maddog546 Posted March 7, 2010 Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 There is no such thing in spending too much money on a scope!!! I have just upgraded my brno.22 with a 8x56 Kahles and at this time of year lamping with a red filter on dead grass and ferns it makes finding rabbits a doddle even when you dont have them looking at you. As stated the bigger the scope the more light they gather and longer you can shoot into dusk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead-Eyed Duck Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 (bruno22rf @ Mar 4 2010, 07:59 PM) Any more than £100 on a scope for a lr and you're wasting money. Chill my friend, not entirely the case, the Simmons WTC 3.5-10x50 was a Classic, VERY well built and amongst other things made a reputation on it's extra 15-20 minutes...£200. My 50mm objective JSR Scopes are just as good if not better on the extra light than the WTC, build quality is far from great but Optically they are excellent VFM .. JUST as good as my last VX111 at around £560 on the light (not build quality)!! :unsure: Ah. methinks that you are wriggling now.... Many moons ago I had a fairly decent 4 x 32 scope and I went rabbiting with a mate who had a Zeiss 'overpriced' scope. In the last 30 minuts of dusk he taught me a lesson that I have not forgot - whilst all I could see was vague shapes in the murk he was happily thumping away, shooting headshots at rabbits at 50 yards that I could barely see. The next week I collected all my hard-earned cash and bought a Swarovski, and never regretted it. As I have said - you do get what you pay for - it may not show up in the bright of a summers day, but when it counts (dawn and dusk) you will happily throw a cheapie scope in the bin. We all start off low cost, and buy better as funds allow when lessons have been learned. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 Got a Schmidt 8x56 on my 22LR but there's a good range of manufacturers out there.I really rate Bushnell,Simmons and Nikko Sterling scopes.It depends on your budget at the end of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted March 8, 2010 Report Share Posted March 8, 2010 DED has said it all, just because it's a rimfire doesn't mean you don't have to get a clear view of what you are shooting at. I had a 3-9x50 Hawke originally but changed to a 7x50 Meopta which I still rate as one of the best rimfire scopes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoughton Posted March 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 DED has said it all, just because it's a rimfire doesn't mean you don't have to get a clear view of what you are shooting at.I had a 3-9x50 Hawke originally but changed to a 7x50 Meopta which I still rate as one of the best rimfire scopes. Exactly. The question is whether or not it's enough benefit to pay so much extra for - that will always be subjective! I know that my Son's year 2000 998cc Nissan Micra could get me to/from work perfectly well each day - but I never feel I've wasted money when I drive there and back in my newish Jag . I think that's quite a comparable thing to buying a Schmidt & Bender, Swarovski, Zeiss, Leupold etc isn't it? That why I've just bought a Leupold 6x42 for my imminent purchase of a .22lr I think that we deserve a few luxuries as we get older Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 I buy good stuff so I only have to buy it once, and "Because I'm worth it" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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