Scope for a .223

Good afternoon all.
I am pretty close to putting the cash down on a .223 and was looking for some advise on a scope.
I'll be using it in various environments, shooting feral deer on farms, public land NI wallaby and some 'sporting rifle' competitions, probably not bush bashing with it though.
TBH, I doubt I'll be shooting out beyond 300m, but lets say 400m in near perfect conditions on wallaby and hare, deer probably sub 300m

I think I want a 50mm objective lens but am not committed to this.
Just wondering if a 4-12 magnification would be enough, or would going to say 18x with parallax be a better idea?

Thanks

IMaca

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Originally Posted by McNotty

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Yep that one I reckon, it's the 1st one I thought of and clearly McNotty did too.

3x9 or 4x14 should see you right.

Leupold VX5 3-15 x44

practise is essential with the heavies before harvesting deer past 300 yards with a 223

Keep your eye out on here. Some good scopes come up for good prices.

Vixen 4-16 can be had with a BDC reticle and parallax adjustment. It has a 44mm objective and reasonably lightweight too. Very good value.

Arken EPL-4, 4-16x444

I run a 1-8 on one of mine and a 4-16 on the other. The 1-8 honestly gets the most use and is fine on small animals (goat/wallabies) out to 300 or so. A BDC reticle or mildot is really useful. Extra magnification can help you see better but not necessarily shoot better. I find a wider field of view more useful to be honest. I'm in the process of swapping number 2 to a NV scope largely influenced by tahr's experience and videos so that will be interesting.

Have a look at the element 2-16 hd or hdlr not top tier but good for the money

If you want to use it for competition, the Arken that @55six mentioned certainly ticks a lot of boxes.

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Originally Posted by Bol Tackshin

Vixen 4-16 can be had with a BDC reticle and parallax adjustment. It has a 44mm objective and reasonably lightweight too. Very good value.

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Just fitted one to a 223, great scope for a lightweight rifle, needed the parallax for my very old eyes, works great without my glasses which a non-adjustable parallax wouldn't do.

After shooting with the 223 for a couple of years now using a 3-9x scope I'd be looking at something that has 2 or 3x bottom end and up to 18x top end.
The 9x is only just ok out to 300m for accurate shots on small wallabies IMO.

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Originally Posted by Marty Henry

I run a 1-8 on one of mine and a 4-16 on the other. The 1-8 honestly gets the most use and is fine on small animals (goat/wallabies) out to 300 or so. A BDC reticle or mildot is really useful. Extra magnification can help you see better but not necessarily shoot better. I find a wider field of view more useful to be honest. I'm in the process of swapping number 2 to a NV scope largely influenced by tahr's experience and videos so that will be interesting.

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Have you decided what NV you are getting?

It's a basic pard 008 that belongs to an acquaintance moving to oz for work. I sat on the lawn last night learning how to use it. Today I'll give it a go in daylight before slapping it on a rifle. It looks like there's a mil dot or similar reticle that might work as a rough rangefinder. Time will tell.

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Originally Posted by 55six

Arken EPL-4, 4-16x444

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Yes all very good scope top optics for little outlay

I think a 4-12 is enough but nothing wrong/everything better with 3-15 I’m using a 10 power on my 708 and hitting a 4” plate at 400 VX3-hd for me I’d rather a finer reticle though at 400 I have 4 tiny bits of white on that gong for each corner. 4-12x50BT Z3 4W would be my pick or VX-5 3-15 duplex or even better the mill version in htmr I think it is

I put a Bushnell Elite 2.5-10x on my Howa Mini. Makes it a very versatile wee rifle. Pretty much covers all the bases for me

I have a Swarvo Z5 on mine and love it

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Originally Posted by 7mm Rem Mag

I have a Swarvo Z5 on mine and love it

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Same here great for small targets at longer distance and old eyes

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I run a 2-7 leupold on my .222 hardly moves of 3 for most hunts but shots are normally within 150 metres - I have a bushnell om my 308. and love that I really like a scope now with an adjustable eyepiece - makes getting a good clear view target shooting easy as - would not buy a scope now without that feature - like the GPO scopes and the Vixen look the part - always been a leupold fan but the lack of adjustment now a pain - I believe only the VX5 has that feature

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Originally Posted by RUMPY

After shooting with the 223 for a couple of years now using a 3-9x scope I'd be looking at something that has 2 or 3x bottom end and up to 18x top end.
The 9x is only just ok out to 300m for accurate shots on small wallabies IMO.

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I've shot Wally's out to 328 with a 2-7 set on seven, and you know you've got a long way to catch up to me in age. Anyway I do like my Vixen 3-12, but it's not top notch on 12 on dusk, I could see virtually in the dark at 4 power.

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Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

I run a 2-7 leupold on my .222 hardly moves of 3 for most hunts but shots are normally within 150 metres - I have a bushnell om my 308. and love that I really like a scope now with an adjustable eyepiece - makes getting a good clear view target shooting easy as - would not buy a scope now without that feature - like the GPO scopes and the Vixen look the part - always been a leupold fan but the lack of adjustment now a pain - I believe only the VX5 has that feature

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Best group I ever did was with a three power fixed on a Sako Vixen 222