Best Scope For A 223

[Marctitty 92]

Right lads I'm thinking off getting new scope for my 223 I'll be using it for lamping and day use. What would you guys recommend ? Thinking off hawke sidewinder. Spending about £400

[charlie caller 3,654]

Forget Hawke mate and buy a Nikon, you will not regret it, and wonder why you never did it in the past.

[Marctitty 92]

Hi mate any model you would recommend

[Matthew Roots 9]

Would like to know why someone said forget the hawke as I have one on order with new gun and thought it was quite good tbo the model I chose was the 6x24x56 in 20x half mildot. Any thoughts on this would be great fully welcome before I splash the cash.

[slipper 116]

I have a Hawke on my 223 not through choice but I'm on a budget, but it was zeroed 18 months ago maybe longer, and still shooting foxes out to 250 yards no problem,

If I ever manage to save a few Bob I'll put a 8×56 Schmidt on it

[Jax13 251]

Forget Hawke mate and buy a Nikon, you will not regret it, and wonder why you never did it in the past.

 

Unless you buy a monarch which was outperformed in low light and daylight (with better depth of field and an arguably more forgiving eye box) by a hawke panorama.

 

Genuinely the worst scope I have ever owned.

 

 

400 quid budget I'd be looking at a 2nd hand vortex viper.

[charlie caller 3,654]

Well I have a prostaff on my .243 my pal has a S&B on his rifle, comparing the two in low light etc, it is difficult to tell them apart, it makes me laugh comparing a hawke scope to a Nikon is like comparing a ford Mondeo with a Merc,I am not saying the Hawke scopes are bad, I have had one or two nice ones, but they are not in the same league.

[jayjay 264]

I have a mint as new condition S&B 8x56 scope with 30mm tube, only genuinely been on rifle for around a month.........looking for £380

 

cheers,

 

jay

[charlie caller 3,654]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nikon-Scope-M3-2-5-10x50-Duplex-/152244520566?hash=item23727b0676:g:yZIAAOSwU9xUOnvM

 

 

 

Something like this mate.

[Marctitty 92]

Jay jay don't mind me asking what's the reason your selling that scope mate and what you replacing it wit

[jayjay 264]

Jay jay don't mind me asking what's the reason your selling that scope mate and what you replacing it wit

genuine reason mate......my eyes are getting worst lol and needed a scope with variable mag, so bought a lesser quality scope and went for a hawke sidewinder.

 

all the best,

 

jay.

[Marctitty 92]

What sidewinder you go for mate as I don't think a fixed mag would be any good for me like

[Jax13 251]

Well I have a prostaff on my .243 my pal has a S&B on his rifle, comparing the two in low light etc, it is difficult to tell them apart, it makes me laugh comparing a hawke scope to a Nikon is like comparing a ford Mondeo with a Merc,I am not saying the Hawke scopes are bad, I have had one or two nice ones, but they are not in the same league.

Yep.

 

Currently have a mk4 Mondeo, wouldn't want to own or even just drive my dad's last car (a merc) on a daily basis because it's a heap of crap that breaks down all the time, costs a fortune to fix and wasn't even as comfy to sit in or well equipped for the extra £8k purchase price!

 

Genuinely, I dont see how you say the 2 aren't comparable. The monarch I had might have just been duff, or not suited to my eye but it is genuinely one of the worst scopes I have ever owned when you look at it on a bang for buck basis.

 

I would much, much rather have my old phillilino Simmons aetec back to another monarch. The Nikon wasn't bad exactly, just for the cost of it, it was worse or no better compared side by side against newer 'budget' or older half decent (but still relatively budget) glass.

 

Shame really as the build quality was lovely - it was just not a good performer in any aspect compared to every other scope I own, or have owned in the past.

[Marctitty 92]

Right lads I'm going to get a sidewinder as Iv always used hawke what models would you guys recommend

[Matthew Roots 9]

I quite like the one I have on order its 6x24x56 20x half mil dot. Now in the real I can't help as I've not used it yet