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I've been wanting to get into a more expensive scope on my long range precision rifle for a few years now, but have never been able to justify spending $3000 on a single rifle scope. After much deliberation I've found a way to rationalize it to myself (myself, not my wife..).
The theory is called Trickle Down Scopenomics. Idea is that I have 4 different scoped rifles I shoot regularly. Each one has a different tier of glass on it. Instead of simply buying 1 scope for 1 rifle, I'm really taking the scope off the best rifle, moving it to the next best rifle, and so on. So in the end instead of spending $3000 on a scope for one rifle, I'm really paying only $750 per rifle to upgrade the glass on all 4 of them at once.
I realize that there are as many flaws in my theory as there are things to criticize about the original Trickle Down Economics theory. But for a firearm junky seeking rationalization to purchase something they don't need, I think it's solid enough to keep my conscience at bay.
The theory is called Trickle Down Scopenomics. Idea is that I have 4 different scoped rifles I shoot regularly. Each one has a different tier of glass on it. Instead of simply buying 1 scope for 1 rifle, I'm really taking the scope off the best rifle, moving it to the next best rifle, and so on. So in the end instead of spending $3000 on a scope for one rifle, I'm really paying only $750 per rifle to upgrade the glass on all 4 of them at once.
I realize that there are as many flaws in my theory as there are things to criticize about the original Trickle Down Economics theory. But for a firearm junky seeking rationalization to purchase something they don't need, I think it's solid enough to keep my conscience at bay.
