Scope swap

[Phil9]

Hiya chaps what do u think,,, currently on my daystate MK4 is I have a hawke sidewinder 6-24x56 ir and on my CZ 17 hmr I have a hawke sport HD ir 4-12x50 and I'm thinking of swapping them over, I use my hmr a lot more then the MK4, and with it being a bigger magnification it would benefit me more due to shooting much further distances with the hmr,, have any of you guys got a sidewinder on a hmr or something similar,, thanks phil👍👌

Edited April 10, 2015 by Phil9

[iain]

I have a nikon 6-18x40 on mine. I usually set it at 8 times ( it's zeroed at 100 yards ) and it's fine out to 120 yards. I'm not sure that the .17 is ok for more than 150 unless there's no wind and your a very good shot. Don't think you need more than 12 times on any rimfire for hunting. If you can get closer, get closer. Remember your shooing live quarry, you have a duty to kill it as painlessly as possible. I've shot a rabbit at 75 yards in the spine with my .17 and it didn't kill it. ( think the bullet hit a blade of grass just before it hit the rabbit ) after I dispatched it I found that someone had pierced it's ears with a .22! Both holes healed

[TaxiDriver]

Hiya chaps what do u think,,, currently on my daystate MK4 is I have a hawke sidewinder 6-24x56 ir and on my CZ 17 hmr I have a hawke sport HD ir 4-12x50 and I'm thinking of swapping them over, I use my hmr a lot more then the MK4, and with it being a bigger magnification it would benefit me more due to shooting much further distances with the hmr,, have any of you guys got a sidewinder on a hmr or something similar,, thanks phil

Seems a logical choice,

Personally (with my eyesight) I like a little more than 12x, probably something like 16x is good but that's only on my 22lr or fac air