Are you looking to buy a long-range scope for the ultimate precision and accuracy? Or are you looking for budget long-range rifle scopes you can use for big game hunting?
While you can use a red dot/holographic sight or a Low Power Variable Optic (LPVO) to shoot at close to medium-range targets, stretching your range requires a much higher power scope.
In this full guide, I will give you my top 15 picks for the best long-range scope models you can buy today. They are separated by their purpose and the strengths and features they offer.
For each one, I will discuss their key features, advantages and disadvantages, and what you should look for when picking between long-range rifle scopes.
- Best Overall: Burris XTR II 8-40×50
- Best Hunting Scope: Vortex Venom 5-25×56
- Best Precision Scope: NightForce NXS 5.5-22×56
- Most Versatile Scope: Vortex Viper HS LR 4-16×50
- Best Tactical Scope: Leupold Mark 5HD 5-25×56
- Best Budget Scope: Vortex Diamondback 4-12×40
- Most Durable Scope: Zeiss LRP S5 5-25×56
- Best for 22LR Competition: Sig Sauer Sierra6 BDX 2-12×40
- Best for 6.5 Creedmoor: Vortex Razor HD Gen III 6-36×56
- Best for .308: Athlon Midas TAC 6-24×50 HD
- Best for AR-15: Primary Arms PLx 6-30×56
- Best FFP Scope: Vortex Viper PST Gen II 5-25×50
- Best Lightweight Scope: Leupold VX-3HD 3.5-10×40
- Best High-End Scope: Tangent Theta 5-25×56
- Best for Varmint Hunting: Vortex Diamondback Tactical 6-24×50
Burris XTR II 8-40x50
- Magnification Range: 8-40x
- Objective Diameter: 50 mm
- Length: 16.7 in
- Weight: 31.4 oz (890.2 g)
- FFP/SFP: FFP
- Reticle: F-Class DCH
Vortex Venom 5-25x56
- Magnification Range: 5-25x
- Objective Diameter: 56 mm
- Length: 15.3 in
- Weight: 35 oz (992.2 g)
- FFP/SFP: FFP
- Reticle: EBR-7C MRAD, EBR-7C MOA
NightForce NXS 5.5-22x56
- Magnification Range: 5.5-22x
- Objective Diameter: 56 mm
- Length: 15.2 in
- Weight: 32 oz (907.2 g)
- FFP/SFP: SFP
- Reticle: MOAR, MOAR-T
Contents
- 1. Burris XTR II 8-40×50 (Best Overall)
- 2. Vortex Venom 5-25×56 (Best Hunting Scope)
- 3. NightForce NXS 5.5-22×56 (Best Precision Scope)
- 4. Vortex Viper HS LR 4-16×50 (Most Versatile Scope)
- 5. Leupold Mark 5HD 5-25×56 (Best Tactical Scope)
- 6. Vortex Diamondback 4-12×40 (Best Budget Scope)
- 7. Zeiss LRP S5 5-25×56 (Most Durable Scope)
- 8. Sig Sauer Sierra6 BDX 2-12×40 (Best for 22LR Competition)
- 9. Vortex Razor HD Gen III 6-36×56 (Best for 6.5 Creedmoor)
- 10. Athlon Midas TAC HD 6-24×50 (Best for .308)
- 11. Primary Arms PLx 6-30×56 (Best for AR-15)
- 12. Vortex Viper PST Gen II 5-25×50 (Best FFP Scope)
- 13. Leupold VX-3HD 3.5-10×40 (Best Lightweight Scope)
- 14. Tangent Theta 5-25×56 (Best High-End Scope)
- 15. Vortex Diamondback Tactical 6-24×50 (Best for Varmint Hunting)