1000 yard scope recommendations

[Quarters]

Hi All

I'm looking to buy a scope for a club gun (.308). We would like it go from from 300 yards to 1000 yards, have 1/4 MOA clicks and magnification ranging from about 15 to 30 times.

As it's a club gun we're not looking to spend too much - about £300 to £600.

Any thoughts?


Thanks

[The Gun Pimp]

For that price range (buying new) you are into Chinese optics. You can pay £4-500 for an 8-32 scope from some Chinese brands who spend a lot on advertising or you can spend an honest £150 and buy one of Fox Firearms chinese scopes.
They come in various magnification ranges but stick with the 8-32. There is also a choice of useful reticles. Quite a few of us have these as 'back up' scopes and they are 'shootable'.

Alternatively, you might get an 8-32 Sightron secondhand for £600

However, you may struggle to cover 300 - 1000 yds without a tapered rail (a 20 MOA will be fine). I think the Fox scope has a total of 75 MOA but of course you will lose half of this when you mount and zero it. Depending on barrel-length and load you will need c. 36 to 40 MOA to cover the 300 - 1000 yd range.

[Geek]

^^^^ THIS

Either second-hand Sightron or a Fox Firearms scope (I have both).

Before my new scope arrived for my AI I purchased a Fox firearms scope (8-32x56) and shot out to 900 yards. In fact there is someone who shoots at Diggle who uses and old Remington .308 with a Fox's scope and on a good day has out shot much more expensive rifle and scope combinations.

@The Gun Pimp I cannot find the article on the Target Shooter website when you did the comparison of the scopes (I had the Fox's scope on my Ai), which would be worth linking.

[Quarters]

Hi

Thanks for your very helpful replies.

When you say a Fox scoped you mean Fox Firearm at Diggle? I can't seem to get to his website at the moment.

Thanks

[1066]

I have a Fox 8-32 and a Sightron S111 8-32.. I've shot the Fox at all ranges up to 1,000 and quite happy with it for a budget scope.

[RDC]

I've used the mentioned above Fox scope at 1000 yards and it performed admirably. Was it as clear as a S&B or March? Nope. But then again it cost less than 10 times the price.

Perfectly serviceable for a club rifle.

[The Gun Pimp]

You can email Brian Fox on irvingfox1234@aol.com

[Alpha1]

I have one of the Fox scopes had it for years it works fine and for what I paid for it I have no complaints at all.