Best ~$200 new rimfire scopes
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That inexpensive Sightron would be an excellent choice. You can also look at some of the Vortex scopes which can be had for a great deal. I have a Hawke scope on my .22 rimfire and it is AWESOME. I like it so much I'm buying a 6-24 for my .204 gopher rifle. dlairgun in bc sells them. They have a lot of awesome ones with adjustable objective or side focus... many of which have reticles set up for use with airgun scopes... so they should be pretty close to that of a .22.
A lot of people will tell you Hawke scopes are not worth the money. And I agree that they did not used to be.. they have totally redone the line the last few years and they are a whole different product. Like I said, I sold a Bushnell Elite Tactical in order to replace it with a Hawke that costs far less. Thinking about buying a third for my .308. They also have lifetime warranty and are airgun recoil rated (which actually means they are tougher than conventional rifle scopes because they need to withstand recoil in two directions not just the push back). Sorry, I'm ranting! But check them out if you're curious.
A lot of people will tell you Hawke scopes are not worth the money. And I agree that they did not used to be.. they have totally redone the line the last few years and they are a whole different product. Like I said, I sold a Bushnell Elite Tactical in order to replace it with a Hawke that costs far less. Thinking about buying a third for my .308. They also have lifetime warranty and are airgun recoil rated (which actually means they are tougher than conventional rifle scopes because they need to withstand recoil in two directions not just the push back). Sorry, I'm ranting! But check them out if you're curious.
I have a Vortex Crossfire II 3-9 and it is great on my 10/22. However, I am looking at switching it for a Prostaff 2-7 which has parallax at 50 yards instead of 100. I wanted to switch to the diamondback rimfire, but the edges of the field of view on the diamondback seem to be a bit blurry, and that was true for three different diamondbacks I looked through. I adjusted the focus and it wouldn't go away. Prostaff didn't have that problem so that's what I'm going to get, along with more eye relief.
I had a Weaver Classic once which I sold on EE. It was mounted on my CZ 452. Sold it as I was participating in a 200m rimfire game which really required a scope with more magnification.
Wish I'd held on to it as I'm no longer doing the 200m shoot with my CZ but would rather prefer to use my CZ 452 to practice in field positions for hunting. Much cheaper to develop my skills on a rimfire and with far less recoil
I guess I'll keep an eye out for one.
Wish I'd held on to it as I'm no longer doing the 200m shoot with my CZ but would rather prefer to use my CZ 452 to practice in field positions for hunting. Much cheaper to develop my skills on a rimfire and with far less recoil
I guess I'll keep an eye out for one.
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- Kelowna, BC
My guess is that he's talking about people who try to one-hole their Wolf MT ammo...
For my sort of casual target shooting, I'd say 9x is probably enough, but I wouldn't complain with a little more.
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Bushnell Trophy XLT in 4-12x40 with DOA reticle is 200 bucks at Walmart and C.T. will price match that and give you 20% back in C.T. cash.....It's also rated for air guns and is guaranteed for life. I was using a 3-9x40 at 100 yards and the 1" target is just to small. Go 4-12.
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- West Quebec
I'd believe it
I have one 3-9x32 AO Weaver Classic on my Buckmark rifle for it's size to fit the gun. All my others are at least 12x and up to 32. Old eyes require mo power. The Bushy 3200 5-15x50 does quite well on my CZ 452 LUX, as does the Weaver V24 on a CZ 455 FS. Like to see what I'm shooting, gophers or targets. Have a Tasco 2.5-10 too, but it really is an inexpensive scope, better than none though. Bushy Trophy XLT 4-12 would be a good choice, mine has the AO feature that makes it a little more $. As many scopes as opinions, good luck in choosing the right one for you.
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- Quebec city
2-7, 3-9 imo are small game hunting scopes. If you want to varmint or to paper target i think you should go at least 12 and up. Again IMO
The market is fludded with good variable scope. Try something, and later adjust to more or less magnification to your liking. But a rule always apply. Buy the best you can offord!
The market is fludded with good variable scope. Try something, and later adjust to more or less magnification to your liking. But a rule always apply. Buy the best you can offord!
FWIW, my Mueller APV is so good that I moved it from my Anschütz 64 sporter to my Remington SPS .223 Varmint.
I put a Leupold Ultralight EFR on the Anschütz for two reasons ... the scale of the smaller scope better-matched the scale of the rifle, and the rifle is mostly a "walking-around" gopher gun with most shots in the 25 to 75 m range.
The APV was purchased in late 2006 or early 2007 from the distributor (right in Winnipeg, who delivered it himself) for about $100 ... as soon as they became available in Canada. The scope itself had been a year-long collaboration with some of the folks at the Rimfire Central website ... which I followed closely.
As soon as the super-positive reviews started coming-in, the price of the scope (somehow, strangely) seemed to double.
I put a Leupold Ultralight EFR on the Anschütz for two reasons ... the scale of the smaller scope better-matched the scale of the rifle, and the rifle is mostly a "walking-around" gopher gun with most shots in the 25 to 75 m range.
The APV was purchased in late 2006 or early 2007 from the distributor (right in Winnipeg, who delivered it himself) for about $100 ... as soon as they became available in Canada. The scope itself had been a year-long collaboration with some of the folks at the Rimfire Central website ... which I followed closely.
As soon as the super-positive reviews started coming-in, the price of the scope (somehow, strangely) seemed to double.
For such high magnifications you need plenty of light. I mean plenty!
A 24x scope with a 50mm lens yields only a 2.1mm exit pupil. That's a stream of light the size of a grass straw!
But then again, perhaps target shooting with 22LR is a good weather hobby.
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- Wet Coast....B.C
I have Hawke scope mounted on my CZ 17HMR reasonably price.
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- West Quebec
Good weather for sure. Picture a nice warm summer day out in a pasture, rotating bench, sweeping the area for little critters [targets] No stress, beats range time. A good gun/scope combo makes for a great day. I've noticed that at the range on cloudy days eye strain does become an issue though. So its shoot a few and bs a lot.
