What happened to the good 'ol quality fixed 4x scopes?

[Nosferatu]

Have the tactical teds completely taken over with their high-power variable telescopes and reticles that you need a 400 page handbook and PHD in trigonometry to use?

I just wanted to grab a decent Leupold, Bushy or Weaver 4x to throw on my old Marlin 336 to hump around the woods this fall in my yearly quest to scare away an ungulate before I got a shot.

No dice. I see some Chinese garbage, but nobody worth a salt seems to be making them anymore.

Sad times. The first hunting rifle I bought was a Rem 700 '06 that was collecting dust in the funshop. The owner threw in a Weaver 4x. I killed several unsuspecting critters with that combo and like the young dipwad I was, sold it in favor of some new whizbang rifle/scope that I also no longer have and it was so meaningless, I don't even remember what it was.

Maybe a 2-7x32-ish can suffice. I'm just not really that interested in the extra weight or parallax issues variables can have.

Such is life, and "progress". If anyone has a line on a good fixed 4x, PM me, please.

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[SUPER X]

some of the old japan made glass was good stuff also

 

[Aero Denezol]

I like SWFA SS fixed power scopes. But I think the lowest power they make is a 6x.

 

[red442joe]

I have about a dozen 4x Tasco Pronghorns on 22 rifles. Only ever had one problem, the reticle would turn each shot; still held zero!

Joe

 

[Nosferatu]

I like SWFA SS fixed power scopes. But I think the lowest power they make is a 6x.

Yeah, I saw that one. I could deal with a 6x, but that thing is ginormous!

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Leupold makes the FX series...there is a 4x in that line of scopes....
Andy

 

[Nosferatu]

Leupold makes the FX series...there is a 4x in that line of scopes....
Andy

It's a handgun scope and has an 18" eye relief. I like having my face in the same zip code as the stock!

 

[Andy54Hawken]

It's a handgun scope and has an 18" eye relief. I like having my face in the same zip code as the stock!

Says its a rifle scope when you go to Leupold's web site....
Andy

 

[Nosferatu]

I tightened my glasses and still don't see it. They have a 6x42 rifle scope, which may be plan C if I can't find anything else.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Not a fixed power...but there is a Leupold 3x9 for sale in classifieds...
They are close to the same size as a fixed 4x
Andy

 

[03A3Sporter]

What has happened to most fixed power scopes is that variables have increased in quality and have been come cheap enough that they have edged out most fixed power scopes . When I was a kid most variables were still largely untrusted by the older generation , they had not taken off fully. We've had a good couple of generations now grow up with variables as the standard and now fixed power scopes are losers from a business standpoint.

I like a good quality 4x fixed power though for hunting out to NORMAL shooting distances (no more than 300 yards ) they keep a rifle trim and easy to carry.

 

[P7M13]

4x and 8x come up on here occasionally. Look around at Pawn Shops and Gun Shops in out of the way cases - you'll likely find old Simmons, Redfield, Burris, Weaver and other fixed power scopes.

some of the old japan made glass was good stuff also

Yes indeed. Clear and bright, but not so good at the low light before dawn and after dusk. Have two, I *love* how light they are.

 

[hawmanai]

In agreement, the old Bausch and Lomb Balvar 4 power served me well. Simple and well made that took recoil and abuse, can't say the same about variable power scopes.

Even the Weaver Classic 4x is discontinued. Must not be much profit in making a simple durable scope that lasts a long time.

 

[cd90caprice]

@Nosferatu , I think I have a Leupold I'm not using, PM sent.

 

[DirectDrive]

I tightened my glasses and still don't see it. They have a 6x42 rifle scope, which may be plan C if I can't find anything else.

I hunted with a 6.5x20 Leupold one year.
Nice scope but I didn't like having 6.5 as my lowest setting.

There seems to be a good number of 1x4, and 1x6 scopes around.
You might take a look at those.

 

[solv3nt]

FX-II Ultralight 2.5x20 Wide Duplex

When every ounce counts, Leupold® Ultralight riflescopes offer the lightweight, high-performance optical power you need. The 2.5x lends itself to more applications, on more rifles, than any other scope in the line.

www.leupold.com

 

[po18guy]

Have the tactical teds completely taken over with their high-power variable telescopes and reticles that you need a 400 page handbook and PHD in trigonometry to use?

I just wanted to grab a decent Leupold, Bushy or Weaver 4x to throw on my old Marlin 336 to hump around the woods this fall in my yearly quest to scare away an ungulate before I got a shot.

No dice. I see some Chinese garbage, but nobody worth a salt seems to be making them anymore.

Sad times. The first hunting rifle I bought was a Rem 700 '06 that was collecting dust in the funshop. The owner threw in a Weaver 4x. I killed several unsuspecting critters with that combo and like the young dipwad I was, sold it in favor of some new whizbang rifle/scope that I also no longer have and it was so meaningless, I don't even remember what it was.

Maybe a 2-7x32-ish can suffice. I'm just not really that interested in the extra weight or parallax issues variables can have.

Such is life, and "progress". If anyone has a line on a good fixed 4x, PM me, please.

Those scopes are in pawn shops and classified ads.

 

[orygun]

I have a 4x32 Tasco silver ring that came off on old Model 70. Clear glass, Duplex reticle.
PM if ya wanna talk about it.

 

[Xrperry]

Check yard sales and pawn shops.one of these days I will figure out what scope goes on what gun. My latest find at yard sale , crystal clear weaver k4-w for 5 bucks

 

[Flopsweat]

My ACOG has pretty clear glass and doesn't weigh much.