First Scope: Nikon P-Rimfire or Prostaff Rimfire II

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Greetings all,

Looking to get my first scope on my first rifle - CZ 452

Will be getting either the Nikon P-Rimfire 2x7- 32mm or the Nikon Prostaff Rimfire II 3x9-40mm

I will be shooting primarily on Crown Land hunting rabbits and plinking. Will also like to try some target shooting, but will primarily be used in the woods.

I imagine I will be happy with either, but figured I would reach out to some experienced folks to see which way to go. Durability is a concern as this rifle will be strapped to my pack often and I like to scramble around when in the forest.

Thanks for any and all opinions. Other recommendations welcome, but I have a gift certificate and both these scopes are on sale this weekend at Cabellas.

Matt
 
Go to rimfire forum in the states they will help you out with the ring sizing. CZ have a rather high bolt throw and buying rings can be challenging. I think they have a thread with a lot of possible combinations
 
45CAT said:
Go to rimfire forum in the states they will help you out with the ring sizing. CZ have a rather high bolt throw and buying rings can be challenging. I think they have a thread with a lot of possible combinations
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Thanks for the heads up. I was able to find a spreadsheet of combos. Choosing rings is going to be the most challenging part. Hopefully, I can get away with mediums.
 
I have the prostaff rimfire ll 3x9x40 with the adjustable objective on a .22, great scope for the money. The only thing I wish it had was more zoom when shooting from a bench at 100 yards, otherwise at 50y or hunting the 3-9 is perfect. Great glass, tough scope. I have steel high Burris zee rings on it and could easily go with mediums, great cheek weld with the high rings so I won't bother to change it.

Get a set of cheap flip up scope covers, the Nikon covers work but they aren't an on the fly cover if you know what I mean.
 
I like the P-Rimfire myself if the magnification is all you need. I looked through both more then a few times and to me the glass is higher end in the P-rimfire and the scope just seems like a tougher build. There's probably a reason it cost $50 more then the higher magn., prostaff.

I used Talley high CZ rings on my 512 after a lot of reading on rimfire central and they work great.
 
Butcherbill said:
I have the prostaff rimfire ll 3x9x40 with the adjustable objective on a .22, great scope for the money. The only thing I wish it had was more zoom when shooting from a bench at 100 yards, otherwise at 50y or hunting the 3-9 is perfect. Great glass, tough scope. I have steel high Burris zee rings on it and could easily go with mediums, great cheek weld with the high rings so I won't bother to change it.

Get a set of cheap flip up scope covers, the Nikon covers work but they aren't an on the fly cover if you know what I mean.
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Thanks for the input. I am thinking of going this way. They have a 4×12 rimfire II as well, but I am thinking it would be less than ideal for my closer up hunting distances and the parallax is set at 75 rather than 50yds.
 
rmsteve said:
I like the P-Rimfire myself if the magnification is all you need. I looked through both more then a few times and to me the glass is higher end in the P-rimfire and the scope just seems like a tougher build. There's probably a reason it cost $50 more then the higher magn., prostaff.

I used Talley high CZ rings on my 512 after a lot of reading on rimfire central and they work great.
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What do you think of the tactical turrets on the P-Rimfire? I do not have the background to know if this is a feature worth paying more for.
 
Or the Nikon EFR rimfire3x9-40mm, adjustable down to 10yds. However, no BDC. I think it is a regular precision reticle only for this model.
 
gorby said:
Thanks for the input. I am thinking of going this way. They have a 4×12 rimfire II as well, but I am thinking it would be less than ideal for my closer up hunting distances and the parallax is set at 75 rather than 50yds.
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That would be perfect if it had the adjustable objective, my deer rifle wears a prostaff 4x12x40 and it's the perfect magnification. I shot a buck at 40yds and a doe at 100yds, up close I'm set at 4-5 mag and out further or sighting in I'm dialed up at a higher magnification. Shooting groups or sighting in at 100yds I'm at x12 and can see the target and holes nicely. You'll be good though with the 3x9x40 on a rimfire.

Steiner said:
Or the Nikon EFR rimfire3x9-40mm, adjustable down to 10yds. However, no BDC. I think it is a regular precision reticle only for this model.
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Mine is the efr and a standard cross hair, the 3x9x40 with the bdc reticle doesn't have the AO from what I remember. A buddy picked one up and was asking me questions about mine for comparison sakes. Really nice scopes for the price, no fault warranty as well from what I remember.
 
Similar to the OP, I was looking at the 4-12x40 Prostaff II with the fixed 75 yards parallax but was comparing it to the Bushnell Banner 4-12x40 AO for 50-100m target shooting. I think the Nikon is better quality wise but with it's fixed parallax, I'm leaning to the Bushnell as the AO must be an advantage, especially at 12x magnification. Anyone have comments on how they match up?
 
ckd07 said:
Similar to the OP, I was looking at the 4-12x40 Prostaff II with the fixed 75 yards parallax but was comparing it to the Bushnell Banner 4-12x40 AO for 50-100m target shooting. I think the Nikon is better quality wise but with it's fixed parallax, I'm leaning to the Bushnell as the AO must be an advantage, especially at 12x magnification. Anyone have comments on how they match up?
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Same kind of thought process I am going through. At the suggestion of a friend who knows his guns I am going for a basic model from nikon or vortex, rather than a cheap adjustable one. Part of my reasoning is I will be buying a bigger rifle with a more powerful scope in the summer and do not want to break the bank on what will probably just be my learning/plinking scope.
 
I have both of the Nikons we speak of here. At 100yds at full magnification both the 3-9 and 4-12 Nikons are crispy clear. I like the 22lr BDC reticles as well.
My next one may be the 3-9 EFR model.
 
I have the 4-12x40 Prostaff II on a Savage MKII. Its great. So great I'm going to buy the 3-9 version for my Ruger 10/22. Great scope for the money.
 
Hey guys,

Went with the Prostaff Rimfire in 3x9-40. Looked at the 4x12 but it wouldn't focus close enough up for what I wanted. The P-22 2x7 looked beefier, but I wanted the lower profile eyepiece to accommodate the high bolt throw on the CZ I am getting.
 
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