I wanted to get the opinions of the people on the forum. Of the 2 optic companies mentioned in the subject, which do you think make the superior optics.  Fell free to stipulate between scopes, binos etc., if you fell that one company surpasses another in one area, but not in others. Thanks for any and all comments.

I've got an older Leupold, an El Paso Weaver and a newer Weaver. I'd buy from either company again, depending on who made the scope that met my needs.

Dale

I don't have a Leupold to compare it with , but my Weaver Grand Slam is working great for me .

I love my Weavers! As good or better than Leupold I think in comparison you'll only pay more for the Leupold name. Weaver scopes, Bushnell or Nikon binocs, and Leupold rangefinders, but that's only one opinion!

Leupold is the higher quality scope and this has been proven but the Weaver brand especially the newer higher end models are fine scopes in their own rights. Weaver has for years produced a quality scope for the price range that the aveage hunter could afford. As long as you buy the higher priced model of either brand you will be satisfied. The Weaver is the best buy for what you get for the lower price but the Leupold's lower end scopes are a good buy as well. It will come down to what you are willing to spend to get the scope that fits your personal needs. This is simply my opinion and no more nor less.

DAWG always has good opines!
Personally, I have a cuppla scopes mounted that cost more than the rifle they are on.....I have one Swift, one Burris, one Swarovski and a whole dang bunch of Leupolds...none of Leupolds were bottom of line...good glass can likely be found for less than I pay but I have always believed in going with best glass you can afford....and cost usually defines best.

I agree with Tom as if your finances allow then go with the highest price you can afford. The highest price scope I own and have owned is one of the old original Redfields in 3X12X56 and retail was $789.00 and that was in 1997 the year before they were bought by Blount Inc. Now that Leupold has bought them and all but one is being produced in the original Redfiled factory they also offer a good scope for the price. The Revenge model is made in the Phillipines with the rest of what they offer is produced here.

I have several decent scopes but the 2 Leupolds I have are my favorites! Can't go wrong.

I've had my share of Weavers over the years and they certainly aren't junk! If that's what you can afford, you'll be fine with it.

But having said that, I later got into Leupolds and the optics and clarity are much improved.

Now, my dilemma is: do I prefer my Leupolds or my Burris Black Diamond? Honestly, I think I'd take the Burris
over the Leupold, although both are excellent IMO. But that's a bit unfair as the Leupolds are 3x9-40 and the Burris is a 3x12-50.

So, I guess I'm in the "get the best that you can afford" camp. The optics really are better, although not mandatory. Kinda like driving a Caddy vs a Kia. They both get the job done well but...

While I would not reccomend going in debt for one, the best glass I own is on my .416Rigby....current price for the Swarovski I have is more than twice what I gave for the rifle....but it is awesome!!! Field of view, clarity, light gathering would be very hard to beat. I drive a Lamburghini on my Rigby but top end Silvarado's on other firearms!

Don't over look the BUshnell Elite scopes. I have had Leupold and they were great, but I purchased a Bushnell Elite and it impressed so much that I have bought three since. Bushnell has a great scope in the Elites and the cost is lower without sacrificing quality. I have Elites mounted on everything from a 17 cal to 338 ultra mag and they have performed flawlessly.

I have a Bushnell 3X9X32 rifle scope mounted on my .44 mag and it works great and it has took the recoil of Randy Garrett's +P+ loads.

I've got 8 Leupold's of the VariX II and VariX III series.  Can't think of a reason to ever try any other brand.

Think you covered it there, fellow Patron NRA member!

Well if you have all of thoes scopes you mite want to try the scopeshield to protect them from the mosture and the dirt, dust.. I have got 3 now for all most all of my scopes and they work great , I;\'m going to order 3 more for the rest of my scopes.. Try them and you will love them like me..

 And if you do alot of hunting on the go or packing or just camping you mite want to try the bedford sealed sandwitch's they are lite weight and easy to carry with you on any outdoor trip..

Thanks for the concern Cherokee, I'll look into that.

Cherokee, never heard of what you are talking about.....but I don't hear well at all at my age....got the same scope on a 7mmMag for 25 or so years.....adjusted it once and it has seen snow, ice, rain, 107F African temps, dust, aitlines so many times I can't count them, being dropped.....more than once....

Tom, It's some sort of cover that goes over the lenses. I asked about the "whys" in another thread and still don't understand why you'd do that to high quality optics but to each their own I guess.

Here is the addy for Weaver http://www.weaveroptics.com and they have sure expanded their line since I last visited them.

Take a look at the Vortex line of scopes. I have a Viper 2-7 and find it to be quite good. I also own several Leupold, Weaver. Swift, Bushnell and Nikon scopes.

Honestly, I think my fav is my Burris 3x12x50 like the one here, only not illuminated: http://www.natchezss.com/product.cf...D=BU200927

My latest scope acquisition is the Burris MTAC-30 1.5 -6 x 40; it will be for my 375 Ruger Savage Bear Hunter Model; 111 with the ACCUSTOCK. I am using Burris Tactical QD rings and Weaver mounts and having Williams Firesights installed for my back up open sights. Plan to use in AK or BC for a Coastal Bear hunt in 2014.Hopefully the scope is a rugged as it apperars. A second and back up scope for the hunt and rifle is my 9 year old and often hunted Leupold 2-7x36 European 30 MM tube with Alumina lens protectors to help shed rain drops, etc. I had Leupold insert mil dots on the reticle when I sent the scope back for refurbishing. I prefer low power and low profile scopes with generous eye relief on a heavy hitting hunting rifles since the game shots I take are mostly within 150 yards.
My 250-3000 wears a Swift 4-12 x 40 Tactical for long distance shooting. Real happy with optics on that scope and reasonably priced. My 22-250 Model 12 Savage bull barrel wears a Weaver Grand Slam 6-20 fine crosshair with dot. That scope works well too. since I use Leupold QR mounts on those two short action Savage rifles, the scopes can be interchanged and need only minor tweaking to bring them to accuracy.

MTAC 1.5X6X40MM BALL CQ 7.62

Burris uses lenses with a greater diameter than the competition
• “Signature Select” scopes lenses are 40% larger than the competition in 1” tubes
•“Fullfield II” lenses are 25% larger than the competition in 1” tubes

Unique Technical Features
The outer tubes & internal components are extremely robust. The adjustment system is: •repeatable
•steel on steel
•with audible clicks
•Double internal spring force. Every Burris scope has it.

Posi-Lock
•Posi-Lock is a coil-spring assisted retractable steel post that firmly and & securely locks accuracy into place.
•Once the reticle is zeroed, the covering tube (red) replaces the internal spring (green) & locks the inner tube in place.
•All scopes have one spring that allows the adjustment of the reticle.
•Some of the competition competitors offer a double spring whereas the double spring is the STANDARD for all Burris products.
•As an optional, it’s possible to have the special Posi-Lock system.
Posi-Lock scopes remain perfectly zeroed year after year even during transportation. In the closed position, the force of the spring is substituted by the force of the steel post on the internal tube of the scope.
On all rifle scopes:
•Each scope is filled and purged at least 24 times with high quality, laboratory grade dry nitrogen. Each nitrogen cycle absorbs airborne and residual surface moisture that is evacuated from the scope
•Every scope is individually recoil, water and fogproof tested
•Burris uses specially made quad seals to provide double insurance against leakage

Nice review. Learned some things I was unaware of. Since I bought (and used of course) my sig. select, Burris is my choice over my Leupolds.