Scopes for Gallery Rifle

[mag41uk]

I have a few GR type rifles all fitted with different scopes.
I am toying with idea of buying three new scopes all the same model.
Would be nice to have uniformity.
I am looking at 4 -14 ish with 30 mm tube with moa tactical style turrets.
Has anyone experience with Optisan or MTC viper?

[Gh0st]

No experience with the MTC optics, i could be wrong but they are primarily used on Airguns.

I have just changed both my Gallery scopes from a pair of Bushnells to a Pair of Vortex Diamond back tacticals in 6-24x50, 30mm tubes and focus to 10m. They’re also really compact in size.

May be worth a look

[James84]

+1 for the Vortex

[Sim G]

For gallery rifle, do not buy too much magnification. A quality x6 power will be far superior to a lesser, much higher mag. 2-7 is a great variable range and a quality smaller objective will out perform even in light gathering, something inferior.

Benchmark with glass was always spend on a scope what you did on the rifle. You don’t have to to do that today to get good glass. But if you do, you will get really good glass.

[Gh0st]

Try the magnifications yourself, everyone prefers different set ups, just remember tho, better to have too much and not use it than not enough and want it.

If your shooting out to 50m in say the 1500 7mag will not be enough a compromise would be 4-16 or similar, but the higher you go the higher the lowest mag is. Mine for example is 6 at 10m which is fine with a FFP reticle and fine crosshairs. But some don’t like it.

I have a few scopes including Schmidt and Bender glass, honestly the latest Vortex are just as good if not clearer in normal conditions. Seriously low light is where expensive glass shines

[DanTheMan]

I'm in the same boat, same scope on 3 rifles and I absolutely love the Vortex Viper PST 1-4, I use them on 9mm and .22 gallery rifles as well as .223, so easy to change zero if you are going from 20 to 10 yards in a gallery comp.
Nice to be able to get a really low mag too, gets a bit of use at 2x. Also get decent results at 500 yards on 223 with 4x (max) in service rifle comps.

[Gh0st]

I'm in the same boat, same scope on 3 rifles and I absolutely love the Vortex Viper PST 1-4, I use them on 9mm and .22 gallery rifles as well as .223, so easy to change zero if you are going from 20 to 10 yards in a gallery comp.
Nice to be able to get a really low mag too, gets a bit of use at 2x. Also get decent results at 500 yards on 223 with 4x (max) in service rifle comps.

Ive been using a PST GEN II on my mini rifle. It’s a ridiculously good bit of kit, especially with the red dot. Tempted to use it on my spare 10/22 for multi target as i struggle with that target.