billytheghillie Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Help needed. I have 2 cz 452 rifles, 1 .22 and 1 .17hmr. On my .22 I have a Nikko Stirling Gameking 4-16x50 and it suits me. I am going to buy the same model of scope for .17 0r the 6-24x50 model. Question is should I stick with a 4-16x50 model or go for the other one? Also which scope suits which rifle? Cheers guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 I would stick with the 4-16 x 50 one. That's enough magnification for a .17HMR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 If your happy with the 4-16x50 then stick with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted June 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deiseboy Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 or upgrade to the nighteater 4-16x50 model for the HMR? great bit of kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superspark Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Realy depends on the size of the targets you want to shoot. If your going to be shoting, lets say, crows at 250 yards I would go for the higher magnification scope. You can always zoom back out for closer, bigger things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadioles Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 I have a 32x Nikon on my HMR and it is excellent for head shooting rabbits at 100 yards or so or for targets at 150 yards. I would not buy it again though. It has ED glass but even so, the image quality and above all the brightness, starts to fall off quite a bit at 32x. With hind sight 24x is just right for me as I do like to really focus in on the target with longer range shots, sniper fashion, and as SuperSpark says, you can always zoom out. Something I would never be without is side parallax adjustment. In the field my arms are not long enough to comfortably focus the far end of a scope. I have two scopes with illuminated central dots. They seemed like a good idea but it is too easy to leave them on and get a flat battery and the illumination is more novelty value than real necessity. I would not bother with that feature again. I do want clarity and maximum light gathering, a fine mil dot reticule, if possible with a clear central section so the hairs do not obscure a small target, and large easy to use turret adjustment with positive click stops that really do return to zero accurately. When I started out shooting I was told to spend more on glass than on the rifle. How true that was. I learned the hard way. The real test is when you are shooting towards a setting sun and the rabbits are in the shadow of a hedge. Any scope will perform well in bright conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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