Nikko Stirling

[celticrusader 78]

The red dot is where one was taken at 145yrds

[doie1 22]

Nice shot,

 

Was that on max mag? and how clearly could you see him? ive shot bunnies at 100yrds with my 3-9 and i can see them fine but i would like to be able to count each individual hair on them lol

[celticrusader 78]

On 16x zoom and as I'm zeroed I believe for 75 yards I had a 4 inch drop roughly. so this doe came hopping out and when it and myself had settled I sqeaked and got her head up and finished the session with a lovely headshot

Edited July 29, 2014 by celticrusader

[Coypu Hunter 486]

I've had a Hawke AirMax 4-12X50 on my 22LR for some years now. Originally got it with my HW97, but swapped it over for the extra magnificatoion when I'm shooting coypus at range. Never loses zero, nice and bright even in low light. I even like the MAP6 reticle, which has different aim points to a mildot scope. Bit of software from Hawke, and you can print out scope cap covers that correspond to the reticle.

 

That said, my FAC HW97 broke two 3-9X40 Hawke AirMax scopes one after the other. Replaced them with Nikko Stirling AirKing 3-9X40s, which have never lost zero and are a nice budget mildot scope, with one-piece mounts included.

 

Hawke refunded me for the scopes, no quibbles. But they did say that their scopes with 30mm tubes have a more robust mechanism for holding the reticles in place, whereas their one-inch tubes use a leaf spring which is weaker. If you're after a Hawke scope that won't break, you should get one with a 30mm tube. However, that's all the pricey ones!

 

I was on a budget, so I went with Nikko Stirling, and am completely happy with them. Nice scope, free one-piece mount with stop pins, they do what it says on the tin.

[walshy0988 28]

I've got a Nikko for sale I had it on my243. Most of my shooting is around dusk and never had a problem I have the same on my 17 hmr and on 22 lr walshy

[doie1 22]

How much are you looking for and what is it?

[walshy0988 28]

Nikko sterling diamond 3-12-56 30 mm tube pal £100

Edited July 30, 2014 by walshy0988

[doie1 22]

I'll be honest mate, I was looking for a bit more mag and also quite like the mil dot scopes.

[CaptainBanana 5]

I use the 6-24x50 Gameking. Think I paid around £60 for mine. Gotta love ebay!

Overkill for the .22lr, but for the price I can't fault it. Spends a lot of time being roughly bounced about on farm machinery and never needed re-zeroing. +1 from me.

Edited July 30, 2014 by CaptainBanana

[CharlieSlade 14]

What ever you do stay well clear of the nikko stirling mountmaster range, they're really fragile and I went through two on my airguns within a week. Although to gameking ones are really good quality for money

[Toni from N.Z. 2]

Used those M.Masters for many years, good for what they are meant for, .22 Rims.

Seen a few xhairs from other scopes broken by airrifles, huge jolting and opposing forces .Reinforced stronger reticules fitted these days on Airrifles scopes.

Nikko Gameking on my BSA Century .22 Rim. is proving itself, very nice glass and adjustments.

Its AO too so ok for a R/F or C/Fire.