Kimber mountain ascent 280ai which scope

[BjornF16]

I have no experience with VX5/6.

The Trijicon glass seems to be on par with my 12 yr old NXS; not quite as good as my NX8; better than any of my Vortex scopes; better than my VX-R.

Of course, this is all subjective and I haven't run any visual chart testing.

 

[Joshuajosh]

I have no experience with VX5/6.

The Trijicon glass seems to be on par with my 12 yr old NXS; not quite as good as my NX8; better than any of my Vortex scopes; better than my VX-R.

Of course, this is all subjective and I haven't run any visual chart testing.

Fair enough, I looked through the nx8 4-32 at bass pro (glass looked great) ..... thanks for the insight I just have not been able to find much regarding trijicon scope durability/ tracking

 

[passinggas33]

A little late to the party but I have a 280ai Mtn Ascent. Originally had the VX5 3-15x44 which weighs about 20 oz. then I decided to drop back to the VX3 3.5-10 (13oz) recently. My rationale was/is that I bought this gun to be as light as possible. I’ve been on a weight shaving spell lately and this was an easy place to lose almost 1/2 pound and not sacrifice too much in performance. For the majority of MY shots (under 500) this scope works great. But just some of my thoughts.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I really like my 2.5-8 leupolds. They are a great scope for a Kimber rifle.

 

[Joshuajosh]

I have no experience with VX5/6.

The Trijicon glass seems to be on par with my 12 yr old NXS; not quite as good as my NX8; better than any of my Vortex scopes; better than my VX-R.

Of course, this is all subjective and I haven't run any visual chart testing.

How does the fit and finish of the scope feel ?

 

[BjornF16]

How does the fit and finish of the scope feel ?

Fit and finish are very good, as you'd expect from Trijicon

 

[SomeJackassOnAForum]

If you think you might want to shoot past 250 yds, I'd get a BRH reticle instead of a 4A

 

[eaglemountainman]

Just me, but I would have stayed with the 2.5-8X36 at about 11.5 oz. It's all the scope I need for the distances I'm willing to shoot game at.

Did the OP ever comment back on which way he went?

 

[Sako79]

Just me, but I would have stayed with the 2.5-8X36 at about 11.5 oz. It's all the scope I need for the distances I'm willing to shoot game at.

Did the OP ever comment back on which way he went?

I ended up putting a vx-3i 3.5-10x40 cds-zl for a month then purchased a new vx-3hd 3.5-10x40 cds-zl and it's currently on my mountain ascent

 

[Mubs]

I have OP exact setup but with the leupold 3-15x44 vx5hd. Love it, weight is just right and very versatile