The Scope: and the powers that be
Looking for opinions on a scope purchase. I presently am using a Leapers 4-16×50 AO mil-dot scope. Very happy with it. Now I’m thinking about buying a Hawke’s Pro, or a Hawke’s MAP 6. My options are 4-16×50, or a 3-9×50. I don’t have much experienced with scopes, and I guess by and large, I don’t interpret what those numbers mean very well.
The Hawke’s seem to be quite popular overseas, so it must be a fairly decent scope.
I’ve gathered, mostly thru TAG, that mil-dot is the way to go. But I’ve not seen much on OPTIMUM scope power(s) for hunting with air rifles.
Thanks! 😀
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I love leapers. 🙂 I use an 8-32×56 on my condor and it’s awesome. I like really high magnification, so it works for me. I leave it on 8 for hunting, and it’s anywhere from 8-32 when I’m shooting targets, depending on my mood.
4-16 is a really nice range of magnification. 4 is a good low power, how most people like a hunting scope, and 16 is good enough to shoot longer range/targets.
The new leapers scopes are cool. They all have 30mm tubes, 56mm objectives, and side parralax adjustment. They also have those target knobs, where you can reset the zero and lock it down so it won’t turn. They are really nice.
If you want really good optics go get a nightforce or shmidt & bender. 🙂
Of course, you’ll have spent 4 times as much on a scope as you did on your gun. 😛
Hmmmm… yeah, I wasn’t getting into it…
OK, glass quality has a HUGE part on the quality of the image the scope can give you… no question about it.
But physically there’s no way a smaller objective can gather more light than a bigger objective. The bigger the objective, the more surface it will have to let the light pass through. That’s when the quality of lenses came in… better lenses (better glass, top finish, higher density…) will direct more coherent light towards the normal axis, allowing more light to go through the scope tube. But it’s just how the light is handled by the objective, not the amount of light that the objective was exposed to (I know this is not “just”, it’s very important to get a nice image).
I understand what you said (and I agree, a nice scope can be much better than a cheap one with huge objective… but at the end, there’s no way the nice scope getting more light than the bigger one… the cheap one is just not that good managing the light)…
I meant what I said about the lenses at scopes at the same price range (therefore, lenses almost at the same quality). 😉
When the scopes have glass of the same optical quality.
Hi!
I agree with RiffRaff…
Choosing a scope depends more on the use than other things (except money, I guess).
I own a Leapers 4-16x50mm… It`s probably the best for the price.
The numbers mean:
4-16×50 : this means the scope can magnify from 4x to 16x… it`s a variable scope, and the 50 is the size of the objective lens (in mm). Other important number is the size of the scope… the most commom sizes are 1″ (2,54cm) and 30mm (3cm).
The bigger the objective, the more light will go through it…
I have always been partial to these.
Very clear optics. bullet proof and
life time warranty.
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Shaky, the scope you need is one that focuses at the distance you shoot, and has a magnification that you can comfortably aim with. Low power usually has much more use in the field, and higher powers work best shooting targets. It takes a skilled shooter to use high power well.
I know it sounds vague and over-obvious, but deciding on a scope based on what somebody else likes sometime doesnt work well for you.
My recommendation is buy another Leapers like the one you have. Since you are already very happy with it, you wont be disappointed with another one.
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I went a step down from Mr-lama with a Leapers 6-24×56. The 6 power is a good hunting up to 25 yards. I felt if I got a 8x that sometimes I might
have a tough time finding my target fast and with the back yard squirrels running around that can be tough sometimes.