New Scope.

[BenjaminCadd 109]

I am looking for a new scope, for around £150 to go onto the HW97k.

So far i am thinking the:

 

Hawke Varmint SF

MTC Viper

MTC Mamba light

 

Will be used for vermin around 25 - 45 yrds, IR not really important.

 

Many thanks.

[PaulEamonn 37]

I've got the Varmint. I like it because it has a thicker reticle than other scopes I've used. This fact is useful because it not only helps my old eyes but it's much easier to see the mildots and half mildots at night when I'm using my NV.

 

I was out plinking with it on my HW100 yesterday at out to 60 yards on 10 mag. Some people may find that the mildots cover too much of the target but they didn't seem to stop me getting reasonable groups.

 

I also find the side parallax wheel invaluable - especially when I've got the NV add on attached. It makes adjusting the focus so much easier.

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

mamba lite mate had one on my hw97k

or stretch budget a bit and get a panorama

 

SKoT

[BenjaminCadd 109]

I have looked at the panorama as well, are these really that good? would you rate it more than the mtc scopes, im looking for a 44mm at max so the 40mmm panorama is in the price bracket!

Atb

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

some prefer mtc some hawke.. me, im undecided lol

both do as goood a job as eachother for a similar price.

 

what i will say tho is the panorama seems to have a very good field of view.

i was out shooting abd bumped into a fella with a bsa ultra, i had a few shots and asked him how big the scope was he said 50 mm..

it was near enough fully dark like but i could see a hell of a lot more through my 50mm panorama than his, whatever it was. both scopes were on 10x mag, maybe a bit extreme in the dark but a target about 30 yards away was only just visible through his and i could see it a hell of a lot clearer with my panorama.

 

when i had my mamba lite on my 97kt it was just as good as the panorama (50) i have on at the min. arguably the 40mm panorama would be better if seated closer to the action, for an even flatter trajectory!!

 

SKoT

[stealthy1 3,964]

Get a look through all of your choices, for me it comes down to reticule, I like thin lines on a mildot

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

as stealthy just said. i also prefer the very fine ret on my panoramas plus the IR , although not a massive deal, does help when shooting in low light.

the scb ret on my mamba lite is a bit thicker but some people prefer thick lines on their ret.

some say the 'christmas tree' type rets are obstructive, but i disagree.. and they have more aimpoints so better for shooting at different ranges and in wind.

 

if you just want to shoot at 1 range buy a scope with a good old 30/30 lol

[splitcane 5]

Don't forget second hand. You'll get a better sight for the money, and anyway, it's always good to avoid paying the Revenue its 20%.