andrewjames Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 im still in search of buying a scope for my air rifle... i was thinking about the mtc viper 10x44 but after a little more research i found another contender "the falcon menace 10x42 IR" to be honest i think the S.L.R reticle of the falcon looks alot better for the job and apparently the falcon build quality is much better aswell... the viper vs the falcon menace. whats the pros and cons? anybody own both of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim410 Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 i dont own either of them, but i have shot rifles which have them on. the viper is a great scope for the price. excellent build quality. but the menace is alot better, ffp reticule so you can zero on 14x mag and shoot on 10x mag without altering the poi. i say this because they dont sell the fixed 10x mag anymore, look out for a second hand one. just my opinion of course. jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 If your after a fixed 10x scope,have you considered a Bushnell Elite 3200 10x40 Mil-Dot?I can honestly say this is a fantastic scope.Got mine on my Air Arms S410K.I love this particular scope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmboy99 Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 i think 10x mag might be a little high for hunting? if that what youre doing. id consider 8 or even 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 i think 10x mag might be a little high for hunting? if that what youre doing. id consider 8 or even 6 My Bushnell Elite 10x40 which is on my S410K is great as the parallax is set to around 35 yards so if the sight picture is blurry then I know that my target is out of range.10x power is fine as long as your parallax is set correctly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron airgunner Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 10x high for hunting? for plus 35 yrds you'll find it hard to get a nice shot with 6x scope. i use 16x for long range (35+) 10x for med range (20-35yrds) and 6x for short range (below 20 yrds.) for an all round hunting scope 10x is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 10x high for hunting? for plus 35 yrds you'll find it hard to get a nice shot with 6x scope. i use 16x for long range (35+) 10x for med range (20-35yrds) and 6x for short range (below 20 yrds.) for an all round hunting scope 10x is good. I agree Aaron.As I stated in an earlier post there's nothing wrong with 10x power as long as the parallax is set correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewjames Posted March 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 My Bushnell Elite 10x40 which is on my S410K is great as the parallax is set to around 35 yards so if the sight picture is blurry then I know that my target is out of range.10x power is fine as long as your parallax is set correctly! bulletboy, are you baically saying that once the parallax has been set anything below that distance is in focus.. but anything after that distance is out of focus? i thought parallax was just the cross hair inside the scope moving around when we move our eye to the eye piece? andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmboy99 Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 well i think 6 is quite adaquate at 100 yards let alone 30 really maybe 8 would be best i know i usually keep mine at 7 i suppose each to their own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmboy99 Posted March 26, 2010 Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 by the way i meant to look at i dont try 100 yarders im not that much of a fool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewjames Posted March 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2010 as the menace 10x42 has been discontinued what would be a suitable price to buy one second hand "in good condition"? had a look for prices on other forums, one guy said 90 quid... just want to make sure i dont rip myself off to much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Once the parallax is set up for your desired distance,anything beyond that will be blurry hence out of focus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim410 Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 as the menace 10x42 has been discontinued what would be a suitable price to buy one second hand "in good condition"? had a look for prices on other forums, one guy said 90 quid... just want to make sure i dont rip myself off to much... if its in good condition then its a good price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 if its in good condition then its a good price. I agree.Falcon are a good make of optics, and if you can pick one up in good condition,then in my opinion you've got yourself a bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 There's a nice one for sale now on the BBS.!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewjames Posted March 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 (edited) LINK!!!! i dont have access to the sales part of that forum (( how much is it going for? whats the details of the scope? Edited March 28, 2010 by poisedshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 LINK!!!! i dont have access to the sales part of that forum (( how much is it going for? whats the details of the scope? Good Condition,very little use. It looks immaculate to me! He wants £120 +£7 postage. Aren't you a member of Airgun BBS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewjames Posted March 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 i am a member but they have strict rules on the bbs forums... everytime i make a post it gets sent ot eh moderators for inspection lol and then i need a certain amount of posts before i can even see the sales part of bbs forum! is it 10x? andy. ps thanks for the heads up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 i am a member but they have strict rules on the bbs forums... everytime i make a post it gets sent ot eh moderators for inspection lol and then i need a certain amount of posts before i can even see the sales part of bbs forum! is it 10x? andy. ps thanks for the heads up! 10x42 Sniper Series with Enhanced Mil-Dot ret. I don't know how to do Link for you sorry but will try and help you out as much as I can. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewjames Posted March 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 10x42 Sniper Series with Enhanced Mil-Dot ret.I don't know how to do Link for you sorry but will try and help you out as much as I can. Mark youve been pm'd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 PM replied. ATB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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