Schmidt Bender 8x56 or 6x42?

[Helmuthunter 0]

Hi all,

 

I have a .243 caliber gun, and I want to buy a riflescope for it. What do you think, which one should I choose?

 

A Schmidt Bender 8x56 this one costs only £465 or a Schmidt Bender 6x42 this one costs only £426, and the shipping is free.

 

The third choice would be an AKAH 10-40x56, but Schmidt Bender is a better brand.

 

Thanks for the help in advance.

[scottyboyish 14]

I had a Schmidt and Bender 6x42 on an Anschutz .17 HMR and I found it to be a great scope. I think with the .243 you'd be better off with the 8x56. Brilliant scopes.

[remi700 99]

Have a schmidt 8x56 on a 22-250 and I've shoot foxes to 300 yards with it. Fantastic glass, you wont go wrong with either. Depends what your shootin really. For deer id imagine the 6x42 would do the job. Personally if I had it all to do again id buy another 8x56. Atb Mark

[Water Badger 26]

8 x 56 every time much better light gatthering giving you earlier starts and later finishes well worth it at both ends of the day

[Hawkeye. 26]

Had a 8 x 56 , sold it and bought a 4.5 - 14 x 40 with parallax adjustment, great scope but miss the wider field of view of the 56

[SUNDAYBAIN 19]

S & B 8X56 Great scope you wont regret buying one

[waidmann 105]

It would depend what type of shooting you want to do?

 

A lot of low light /moonlight shooting I would have the 8x56 up against any other scope for light transmission, they are known in germany as "sauen glas" (pig/boar glasses).

 

If its a lot of walking up/stalking in daylight hours or with the lamp then I would go for the lighter and probably cheaper 6 x 42 ( I do prefer to have an adjustable scope for this type of thing tbf)

 

Hope this helps a bit,

 

Waidmannsheil!!

[PlasticJock 539]

Hi all,

 

I have a .243 caliber gun, and I want to buy a riflescope for it. What do you think, which one should I choose?

 

A Schmidt Bender 8x56 this one costs only £465 or a Schmidt Bender 6x42 this one costs only £426, and the shipping is free.

 

The third choice would be an AKAH 10-40x56, but Schmidt Bender is a better brand.

 

Thanks for the help in advance.

 

Thanks for asking this question as I was also umming and ahhing over the same problem. Looks like 8x56

[muddy210 34]

got the 6x42 on me stalking rifle and its fantastic cannot fault it in anyway never needed anything bigger for a deer rifle perfect in the woods or in the field its a good scope for any of the ranges you are gonna shoot them at

[shotgun tim 27]

IV GOT A S&B 6X42 ON MY 308 AND IV SHOT OUT TO 500YARDS FOR RED DEER I WOULDNT CHANGE IT!!!

[The Seeker 3,048]

I've a S&B 8x56 on my .223 the clarity and light gathering is amazing, cant comment on the 6x42 but you can't go wrong with a quality scope such as these.