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Nikon Monarch Scopes - Are They A Good Buy?

Choosing the "right" rifle scope for your needs can be challenge with all the different scope makers and models on the market. Most shooters and hunters end up going through a kind of buy and test process until they find one that works. If you happen to be in the process, you might want to take a look at the Nikon Monarch line of rifle scopes as they are some of the best on the market for $500 or less.

Author: Grant Mills
Date: Jan 14, 2010 - 9:27:38 PM

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Having sold guns and hunting equipment for 15 plus years, I get asked some really interesting questions. One that seems to come up quite a bit centers around the best scope for the money or the best rifle scope value. While I have used or tested out just about every rifle scope on the market, I feel that the best value in rifle scopes is still the Nikon Monarch series.

What makes me say that? The following reasons:

One of the vital aspects of any scope is the caliber of the glass utilised in the lenses. Lower condition glass equals lesser quality clarity as well as picture. Several competitors utilize glass or lenses that are produced abroad. Nikon only makes use of glass manufactured in the US. The Monarch optics boasts a 95% rate of light transmission. This means that out of 100% of the light source which passes thru the lenses, the Monarch transmits 95% to your eye. While various scope makers boast a 95% or higher level of light transmission, Nikon means it. The sight picture and depth of clarity are exceptional.

The Nikon Monarch series also includes a standard diameter objective lens of 42mm, despite the fact that the industry standard for objective lens is 40mm. The extra 2mm allows more light to pass through the scope and allows better efficiency in reduced light circumstances.

All Monarch scopes which are a 3X12 or greater use a side focus adjustment. If you haven't utilized side focus, you really ought to give it a try. After using an SF Nikon, I've never gone back to the more traditional bell focus. Side focus lets you put your eye on the target while focusing in. This activity is extremely problematic with a bell focus.

Another reason I really think the Monarch's are a best buy involve the longer eye relief. The Monarch's provide amazingly good eye relief when trying to line up the shot. This makes for very rapid target acquisition under any conditions. Scopes with a lower eye relief threshold force the shooter to shift his or her head back and forth in an effort to find the best eye relief. With the Monarch, you simply shoulder, focus, and shoot.

Along with the lifetime warranty extended by Nikon, the Monarch is also nitrogen purged so it is fog proof. The primary tube of each Monarch is manufactured from forged aluminum which offers a strength to weight ratio greater than metal.

Nikon creates the Monarch is nine different configurations ranging from a 2- 8X all the way up to a 8- 32X, so one is likely to fulfill your hunting requirements.

If you truly evaluate all the features of the Monarch in opposition to similar competitors, and then factor in the price points, the Nikon usually seems to come out a winner in my book.

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