best scope for rimmi

[stet]

whats the best scope for a .22lr ive put a viper on mine and am not sure about it.

[silver_fox]

To be honest mate, the best scope is the one you just can't afford.

You don't really need a high magnification, 3-9 is pretty good. I have a bushnell banner on my .22lr which is great value for money with bright clear optics.

It helps to visit a gun shop and try before you buy, then buy cheaper on ebay.

P.S Stear clear of the BSA Sweet range, they're ****, I should know, I found out the expensive way.

[ABOLT]

I would say spend as much as u can on a scope the same as you would spent on the rifle! To get the best out of your rifle you need to keep good quality items to get the best out of it, including scope mounts and scope

[Dekers]

These get used day and night, under the moon and under the lamp, freezing frosty foggy winters to scorching summers and they work.

 

Next to nothing on here over £100, and a couple around £60.

 

Spend however much you want on a scope for a Rimfire, but my eyes are nothing like as good as they were years back, and I struggle to recall ever blaming the scope for missing

 

ATB!!

[ollie]

I have a Hawke Nite eye 3-9 x 50 on my .22lr, has done the trick nicely and only cost me £50 brand new from ebay.

[Salop Matt]

Also If ever you were unfortunate enough to drop one or a miss hap the moneys worth stands to get damaged !

 

[minghis]

To be honest mate, the best scope is the one you just can't afford.

You don't really need a high magnification, 3-9 is pretty good. I have a bushnell banner on my .22lr which is great value for money with bright clear optics.

It helps to visit a gun shop and try before you buy, then buy cheaper on ebay.

P.S Stear clear of the BSA Sweet range, they're ****, I should know, I found out the expensive way.

 

Totally agree - I've a Bushnell Banner 3-9 x 40 and it's great. £85 from a proper gun shop, off the shelf, sorted.

I haven't tried hundreds of other scopes, but as far as I can tell this is perfect for the rimfire.

[garyb]

IMO... S&B 6x42

[dunganick]

IMO... S&B 6x42

 

Cant go far wrong with this or a Swaro 6x42 or meopta 6x42/7x50

 

I have a bushnel banner 6-18x40 (from memory) and its probably the 2nd worst scope i've used. Scope adjustments dont track properly, the objective and eye piece fog and mist like no other scope i've used. Wish i had bought a basic fixed power scope.

[al4x]

I like my 4-16x50 nikko sterling on my hmr and its not a huge scope so would be fine on a .22. never looses zero and is fine either in daylight or under the lamp. But as said a fixed 6x42 would be fine but you could buy 3 of the scopes like mine for the same money

[wildfowler.250]

Meopta 7X50 is about right. In an ideal world a S&B 8x56 would be sweet though

[lasbrisas]

Following on from this as I'm getting a rimmy soon, do you need to have a scope with an adjustable objective.

[dunganick]

You probably mean parallax adjustment, i would say no.

 

But if you get a 24x scope (as is popular with airguns) then you have more critical focus and parallax adjustment becomes necessary at short ranges (sub 50 yards).

 

You dont need more than 8x on a .22lr (in my opinion anyway).

 

It is just another thing to mess around with, which you dont need when lamping.

[kent]

Following on from this as I'm getting a rimmy soon, do you need to have a scope with an adjustable objective.

 

I think not as you don't wanna be twiddling anything in the field much

[adymorris]

I've got a 3-9x50 Richter on one rimmy & a simmons pro hunter 6x42 on the other, I even slapped my spare £50 Hawke 3-9x50 on my .243 - it's all down to preference and what you can afford, one thing as already mentioned if you are lamping don't get a side focus or AO as you will faffing around - point and squeeze is preferable when lamping.