Burris Fullfield II or Burris Signature ??

freddbear4

Thinking hard about a 4x12 or 4x16 new or good used scope. Burris has good prices and a lifetime warranty. Any advise about the best buy for the buck and opinion on quality, workmanship and esperience with warranty work will be appreciated. i.e. how do they stack up against Leupold ?? and what about the old Redfields that are still available??

bpost

Burris is AWESOME. Even if you buy it used the warranty is still good. I have some Signature scopes and some fullfield scopes. All of them in Burris Signature rings. The Signature scope is a better scope but there is nothing wrong with the Fullfield line.

If you are going hunting all the time in tough terrain the few extra bucks for a top of the line SIgnature is probably well spent dollars. If you are just a back yard deer killer then the fullfield is fine.

He Dog

I prefer the Signature personally, because I want full multi-coating on all of my optics. The Signature is perhaps a little better than the Vari-X III, but certainly that is the ball park the Signature is in. I get a edge to edge clearer image with Burris and more light than my old eyes can use. Far superior to anything Redfield ever made (The older Redfields were fine for their day, but the coatings just were not available then, nor was the uniformity of glass).

JustC

Signature all the way,...sold most of my leupys and replaced with Burris Signature. Probably will be getting another soon.

ern98

I own both Burris and Leupold scopes and like them both well. The one point I'd make about Leupold is that their scopes, when compared to the equivalent Burris, are generally a little lighter and more compact. Also my impression is that the Fullfield II scopes are like wise a little lighter and more compact then the Signeture scopes, but I may be wrong there. If you are outfitting a compact light weight rifle then this may be something to consider. These days I think I own something like three Burrises for each of my Leupolds.

sandwarrior

freddbear4,

I personally would go with the Signature if your budget allows for it. I would rate their clarity as a little better than Leupold Vari-X III. If your budget doesn't allow it a Fullfield II is a very good scope for the money. I bought my son one for his rifle. Also, while I'm very impressed with the new Redfield glass I would still go with the Burris over them.

tsr1965

The old saying holds true, you get what you pay for, when it comes to hunting optics...wether it is a rifle scope, binoculars, or a spotting scope. The signature series are top shelf glass, that will eclipse ANY Leupold going. The only way to do better is the higher Burris series, or Swarovski or Night Force scopes.

mrbruce

As you can see, a lot of folks think highly of the Burris scopes, as do I.
The scopes I have that don't say Burris, say Nightforce.......

Guns & Glass

Fullfield II performance falls between the Looypold VXII & VXIII.
Design & construction is better than VXII/VXIII

Signature performance & construction is ahead of VXIII.
A few more $$$, and a little more weight gives better optical performance, a more rugged scope, more leak proof, and tracking.