Nikko Stirling scopes

yotesniper13

yotesniper13

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Does anyone know anything about Nikko Stirling scopes? Im looking for something that gathers more light than my coyote special. Im open for suggestions from you other night hunters.
 
More light? For sure NOT the Nikko. If you want more light than the CS you're going to have to spend some dough. Monarch, Weaver Super Slam, VX 3. Etc.

Take the ard of the CS.
 
The coyote special has 92% light transmission and I had one too and I took it back when I found that it didn’t out perform my Nikon Prostaff or my Bushnell Banner (lower end scopes)in low light or any condition for that matter.

Monarch has 95% light transmission and I have two which out perform the Prostaff models that I have.

I see NIKON has a new Prostaff (Fully Multicoated Optical System) that they’re claiming to have 98% light transmission which is awesome, but I haven’t tried it yet.

Never used a Nikko Stirling scope so I cannot comment on them, but I bet you’ll get comments from some that have never used one themselves.

I have found something else that has been working pretty good at Night, but I've only been using it for a week or so and couldn't recommend it until I know it will perform in all conditions and seasons like the Monarch.

Good Luck with your search.
 
Which monarchs do you have? I also read about the new prostaffs but I would rather spend a little more money on a scope that I know will perform well for me like a monarch or a super slam.
 
3-9X40 & 4-16X42 UCC Models.

It is the exit pupil and the light transmission quality of the glass and coatings that determines low light visibility and what you can see at sunrise, sunset, and at night. The exit pupil should be as large as the human eye under the same conditions. The exit pupil is calculated by dividing the objective diameter by the power setting on the scope. At night a 40 or 42mm objective scope set on 6 power will give you a 7mm exit pupil which is optimal and matches your eye and transmits the maximum light the eye can see. I keep my Nikon set on 6x for night hunting.

From Leupold: "The key to a scope providing a bright image to the shooter is not how much light it "gathers" but how much usable light it transmits. "Gathers, transmits, what's the difference?" Quite a lot, actually. First of all, rifle scope do not "gather" light, they transmit it. Yes, large objective scopes allow more light to enter the scope, but that by itself does not guarantee that the image will be any brighter than a smaller objective scope's. In other words, the better the glass and coatings you get, the better your night hunting."
 
Originally Posted By: kymailman98Translated into good ole American....Nikko Sterling means Junk.

What problem did you have with yours?

Shayne
 
Originally Posted By: kymailman98Translated into good ole American....Nikko Sterling means Junk.

Please tell us about your experience with Nikko Sterling that allows you to make that statement. First hand experience would be helpful to the OP.
 
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I had a Nikko that came on a Howa 1500 22-250 that I took in on payment for mounting a Bobcat and it was a P.O.S. I took it off the rifle the day I got it and put it on a muzzle loader of my buddies, in low light it was useless. He left it on the gun for a year and replaced it with another scope, the new scope shrunk his groups by about an inch. I would stay away from that brand, if I am not mistaken Howa no longer puts them on there package guns do to returns.
 
No. They still sell those pos scopes in the packages. JUNK. Clarity stinks. Light Stinks. adjustments suck. For the price, Nikons PorStaff walks all over it!
 


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