Glass choice for new Deer Rifle

[lgray88 4]

I have recently applied for a variation for a new CF deer rifle i spoke with out local plod who deals with varaitons etc and he had no problems me getting another caliber on my licence this was not an official talk just a quick chat when we bumped into each other. so that aside i was possibly looking at new glass i cant decide wether to go for a fixed scope such as a S&B 8x56 or something with variable mag i wouldnt be pushing out very far for obvious reasons 150 yard max so great magnifications are not needed. i still havent chosen which route to go on rifle manufacturer im looking at possibly a sako 75 or a new 85 in 6.5x55mm if anyone wishes to point me away from a sako then feel free. i look forward too your views

 

liam

[flytie 1]

I have recently applied for a variation for a new CF deer rifle i spoke with out local plod who deals with varaitons etc and he had no problems me getting another caliber on my licence this was not an official talk just a quick chat when we bumped into each other. so that aside i was possibly looking at new glass i cant decide wether to go for a fixed scope such as a S&B 8x56 or something with variable mag i wouldnt be pushing out very far for obvious reasons 150 yard max so great magnifications are not needed. i still havent chosen which route to go on rifle manufacturer im looking at possibly a sako 75 or a new 85 in 6.5x55mm if anyone wishes to point me away from a sako then feel free. i look forward too your views

 

liam

Liam, I have two friends that I stalk with occasionally who have all singing and dancing scopes, one an S&B, the other a Swaro and they are beautiful. Both leave them set at 7x for deer stalking and never move them. But they have similar scopes mounted on foxing rifles and find the variable mag really useful for long range stuff.

 

I bought a 7x50 S&B in a sale from Macleods of Tain, I also ended up buying my Sako 75 6.5x55 finnlight from them too. It produces 3/4" groups with federal 140gn powershok's off the bi-pod in the field, not bench rested! In fact Macleods supplied me with a package deal that was very good indeed.

 

The 8x56 Hungarian is astounding value, great in low light and it gives you, what a friend of mine calls "a very optimistic sight picture". It gets you right up there, I can clearly see the holes in paper targets with Garry's 8x56 at 100yds, I cannot with a 6x42, I can just, only just mind, make them out with my 7x50. I do not think you would be dissapointed with it or a Sako.

 

Let us know what you get, and why.

 

Atb, ft

[lgray88 4]

i think i will go with the sako im running a sako 75 in .22-250 which could be a foxing rifle if we had fox up here but i am very happy with that rifle so no reasons really why i should change , so i really dont need a variable mag for this rifle 8x would do me fine the S&B seem great value for money im just wondering if you could pick one up cheaper actually in hungary or is there not much differnce in price here and there , its just i have a friend of mine going out there verys shortly.

 

liam

[SNAP SHOT 194]

other choice would be the zesis conquest 6.5x20x50, excellent scope for the money, once you get confident with the shooting ability of the 6.5

 

you will need a little mag to reach out there, you cannot achieve this with a fixed power, plus it would be handy to have a extra power for the range or long distance varminting.....!!

 

also look at the leupold VXIII even is the second hand market....

 

as always buy the best you can afford.....

 

 

snap.

[Rentomski 0]

as always buy the best you can afford.....

 

Wise words indeed!

 

I have a Docter 3-12x56 on my .308 which is a good piece of glass, if I can see a deer in poor light with my Swarovski binos I can also see it through the scope. Although it does tend to spend all its time set on 8x.....

[lgray88 4]

yeh a friend of mine has the doctor 3-12x56 very good glass but i hate the fact that the crosshairs get larger as you increase the magnification he doesnt really like it either its a older version he has maybe the newer ones dont do that now ?

 

liam

[3bl 0]

The 8x56 Schmidt & Bender Hungarian would be quite adequate for your needs if you plan to shoot out to 150yards,if you go the route of a variable scope then you will pay a lot more for it because of the build quality internal components,variable magnification etc, however if you choose the variable you can always use it for shots at longer range.As for buying the Schmidt & Bender in Hungary you would be liable for import tax,and VAT and if anything went wrong with the scope the dealers in this country would class it as a grey import, and you would possibly have to send it back to Hungary to have it repaired,however the choice is yours,good luck whatever you decide

[Yokel Matt 918]

I'm always banging on about it... but i can't fault the Meopta 7x50.

[Rentomski 0]

yeh a friend of mine has the doctor 3-12x56 very good glass but i hate the fact that the crosshairs get larger as you increase the magnification he doesnt really like it either its a older version he has maybe the newer ones dont do that now ?

 

liam

 

Mine does exactly the same and did take a bit of getting used to; a case of what you get with a first focal plane reticle. I'm not bothered about it now as I leave it on 8x just about all the time, but I can't fault the build quality or the low light ability of the scope. I believe that Docter do make some scopes, primarily for target shooting, with the reticle in the second focal plane so the apparent size of the reticle remains constant across the zoom magnification range.