hmr.17

[patdahat 41]

i am looking for advice on which scope you would recomend for the hmr .17 as the one i have is a piece of muck and i will be purchasing a new 1 in the comming week's.

[chalky 0]

MEOPTA artemis 2000 7 X 50

 

Wide field of view absolutely astounding clarity thro the optics and a really fine X hair so it doesent obscure the subject.

 

I cant for the life of me understand why any shooter would need anything bigger for a max shot of 225 yds. Most shots being between 50 Yds & 125 Yds

 

ive seen air rifles with 10-25 X 56 optics on for a shot that you could take with open iron sights.

 

Dont listen to the hype surrounding scopes, most have crap glass anyway. i agree with a large objective bell as this aids in poor light but a small Schmidt & Bender second hand hungarian with X7 mag will easily suffice. pick up for £200.

 

I hope this helps.

[patdahat 41]

cheers chalky it's a start anyway.

[Deker 3,478]

MEOPTA artemis 2000 7 X 50

 

Wide field of view absolutely astounding clarity thro the optics and a really fine X hair so it doesent obscure the subject.

 

I cant for the life of me understand why any shooter would need anything bigger for a max shot of 225 yds. Most shots being between 50 Yds & 125 Yds

 

ive seen air rifles with 10-25 X 56 optics on for a shot that you could take with open iron sights.

 

Dont listen to the hype surrounding scopes, most have crap glass anyway. i agree with a large objective bell as this aids in poor light but a small Schmidt & Bender second hand hungarian with X7 mag will easily suffice. pick up for £200.

 

I hope this helps.

 

 

I tend to agree but magnification is a very personal thing and everyone likes what they like for whatever reason, a few weeks back at Bisley on Short Siberia 200 yards, I was on 6x and the shooter next to me was on 24x....anyway, magnification aside light transmission and clarity come high but this can be achieved in a number of relatively innexpensive scopes. What I tend to find a good judge of a scope is how well it holds zero, the cheap ones tend to be different every time you take them out.

 

So, after all that, get as good a scope as you can afford, if you have £200 to spend don't spend it on a £200 scope, spend £200 on a used £500 scope!

[quicksilver 0]

i use a 8.5-24x 50 leupold on my 17hmr, i bought it off a member on the forum. The reticle is the varmint hunter which is quite fine. For the hmr i dont think you need too many aim points on the cross hair due to the flat trajectory of the round. I like this scope and find it good for the rabbits.

 

i agree with the argument around magnification but it is always good to have the option to wind it up a little if the need arises especially to check out the immediate ground at your target for stones etc, although mine is never off the 10 setting much.

 

keith

[riflehunter 1]

I have a hawke endurance 30 3-12 x50 on my hmr and I cant fault it very clear crisp glass, great at dusk and dawn.

 

This fella also has a hawke on his setup and he is hitting nails at 110 yrds