Rimfire Scopes

I have the bigger brother Leupold EFR scope VXIII 6-20x 40mm. It's fantastic. But the price is pretty high as well.

I have a few Falcon Menace 4-14x 44mm scopes on the way with the MP20 reticle. I'll be trying one of these out on my Ruger K10/22T. They can also focus right down like the EFR scopes. The only disadvantage that I can see is the fact that the reticle gets bigger with magnification. But the 10/22 will only be an informal target rifle and more for plinking/hunting. I'm hoping this scope will work well for those purposes. The price is definately a lot lower than the Leupold while having a lot more features.
 
I was actually on Wholesale Sports website last night, some of the prices are good on the Tasco scopes, how is the quality of the higher magnification scopes? The most I had with a Tasco was a 3-9x. The Mueller sounds like a good deal though, and a good scope; I am going to look a little more into one of these as well.
 
The great thing about rimfires is that the cheaper scopes probably will not konk out on them. I have tried all sorts of scopes on my rimfires and all have their purpose. My ruger 96 wears a $50 bushnell rimfire scope, it is clear, small, and accurate. It works good for what the gun is used for, slaying gophers at ranges under 50 yards. My BSA now has a Bushnell super 17 on it. It sits nice and low which is nice because the gun has a low cheek piece. It is nothing special but I am pleased with its performance and the AO and higher magnification are nice as I use this gun for targets mostly. My old 597 had a 2.5-10x42 Tasco on it. I really like this scope, it has a good range of magnification, AO, 42mm, target turrets, nice and clear, and its was 80 BUCKS!! Would I use it on anything but my rimfires? NO. But as far as rimfires go it really works well. I crank on the turrets all the time with no problems and turn the magnification right up and the clarity is good. I had a 6-24 Tasco some time ago and it went in the garbage, what a POS. But the 2.5-10 has served me well. I have a 1337 Tactical clone waiting to go on my new TC-55. Without using it yet I can't really give it a review, but just looking at the scope alone I am pretty impressed with the glass and all the knobs click nicely so we will see I guess.

Now before you jump on me with your scope snobbery I just want to make a few things clear. I do not shoot competitively and I don't shoot over 100 yards.
However I do take great pride in accuracy and get pretty upset if I miss a gopher.

Also I would NEVER use these scopes on anything but my rimfires
 
I ordered a VXII 3-9x33 EFR Rimfire scope today. I hate ordering something without actually having checked one out in person, but I assume the quality/clarity is very good.
 
KDX said:
I ordered a VXII 3-9x33 EFR Rimfire scope today. I hate ordering something without actually having checked one out in person, but I assume the quality/clarity is very good.
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This is a very fine piece of optics for a "plinker" or casual target practice. It is clear, and the focus is great! For more serious work, you will find 9x to be wanting just a little. You will like your Leupold. Regards, Eagleye.
 
Eagleye said:
This is a very fine piece of optics for a "plinker" or casual target practice. It is clear, and the focus is great! For more serious work, you will find 9x to be wanting just a little. You will like your Leupold. Regards, Eagleye.
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A question for the expert: I shoot a CZ 452 American, for me it's a dedicated target rifle at the range (thinking of competition somewhere down the line). Currently I use a 6-24x Tasco Varmint, and while it's fine and dandy for looking at the target I have found the optical quality to be wanting.

With that said, what do you suggest for a (serious) upgrade? I like to keep having the high magnification. I'm willing to spend upwards to $500 and maybe a little more.

On a side note (sorry for the hijack :redface:), what options do I have with my CZ to further improve it? Right now it's bone stock except for an Eric Brooks trigger at the lightest setting, which I love and really improved my groups.
 
rishu_pepper said:
A question for the expert: I shoot a CZ 452 American, for me it's a dedicated target rifle at the range (thinking of competition somewhere down the line). Currently I use a 6-24x Tasco Varmint, and while it's fine and dandy for looking at the target I have found the optical quality to be wanting.

With that said, what do you suggest for a (serious) upgrade? I like to keep having the high magnification. I'm willing to spend upwards to $500 and maybe a little more.

On a side note (sorry for the hijack :redface:), what options do I have with my CZ to further improve it? Right now it's bone stock except for an Eric Brooks trigger at the lightest setting, which I love and really improved my groups.
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I also used to have a Tasco 6-24x40 on my CZ, but was having problems with the windage on it, and the quality was not very good in my opinion so I sold it.

I would definately take a look at a bushnell 4200 6-24. Very nice scope. Optically it is very clear and windage and elevation adjustments seem to work great. This scope however isn't made for target use, so it doesn't have some of the nice features a target scope has such as fine crosshairs and target windage and elevation knobs. It does work very well though and is a great scope for the money.

For strictly a target scope, you could get a Weaver T24 or T36. These scopes are made for target shooting, and although they are not a variable which means they wouldn't work well for hunting at all they are equipt with target crosshairs and probably one of the most reliable scopes for windage and elevation.

For further improvements: Experiment with free floating it, glass bed it, play around with the action screws and tightness, try getting a tuner for the barrel, try it in a windage adjustable rest, get a level for the scope to ensure consistent canting, etc
 
I am definitely looking at the T36. Does anyone know where I can score one of these? I hardly ever see one on the EE...

Where does one get a tuner? What do you recommend? I don't know anything about that stuff. Again, sorry for the continuous hijack..
 
I think it it is safe to say that the original poster's question was answered sufficinently so...

A tuner would be one of the last things on my list to look at right now.
Alhtough they do help a fair bit - you may not be able to notice a huge difference without a more benchrest style set up. You can get mid barrel tunes, which go on the middle of the barrel (thus the name :D) or you can get a muzzle type tuner, which is placed on the end. Generally the mid barrel tuner is used in conjuction with the other tuner, but the muzzle tuner is not always used in conjuntion with a mid barrel tuner. A mid barrel tuner will run you about $100, where as a muzzle tuner will run about $300. The front tuners have adjustable clicks, often 0 - 500 - each click changes harmonics a bit and will likely shoot a bit different.

For now though, try some of the more simpler accurizers - that willl likely make a bigger difference. Glass bedding, pillar bedding, free floating and action screw torque to name a few.
 
Or I should just save up and get an Annie and ditch the CZ :D

Perhaps I will try some of the DIY stuff. I consider it a good day when my groups touch @ 50 yds, so I'm not a big stickler. A CZ is a good rifle, especially for its relatively low cost, but it has its limitations and I understand that.
 
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