best suited scope

[bignoel 14]

right guys i have a parkerhale comeing in 308 now what scope would be best suited to this type of rifle .it will be for deer/fox/boar thanks noel

[HUnter_zero 58]

right guys i have a parkerhale comeing in 308 now what scope would be best suited to this type of rifle .it will be for deer/fox/boar thanks noel

 

What budget have you got for glass?

What type of Boar shooting will you be doing?

 

John

Edited September 19, 2009 by HUnter_zero

[waidmann 105]

what kind of budget?

i would go for a variable,illuminated,as big an objective as possible.

variable will reduce light transmission minimally( against say a 8x56) but will be more versatile when stalking/long distance fox etc

illuminated will help when sitting on for boar at night,often you only have a sillouette to work on and you cannot see the crosshairs.

objective size will let in the little light you often have to make do with( 56mm will do the best night work,you can get bigger but they are expensive)

get the best you can afford is the onlt tip i can give you without a budget,and don't save on the mounts. agood set up will last.a crap one will drive you mad!

if you want to do driven boar then i would reccomend removable mounts and a second scope( you can fit it to the same mount base) ot no or minimal magnification(holo sight etc) 20mm obj will do you.

Edited September 19, 2009 by waidmann

[bignoel 14]

thanks for all the input it wont be driven boar neither. price region upto around 1k .

[danebrewer10 6]

Oh ho ho ho around 1K aaah you'll have a big selection then, seriously consider Schmidt Bender, I have on of their 6x42 hungarian models on my .17 HMR- seriously good bit of glass,- awesome light transmission and contrast, if you're willing to spend almost all of your budget, then i'd recommend S&B's 3-12x40 or 3-12x50 at £919 and £939 respectively, though if I were buying a new rifle and scope, I'd just stick with 8x56 in either the A4 or A7 reticles, (German type heavy posts @ 3,6 and 9 o'clock and thin wire from 12:00) but then I wouldn't want to afford to spend a grand on a scope (unless it was my profession)! good luck with it!

 

take a look at zeiss and swarovski as well, I do personally think that the European manufacturers are truly the best with S&B coming in tops in toughness (they make the current issue USMC sniper day scope)

[jamie g 17]

if i where boar and deer shooting i would have a fixed mag 8x50 or 8x56.

[bignoel 14]

i have a s & b 3x12x40 on my 243 and yes the glass is A1 .maybe try the 8x56 and it is for a profession tax deductable to.

[Eric The Dog 0]

right guys i have a parkerhale comeing in 308 now what scope would be best suited to this type of rifle .it will be for deer/fox/boar thanks noel

 

I have several Rifles all with Swarovski's and leupolds but I used a Weaver Extreme Classic 2.5-10 x 56 In the week mounted on a .308 and it was floorless, they come with the german #4 Reticule iluminated reticule 30mm tube and a clean matte finish. £512!!

 

I have always been very particular with my scopes and would have never considered buying any other scopes than Swarovski's and Leupolds but the Weaver is a very good scope for the money and well ive bought one to put on my Steyr Pro hunter mountain mkII .308

[waidmann 105]

i would in that case go for a s+b,docter,zeiss glass.

depending on whether you stalk alot or more night shooting with or without a lamp( want to keep it light or mount an observatory?)

the big makes offer reliable optics and very good service if something goes wrong. leica also make excellant scopes.

atb

[provarmint 25]

Have a look at these http://www.aimfieldsports.com/sightronscopes.htm

John's a nice guy, Sightron are all the rage in USA at the moment, lifetime warranty, great glass.

ATB,

PV.