Thread: Help Me Pick A Scope

Yea if its for hunting as well 6x is too higher mag to be useful you want 4x or lower even 4x is a bit high but doable. Now Ill probably get shot down for this but at the end of the day you know what you can afford ( the amount of times someone asks what's a good bla bla bla and this is my budget and you get guys chiming in suggesting stuff 2 to 3x or more is stupid they mentioned a budget for a reason) so see if some mates have or go to a shop and have a look through a few in your budget everyone's eyes are different so what suits me might be different to you. Myself I run scopes at the cheap end of the scale and try to buy new. Advantage of buying scopes at the lower end of the scale new is they have a warranty but of all the scopes I've had and got now only one has needed a warranty claim and that was sorted no questions asked. My favorite of the cheap end of the scale is nikko stirling I currently have 8 at last count on rifles and never had a problem with one. Yea sure they aint no night force or anything but at that price you'd be an idiot to expect it. Stick to a well known name stay away form the fancy shit you just want a good mag range adjustable parallax will be handy for target work and clear optics (keeping in mind the money your paying) be realistic with your expectations vs budget. Stick to brands that have been around for a while dont forget decent mounts, and take it out and learn how to use it and enjoy. Then after a while you might want to upgrade it as I was intending to do or If it gives trouble free service vs the amount your using it just keep it. Back in the day they made do with some pretty basic stuff and just got out there and used what they had...