243 scope

[Howson14]

hi every1
im just after abit of information on scopes im after up grading my scope on my sako 243 I have a budget of £600-£900 tops want to get 1 to last so
looked at the common makes and models etc. its for stalking and abit of lamping any advise welcome thanks
so interested if any1 has a good deal on second hand cheers matt

 

[223]

buy a new zeiss duralyt illuminated 3-12x50 ideal for stalking and lamping, you can get a new one for £850

 

[stratts]

Blimey mate with a budget of that amount you can take your pick of many scopes out there!! I'd be getting a meopta 7x50 for around 200 quid and a 2nd hand nv setup!!

PS
Welcome to the forum!

 

[Jimbo 30 06]

S&B 8 x 56 with 30mm tube excellent Stalking night shooting Scope.

Jimbo

 

[jimbo1984]

S&B 8 x 56 excellent Stalking night shooting Scope.

Jimbo

+1 Schmidt 8 x 56 excellent scope

 

[limulus]

Theres a Deben nightech for £275 in the classifieds....4-16x56, illuminated mil dot ret.
I have one on my .243 and Id have another in a flash, these are as rare as hens teeth and made, I believe, by the old Japan optics so excellent performance.
Spend the difference on stalking!

 

[boulders11]

+1 Zeiss Duralyt Illuminated.. I have it and it is very good!

 

[Bigboab29]

If you've got a budget of up to £900 you'd b better looking about on here or even MacLeods at tain and picking up a good second hand Swarovski zeiss or s&b. something in the range of a 3-12 or 4-16 with a 50 or 56 objective lense but for that type of money you'll get something decent. I got a Swaro z6 2.5-15 and a Swaro av 6-18 both within that budget in mint condition second hand just take ur time and dont jump in

 

[branko]

Agree, either zeiss or swaro, dont know much abou s&b
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If you've got a budget of up to £900 you'd b better looking about on here or even MacLeods at tain and picking up a good second hand Swarovski zeiss or s&b. something in the range of a 3-12 or 4-16 with a 50 or 56 objective lense but for that type of money you'll get something decent. I got a Swaro z6 2.5-15 and a Swaro av 6-18 both within that budget in mint condition second hand just take ur time and dont jump in

 

[.243Ady]

S&B 8 x 56 with 30mm tube excellent Stalking night shooting Scope.

Jimbo

+1 got a 8 x 56 25mm tube excellent scope around the £600 mark.

 

[bewsher500]

its for stalking and abit of lamping any advise welcome thanks

you dont say what kind of stalking woodland, hill, highseat? most important I would say
IR on Non-IR
fixed or variable?

I personally prefer fixed mag for lamping as it makes it simpler in the dark

£900 gets you a lot of scope for the money, especially 2nd hand

 

[paul o']

+1 moved from a s&b 8x56 now got ziess duralyt illuminated 3-12x50 cracking scope

 

[pete evans]

hi every1
im just after abit of information on scopes im after up grading my scope on my sako 243 I have a budget of £600-£900 tops want to get 1 to last so
looked at the common makes and models etc. its for stalking and abit of lamping any advise welcome thanks
so interested if any1 has a good deal on second hand cheers matt

someone on here was selling a smidt zenith 3-12x50 for a good price. would be a good option and bottom of your price range.

 

[DJC]

S&B 8 x 56 with 30mm tube excellent Stalking night shooting Scope.

Jimbo

Best scope on the market for the money I have one on my 243 / plus a Swarovski on my 308 and I would go for the S B any time
DJC

 

[sir-lamp-alot]

secondhand ziess victory diavari 2.5-10x50 illuminated job done i own one and they really are a very versitle scope with fantastic optics including low light performanceive looked through the duralytes and i know they have a big following but to be honest i think for the money i would pick a meopta every time

 

[Howson14]

Thanks every1 for the advise just treated my self to a zeiss duralyt 3-12/50 no ir seemed to have brilliant reviews