Scope on a £1000 budget

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Morkai said:
Not sure if you meant to quote me on this but it wasnt to the OP, just letting another member know how I aquire a target easily by using my non-scoped eye when the gun is shouldered.




All very true.
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Sorry morkai, I struggle with technology at the best of times. I must have clicked on your post whilst reading the comments. My comment isn’t relevant to yours.
 
If gour gona be using an add-on, you really need parallax down to about 15yds. Some of the scopes mentioned only go down to 50m.
My choice would be meopta optika 6 or a delta.
 
Make sure you get something with as many knobs and adjustments as you can.
Plus a really 'busy' reticle (illuminated of course).
An adjustable scope base is essential.
You want to be spending at least 3 minutes on your "twiddly bits" before firing a shot to get the full value from your scope.
"Twiddly bits" impress other shooters too.
 
Cheers everyone, glad I asked!

Just purchased the Delta 😎

I do really like the look of the Leica amplus though, will probably put one on the .270 at some point in the future as that is my main stalking rifle.
 
Sako75Hunter said:
I'd *definitely* be looking to buy good second hand glass in the 3-12 magnification range, with a 50mm bell size.

That will cover all your bases very nicely, from woodland to open fields. But nor would it be over the top at either mag end, or unbalance the rifle by being too big.

Personally, I'd be holding out for a 3-12×50 Schmidt + Bender with A7 reticle in good condition, which you might pick up for around £500 or a little more. But this Swarovski would do just as nicely (I've zero connection with the seller):

www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk

Sold: - Swarovski 3 - 12 x 50 PVi-2 scope S/H (Illuminated) £696

Swarovski 3- 12 x 50 PVi-2 scope Made in Austria I would call this scope the stepping stone between the Habicht series and the Z6 series, it is of high quality and has very nice glass and build quality. 30mm tube. Illumination fully functional. Reticle 4-i (image in the lower comments)...
www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk
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I'm one of those guilty of not having thoroughly read the OP's first post. As others have pointed out, none of the above is appropriate with an add-on night vision unit.
 
I recommend the steiner ranger series. 3-12x56 or if you definitely want the parallax then the 4-16x56. Iv tried a few at the ~£1000 mark and found these to be the best value.
 
Bowland blades said:
Ok, Your buying on fashion here not need on a stalking rifle . Forget all the adverts and influencers' online and in the shooting mags . 6x42 , 7x50 , 8x56 ( though i dont personally like 56mm on stalking rifles as they need higher mounts and spoil cheek weld and natural fast eye alignment ) .
Shooting Crows at 300 plus or shooting F class etc you might need something with more mag and a finer reticule
12x is a lot of mag to shoot deer with
Think of magnification as " Times NEARER " shooting on nil mag (say real good open sights etc) could you choose a good aim point on a 50 yard deer? well most can do that and when it gets out to 300 yards 6x magnification will give you the same image. . 243 win with an 80 -100 grain bullet at 300 yards as regards drop if zeroed at say 200 with MPBR you will be shooting only slightly low or slightly high from close up to said 300 with some goodly amount shooting practice and experimentation. Lighter to carry , faster to aim .
Indeed the only minor advantage in say 12x is you can actually see the grass moving to take a wind call off it at the target quite a way off if it also has better optical quality after some years of practice
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Stalking and a foxing rifle for use with a rear add on so it has to be variable and have parallax adjustment.
 
I'd be willing to buy a plane ticket to UK, to see those headshots... maybe we could add a wager to that, only to cover travel expense...
 
Conh said:
I shoot a lot of muntjac. I can guarantee that I would shoot much less if I was only using a 6x or less scope. I also take a lot of clients on muntjac. The ones with low mag fixed scopes miss out on a lot of opportunities that could be taken with a higher mag scope. The whole ‘low mag for woodland stalking’ thing is quite funny, if in a highseat I often wind up to 12 or 15 once the target is aquired if shooting through brash so I can place a bullet between branches. I can’t see why you would limit yourself in this day and age. With a good variable you can stalk on 4x mag, take quick shots as they present themselves and then wind up in mag if you need it.
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What this man says works for me. 2.5-15 all day long is my personal preference. Walk around on 6 and crank it up or down if needed.
 
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