Hi all
Looking at purchasing a half decent scope for my 17hmr, which will be used for shooting hares
Any suggestions are welcome aswell as scope mount options??
Cheers
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Hi all
Looking at purchasing a half decent scope for my 17hmr, which will be used for shooting hares
Any suggestions are welcome aswell as scope mount options??
Cheers
I've had several Bushnell Banner 4-12A0 scopes and they are good value - suit the rimfires well. Have one on my 17HMR.
The other make offering good value/performance are the Nikkos - esp the Airking or gold Crown models. Must have had a dozen Nikkos on various rimfires and have not had a dud.
how far are ur targets , ??
Half decent ??? Let me think ,, yep I'd have to say night force
I would agree with Mudgripz on the Nikko Airking range. I have them on 22LRs and love mine. They do a 4-12 that would be ideal. Should be around $200 including a mount. I have an Arctic Fox 4-12 here somewhere that is similar price and quality but you cant really go wrong with the Nikko. As for more pricy / better grade options, the Night eaters by Nikko or the Sightron S1 may be worth a look too.
im running 6 nikkos and they have all been good using I think its 4x12-44 air kings on 222 and a 22 hornet well suited for what I do
Get a Vortex! Have one on mine awesome scope 4-16 great for the longer ranges
How much you want to spend. I like a Burris Fullfield 2, Burris C4 or a Nikon Monarch or Buckmaster. Many other good options, all dependant on what features and price you want.
Been using a little Redfield 3-9x40 Scope. Compared it to a Leupold VX1 and the Leupold was a touch brighter. The Redfield performs well and has no real poi shift through the mags.
VX3 Nice glass and makes those shots very easy.
I use a nikko 4-16x44 AO mildot on my HMR. Its great for the price. The glass isn't vortex quality at 16x def not but its a lot cheaper.
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Cheers for that guys
Idn???, probably looking at the, $250-$500 range, maybe 600 havnt made my mind up
Probably wont be shooting any further out than 150-200m but I will be doing close range as well, 30-50m?
Mate get the Buckmaster on trade me. Decent glass for the money and a good power range with the side focus too.
can you send me the link?
Cheers
You can match the dots with the hmr via the spot on app on the nikon web site. Pretty handy. I print mine off and laminate it for wet weather.
Cheers mate
eBay dude ,I just got a sweet deal for a scope with warentee still in the box unused , 400bucks! Well worth a look
I have brand new Nikko Nighteater 4-16x44 here at around the $400 mark and will include shipping if that is of any help. But I would still suggest looking at the Airking 4-12 at around $200 as it is what I would use, myself.
(when I say brand new I mean Brand new. Not that I bought it and didn't use it but that it is still part of the shop stock and is unsold, unused etc)
Or these are in budget and from what I have seen they are pretty good value too
http://www.deadeyedicks.co.nz/cms/pa...2-hhr-1917.php
http://www.deadeyedicks.co.nz/cms/pa...42-md-1919.php
I have a Nikko Stirling Nighteater 3-10 x 40 I think on my .22mag. Can't fault it for the price.
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i have a BSA sweet 17 on my hmr. It was cheap, around $220 from memory and it works well for the price so depending on what you want to spend it could be ideal.
It has the dialling turrets set for a hmr and has worked for me out to 270m. I hung a couple old small frying pans on a fence, ranged it via a gps at 270m and dialed the scope and hit it first time. It is a 6-18x40 so heaps of zoom although it does go a bit blurry over 16x and the glass isn't as clear as my vortex but it was half the price and i have no trouble hitting the target. Last week i shot a rosella at around 100m, cut it in half so for hares will be plenty.
Thanks for all the options guys, my savage 17hmr arrived in the mail today and it ahs a heavy barrel, so I would prefer having a scope which isn't too heavy also
An hmr has serious range for a rimfire. You'll want a scope that'll allow you to shoot to 250 at least
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I just purchased a nikko 3x9x42 niteeater scope, is that good??? Can you give me some recommendations for scope mounts/rings as I've heard some are better than others?
