I put a $800 scope on a $400 rifle

[Alan]

Some people say match your scope price to your rifle price. I say put good glass on whatever you got and cheap rifle shoots way better now. Is this backwards or does it actually make sense?

 

[Quark]

Makes more sense than a $400 scope on a $800 rifle.

 

[Jshots]

Good glass matters more than rifle price, you can outshoot a bad scope way faster than a budget rifle.

 

[Alan]

Makes more sense than a $400 scope on a $800 rifle.

Suddenly that $800 rifle feels like a $2,000 rifle with a $400 scope.

 

[Alan]

Good glass matters more than rifle price, you can outshoot a bad scope way faster than a budget rifle.

A good scope transforms your shooting experience way faster than upgrading the rifle itself.

 

[Quark]

Suddenly that $800 rifle feels like a $2,000 rifle with a $400 scope.

The joke is a friend of mine who was a guide and outfitter would say he never could understand hunters would spend $15,000 for a hunt plus air fare, have a $3,000 custom rifle plus all the other equipment needed and put a $59.99 rifle scope on the rifle. He said he saw that over and over again.