Which is the best digi scope

[Timmy k]

I'm gonna get myself a digital scope, now I'm not bothered about thermal (thats cheating ), but I would like the record option, and the obvious dusk, dawn low light level in to daytime mode, not bothered about total night vision either, I'd want it to be easy to setup, affordable and good to ranges of about 2 to 3 hundred yards, I've been looking at the pulsat c50 but, correct me if I'm wrong these are fairly old as far as digital scopes go, so are there any new improved models on the go at the same price range or are they all the same

 

[Scotty123]

Hikmicro alpex is the best out there in my opinion
You can pick the older model up , the A50T now for about £300 second hand and they are great
Or you can go for the newer model the 4K which is awesome but obviously a lot more money

 

[Timmy k]

Just looked them up not a bad price either, I'll look into them thanks

 

[C&K Suffolk]

HIK alpex mate. Fantastic quality for day and night

 

[Scotty123]

Just looked them up not a bad price either, I'll look into them thanks

Just make sure you get a decent IR to use with it
I use the pbir L I’ve also a pbir x but I think the L is better
But someone will always tell you something is better

 

[Nickb]

Alpex 4k lrf

 

[BenBhoy]

Alpex 4k. Jaw dropping image with right IR (I'm using blade. Going to try Solaris srx gen1 next time just to compare)

 

[Scotty123]

Alpex 4k. Jaw dropping image with right IR (I'm using blade. Going to try Solaris srx gen1 next time just to compare)

I’ve also got the srx
It works well

 

[1894]

I have had both, purely for deer. Never IR

C50
Needed higher mounts as less eye relief and hence further back on barrel.
More and better reticles. Can change reticle colour and brightness including black and a German #1
Has an additional menu setting for absolute low light (over and above the objective aperture setting) which meant I thought it was better in absolute low light
Anything above base mag becomes noticeably pixellated

Alpex 4k
Mounts much better - same mounts as my 3-12x56
Menu and buttons a bit more intuitive
Fewer and imho poorer reticles
Reticle colour can be changed but on all the fine reticles this only changes the bar not the central cross. The coarser cross and dot can be made other colours but they are too coarse for precision.
The LRF aim point is also only red and very fine. It’s close enough that with a flat shooting round you will find it hard to see it compared to the ordinary cross hair
I felt very low light performance was not as good as the C50
Less pixellated, 7/8x usable

For me - woodland deer C50, for fields Alpex and if you know your ground or have an LRF on your thermal then standard not LRF and use a flat shooting round

 

[SussexSteve]

I use an infiray td70

 

[243ack]

Have a look at deals available for the Pard DS35-70lrf Gen2

 

[mealiejimmy]

If it has to be a traditional tube style scope, then the Alpex 4k is the one to have - but you'll still need an IR illuminator to go with it
If not then the DNT Zulus ZHD520R is your best buy - and it has an onboard IR illuminator

Cheers

Bruce

 

[Warbucks]

I own two Drone Pro 10x's, a Pulsar C50, and i ordered the Alpex 4k lrf, and the Zulus lrf in the black friday sale.
I tested the C50, Alpex and the Zulus same night on several fields in the dark, the Alpex was the best night vision performer, followed by the Pulsar C50, IMO the Zulus is over rated, i returned it back for a refund, IMO the Alpex is the best all round performer out there.

Dave (warbucks)

 

[kenbro]

Best thing Timmy K (OP) can do is try and look through as many as possible because otherwise you’re just going (To an extent) off what someone else likes!
Ken.
Ps. I do wonder why the op thinks thermals are cheating?

 

[Timmy k]

The cheating bit was a bit of a joke, hence the emoji. But to be honest I've seen areas void of foxes due to thermals, and as a terrier man first and foremost feel that the same rifle man using a lamp wouldn't get half the foxes they d without thermal, wether that's from lamp shy foxes or lack of field craft is up for debate.
And yes I do see the need for fox control with a rifle but eradication is different.
I sure this will ruffle a few feathers but that's my opinion.

 

[BenBhoy]

a rifle but eradication is different.

I don't think you'll find any regular rifle fox shooters who'd wan to eradicate.

 

[Tugmanade]

I don't think you'll find any regular rifle fox shooters who'd wan to eradicate.

I certainly wouldn’t want to see the last fox, in fact I’ve places I could shoot them regularly but as their doing no harm to anyone & there’s no ground nesting birds in the area I leave them alone.

 

[Timmy k]

Most of the eradication crew are here today gone tomorrow hero's, but not all, some of them should know better.

 

[HallyButt]

I agree completely with foxes, the only impact they make to us is if they get in a drive then thety will push it through early but I do t mind, pheasant shooting shouldn’t be easy, not as easy as the commercials have made it….

I have an Alpex 4k lrf, it’s ok but personally I’d look at a front add onto to your existing scope before buying one if just for first and last light

 

[the prowler]

The cheating bit was a bit of a joke, hence the emoji. But to be honest I've seen areas void of foxes due to thermals, and as a terrier man first and foremost feel that the same rifle man using a lamp wouldn't get half the foxes they d without thermal, wether that's from lamp shy foxes or lack of field craft is up for debate.
And yes I do see the need for fox control with a rifle but eradication is different.
I sure this will ruffle a few feathers but that's my opinion.

Am just a keen amateur fox controller and I certainly wouldn't want fox to become very rare. I enjoy watching them outside my mums house which is in a housing estate. As for digging them out their dens, which I would think is a place of sanctuary for them. I use thermal as it saves the police getting a phone call. Not everyone hunts in the middle of nowhere.