Thread: Nikko Stirling - thoughts

Originally Posted by GDMP

What was the old model of Nikko stirling,that had the rail actually machined into the bottom of the scope tube?.Had one of those years ago and it was not a bad scope at all,and very convenient to mount on certain rifles much easier than a conventional scope tube in some cases.

Their first ones that I recollect were like that. My very first scope was a Nikko Stirling Tiara with the integral rail/clamp. 4x15 or something like that. IIRC it was either a 3/4" or 7/8" tube and the field of view was like looking thru a length of 1/2" water pipe. On my first 22 it accounted for hundreds of rabbits.

I still have a 4x28 Tiara sitting unloved in a drawer. It too has the integral rail/clamp. Still nice and clear but like the earlier Tiaras a very narrow FOV.

Originally Posted by GDMP

What was the old model of Nikko stirling,that had the rail actually machined into the bottom of the scope tube?.Had one of those years ago and it was not a bad scope at all,and very convenient to mount on certain rifles much easier than a conventional scope tube in some cases.

(mountmaster) , just took a 4x40 of a norinco as not quite enough fov or clear enough for rabbitts in long dry grass but drilled many a possum out to 75 mts at night as the light helped to centre scope on target .