which rimfire scope and fast focus eye pieces?

TripleDeuce660

TripleDeuce660

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Looking to get a rimfire scope to get my 22 mag back in action for some bunny bustin. I need very long eye relief for this particular rifle or I have to crane my head way forward. This rules out my old standby 2-7x28 weaver.

So I have it narrowed down to this sightron 3-9x32 rimfire. looks nice. I like the lifetime warranty. Really my only concern is that is has a fine X hair. On one hand this gun averages 3/8" groups at 50 yards. My intention is taking heads of cottons this will allow precision placement. However, if they are on the run, in low light, or against dark backgrounds I am skeptical.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/147249/...r-reticle-matte

The other scope is nikon pro staff 4x. First off it is butt ugly. The gun is a beautiful mossberg 640 ks from the 60's with fantastic wood and this scope is fat and gross. My main concern here is the fast focus eye piece. Why in the heck are scopes going to this? Such as the new vxII. You set the focus once and never ever touch it for the rest of your life! Why would you want to mess with it and now it is subject to being bumped in the field! Am i crazy or do I have it right? Other then that it has the eye relief I want at a good price. Little lacking on power though for a rabbits head at 100 yards.

I do notice that the Mounting surface is longer and overall the nikon is 1/2" longer then the sightron. I think this might mean it not only has longer eye relief but I can move teh scope further back and have more flexibility in positioning it.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/564247/...x-reticle-matte




If I am missing a scope under 150 with eye relief around 4 inches i'm open to it.

 
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I have that Sightron rimfire 3-9x32 scope on a youth rimfire. It says it has a fine crosshair but I'd say it's more like "thin" not "fine". Much thinner than a standard reticle but not wire thin. About perfect for rimfire shooting. It's solidly built, feels quality made, good glass.

I also have a Sightron SI 3-9x40 HHR on another rimfire rifle. Also a great scope.
 
Clearidge scopes are very similar to the Weaver rimfires like the RV7 and RV9...but I havent checked prices on them, sorry. I hear they are the equal in quality to the Weaver. I have a RV9 that is outstanding and that i bought over the Leupold after comparing the two.
 
I have the Nikon 4X on a Ruger 10-22 and IMHO it fits the rifle well. Very clear and bright, and for my uses, plinking, varmints, rabbits, etc. the fixed 4 power and the cross hair seems just right. The fast focus is a non issue for me, it is stiff enough that in normal handling it doesn't move around.

I have another 10-22 with the Weaver Classic 4X on it and like it as well, but must say that I think the Nikon is a little brighter.

FYI...you can buy this scope on Amazon for $99.95 with free shipping...
 

Many of the scope makers will reset parallax for you on "high-powered" rifle scopes. I've had two done, one was Leupold, the other Swift. I know that Burris will reset it as well. Some do not charge a fee, like Swift, and does it as a customer service. I don't remember what Leupold charged, but it was probably $10 or so, enough to cover postage.

Leupold is known to have a good eye relief, except that some of their compact scopes and rimfires scopes generally have less. I purchased a Leupold VX-2, 3x9 with a Leupold dot, with the intent to have it adjusted for rimfire use. I had them set the parallax to 70 yards. The scope is now a dedicated rimfire scope, sitting on top of a Ruger 77/22 magnum.

If you can't find a rimfire scope that suits you, you may want to take a look at one suited for the high-powers, phone the company and ask about resetting parallax. You can basically set it to most any distance you want.

Just one more option and something to consider.

 


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