{"id":259,"date":"2017-06-30T05:01:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T05:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tma65.com\/blog\/?p=259"},"modified":"2026-05-21T11:37:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:37:54","slug":"the-best-riflescope-under-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/the-best-riflescope-under-500\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Riflescope Under 500"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\"><div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p><span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/the-best-riflescope-under-500\/#The_Best_Riflescope_Under_500\" >The Best Riflescope Under 500<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/the-best-riflescope-under-500\/#Features_of_the_TURION_3-9x40_Riflescope\" >Features of the TURION 3-9x40 Riflescope<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/the-best-riflescope-under-500\/#The_Ease_of_Using_a_TURION_Reticle\" >The Ease of Using a TURION Reticle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/the-best-riflescope-under-500\/#Impact_BDC_Reticle\" >Impact BDC Reticle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/the-best-riflescope-under-500\/#T-Plex_Reticle\" >T-Plex Reticle<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Best_Riflescope_Under_500\"><\/span>The Best Riflescope Under 500<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">The Best Riflescope Under 500. The number of riflescopes to choose from these days is immense. We know. Walk into your local or a big box sporting goods store and you could spend hours perusing the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/turkey-hunting-south-dakota\/\">optics<\/a> section. What we\u2019ve done is cut out that middleman to save you from having to take optics lessons from a guy who has likely just learned the art of shaving. Plus, who wants to pay ghastly retail prices when you can buy quality optics straight from the manufacturer?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">We come into contact with a lot of <a title=\"Bob Humphrey\u2019s TRACT Riflescope and Binocular Field Test\" href=\"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/blog\/bob-humphreys-tract-riflescope-and-binocular-field-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">riflescopes and binoculars<\/a> having spent our entire careers in this business. And we can say forthrightly that the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tractoptics.com\/products\/riflescopes?category=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TURION 3-9&#215;40<\/a>\u00a0is the best riflescope under $500. The benefits of adding any <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/response-hunting-rifle-scope-turret-reset-to-zero\/\">TRACT<\/a> optics to your <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"hunting\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"291\">hunting<\/a> repertoire go a long way. Without the retail markup, you\u2019re paying about 40 percent less than if you were to buy something of comparable quality, which would have Swarovski, Leica, Leupold or some other big name brand inscribed on it.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" class=\"wp-image-260\" src=\"https:\/\/tma65.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/inner49-1024x535.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/inner49-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/inner49-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/inner49-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/inner49-1536x803.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/inner49-2048x1071.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/inner49-574x300.jpg 574w, https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/inner49-150x78.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Without the retail markup of most other optics companies, you&#8217;ll pay about 40 percent less for TRACT riflescopes.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Features of the TURION 3-9&#215;40 Riflescope<\/h2><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">The TURION 3-9&#215;40 houses high-end SCHOTT HT (high transmission) glass and TRACT&#8217;s revolutionary High Definition optical <a title=\"The Best Layering System for Hunting\" href=\"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/blog\/the-best-layering-system-for-hunting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">system for delivering maximum performance in virtually any hunting<\/a> condition. With a 3x zoom, this riflescope also features fully multicoated lenses, 4 inches of constant eye relief and a Bullet Drop Compensation (BDC) <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/riflescopes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" title=\"reticle\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1004\">reticle<\/a> with the Pointed Post Bracketing System and Windage Correction or a T-Plex reticle providing you a bright, clean, less obstructed view of the target in virtually any low-light situation. No matter which reticle option you choose, this TURION provides unsurpassed performance at long distances. The one-piece main body <a title=\"Why the 2.5-15x Rifle Scope is Ideal for Hunting\" href=\"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/blog\/why-the-2-5-15x-rifle-scope-is-ideal-for-hunting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scope has been recoil tested to withstand 1000g&#8217;s and will work for you whether you are hunting<\/a> whitetails in the hardwoods, antelope on the prairies, elk in the Rockies or varmints in the Dakotas. \u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><figure style=\"width: 587px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"The Best Riflescope Under $500\" src=\"https:\/\/embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net\/deliveries\/9bdfc4aaee535ff08ae39e6bcc25fe74eab84601.jpg?origin_v2=1&#038;image_crop_resized=960x540\" alt=\"The Best Riflescope Under $500\" width=\"587\" height=\"330\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Best Riflescope Under $500<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/><\/figure><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Ease_of_Using_a_TURION_Reticle\"><\/span>The Ease of Using a TURION Reticle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Just the other day at the range, we had a great experience with the TURION 3-9&#215;40 riflescope. A close friend\u2019s 22-year-old daughter wanted to <a title=\"7 Ways to Sharpen Your Rifle Shooting Skills\" href=\"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/blog\/7-ways-to-sharpen-your-rifle-shooting-skills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sharpen her shooting skills<\/a> for the upcoming deer season and decided to sit down behind a .270 we\u2019d just mounted the scope upon. After a quick boresight, using a SightMark Accu-Dot Laser, we let her then zero the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tractoptics.com\/rifle-scope-accessories-you-might-consider\/\" title=\"Rifle Scope Accessories You Might Consider\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rifle<\/a> on paper. Within three <a title=\"The Debate For Three- or Five-Shot Groups\" href=\"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/blog\/the-debate-for-three-or-five-shot-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shots she was dead on at 100 yards, and not five shots later was consistently grouping<\/a> bullets within a two-inch diameter at 300 yards!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><figure style=\"width: 608px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"The Best Riflescope Under $500\" src=\"https:\/\/embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net\/deliveries\/9964f50cb85454b279ed8771eb912114dadfbb45.jpg?origin_v2=1&#038;image_crop_resized=960x540\" alt=\"The Best Riflescope Under $500\" width=\"608\" height=\"342\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Best Riflescope Under $500<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/><\/figure><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Impact_BDC_Reticle\"><\/span>Impact BDC Reticle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Not that she isn\u2019t a fine shot, but we can owe a lot to the Impact BDC reticle, which provides unsurpassed performance and precision. The simple yet extremely effective design offers quick and precise <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tractoptics.com\/compensating-for-shooting-angle\/\" title=\"Compensating for Shooting Angle\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bullet drop compensation<\/a> thanks to the 1 MOA wide hash marks on the bottom vertical crosshair. These hash marks allow for precision aiming at long range without blocking or covering the target. The reticle is set up for both standard (2,800 fps) and magnum cartridge (3,000 fps) trajectory in approximate 100 yard increments. Simply sight a standard cartridge in at 100 yards and a magnum at 200 yards. Or, to customize the reticle to your exact load, <a title=\"Why You Might Consider a Ballistic Calculator\u00a0\" href=\"https:\/\/tractoptics.com\/blog\/why-you-might-consider-a-ballistic-calculator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">calculate the exact distance each hash mark represents by entering your cartridge info into the IMPACT Ballistic<\/a> Program.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"T-Plex_Reticle\"><\/span>T-Plex Reticle<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">With the T-Plex reticle, we have eliminated the thick top vertical post to open up the reticle and provide a cleaner, less obstructed view of the target. The thickness in the horizontal and bottom vertical posts still allows for <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tractoptics.com\/big-bore-builds\/\" title=\"Big Bore Builds\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fast target acquisition<\/a>. The point of the bottom thick post is strategically placed to provide bullet drop compensation for various distances based on the cartridge you are <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.tractoptics.com\/shooting-22lr-rifle-in-a-whole-new-way\/\" title=\"Shooting a 22LR Rifle in a Whole New Way\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shooting<\/a>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Simply use the IMPACT ballistic program to determine your maximum point blank range, bottom post distance and other crucial aspects. The TURION 3-9&#215;40 will not only make you a more accurate shooter, it is the best riflescope under $500, and with our TRACT Trust Assurance, will remain part of your optics collection for years to come.<\/p><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Best Riflescope Under $500 | TRACT design and engineer performance-grade optics without the added retail costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12240,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2267,1,2274],"tags":[3113,3114,3116,3124,3128,3129,3138,3148,3154,3168,3189,3351],"class_list":["post-259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shooting-skills","category-uncategorized","category-video","tag-scope-cam","tag-scope-caps","tag-scope-cover","tag-scope-eye-relief","tag-scope-lens-covers","tag-scope-level","tag-scope-mounts","tag-scope-rangefinder","tag-scope-rings","tag-scope-window-mount","tag-shooting","tag-wistia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11523,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259\/revisions\/11523"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.tract-optics.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}