another rifle.

An extremely low-power scope such as this offers a view like looking out your picture window. IF the rifle fits correctly, there is nothing to line up at all...just swing the rifle into the shooting position and there's the reticle on target! I'm a long-time devotee of aperture sights, but the K1.5 was faster than anything in either the aperture OR express-sight line (and my .404 does have the classic three-leaf/ivory-insert express sights on it).

As long as the weather isn't too messy, the scope is great. I'd certainly want a quick-detachable scope mount and iron sights for backup, though.

The Weaver K2.5 is no slouch either. I have 3 of the old steel tube models and wouldn't part with them before death. The single aluminum tube K2.5 can be replaced, therefore it is expendible. I think it has better optics though. JMO

I have use the 1X Weaver, the 1x4 Leupold is a favorite of mine, as is the 1.5x5 Leupold...I seldom crank them down to 1x prefering about 2.5 to 3x...

They take some getting used to on 1X, in that you can see the barrel and iron sights in the scope at 1X, and thats distracting to me, but I can handle it...

In a fixed scope, my all time favorite is one of the old discontinued Leupold 3Xs, a better DG scope does not exist IMO....

My introduction to Africa was with Craigh Hamman. He used a steel tube weaver 2.5x.
Single plane sighting is much faster even if you have good eyes. I use an old steel Weaver 3x with a post reticle on my 416 Rigby. I took off a heavier,more expensive Euro scope.