How Sensitive?

[doie1 22]

May be a rookie question but does a scope need much of a knock to mess up the zero?

[shropshire dan 467]

Depends on the quality of the scope to be honest mate

[doie1 22]

Kind of thought that might be the case, probably being over paranoid about it, I'm treating it like a new born baby lol

[shropshire dan 467]

What scope is it mate?

 

I have a mk1 Hawke eclipse 3-9x50 on my .22lr and have never had to zero it in 9 months and its had plenty of knocks. Same as the hmr I have a more expensive redfield 4-12x40 accurange and thats also never skipped a beat.

[doie1 22]

Hawke reflex 3-9x40 on my HMR, zeroed it in yesterday and when putting it away gave it a knock, and thought great, but like I said maybe I'm worrying too much lol.

 

What distance can you comfortable to shoot at with the redfiled scope? Maybe it's because I'm new to this but I kinda feel like I need a bit more magnification for 100m

[shropshire dan 467]

150yards no problem. The scope is designed for CF rifles so a much greater distance than the hmr is capable of they are made in America along with leaupold scopes. The best thing with the redfield is the low light capabilities I can easily see out to 200yards using the scope when I struggle to see 100 with the eye. Don't worry its probably held zero fine I worried alot at first but never worry now.

Edited June 14, 2014 by shropshire dan

[doie1 22]

Cheers dan, might have to put one on my shopping list, my wife won't be happy with you lol.

[shropshire dan 467]

haha. Uttings have them in at £299 with the accurange reticle same as mine, they really are great scopes for the money and i'm going to get another on for the .223

 

http://www.uttings.co.uk/p106530-redfield-revolution-4-12x40-rifle-scope/?gclid=CLX82c7r-b4CFWjmwgod1IAA_A#.U5x_mfldWfo

[dadioles 68]

Personally I like a higher magnification.

 

My shooting tends to be more of the 'sniper' variety and I have time to set up the shot so do not have to worry too much about a wide field of vision.

 

A rabbit head at 100 yards with just a 9x scope is still quite small.

 

Comments about centrefire are not really relevant because of the size of the target. A head shot on a rabbit at 100 yards with an hmr is a smaller target than a shoulder / chest shot on a fox at 200 yards with a .223

 

Try a 24x scope, you don't have to use it at 24x but it is handy to have the possibility.

[shropshire dan 467]

That's where personal preference comes in. I have my .22lr set at 6x mag and my hmr at 8x mag. Never use any other mag to be honest and thats just my preference