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having decided on a savage 12F/tr in .308 its time to find some glass

now the guys at the club are all nutts and are trying to convince me to spent £1500+ on a night force, but i simply cant afford that.

i have been recomended a nikko stirling target master
http://www.uttings.co.uk/Product/543/10 ... fle-scope/

will this be any good on the savage shooting up to 1k?

if not could people reccomend a scope? i can afford up to about £400

thanks guys

I would suggest either a Brian Fox scope or a second hand S&B or Leupold/Zeiss or similar.

Mike

The Fox offering will make a very good first 'scope and at just over GBP100 they are well worth the money.

ovenpaa wrote:The Fox offering will make a very good first 'scope and at just over GBP100 they are well worth the money.

even out to 1k?

im guessing the nikko is not recomended?

In scopes, you really do get what you pay for.....

paxtond wrote:

ovenpaa wrote:The Fox offering will make a very good first 'scope and at just over GBP100 they are well worth the money.

even out to 1k?

Don't be fooled into thinking you need mega magnification for long ranges. A 25x scope is plenty, even out to 1200 yds, as long as you have the right reticle in it.

I haven't used the Fox scopes but they go to 32x or 40x and I hear the glass is very good for the price.

Hello,
I may be wrong and please correct me if I am but I thought that the Big Nikko was designed and marketed at the Field Target air-rifle brigade therefore there might be a bit of a question mark as to whether they would tolerate the sustained recoil of a .308
A few people in the national F/TR league were using Brian Fox's scopes so they cant be too bad-I did have one on my .308 for a while and it was built like a tank and never played up. the only reason for changing it was that the mil-dot rectile was to thick for target work so the target dot version would be a better option (more difficult to accurately hold-over thou). They are 'Marmite' scopes-you either love them or hate them.

Nikko Stirling scopes are fine for a rifle - depending on the scope model of course! I was using one myself over the weekend 4-16x50AO Gameking on my Rossi. Yes, do do get what you pay for but at the distances I shoot the Gameking will do me.

A review of the Targetmaster http://www.nikkostirling.com/Content/PD ... TDOORS.pdf

Another one to consider is the MTC range. I had a look through the MTC Viper on Sunday at 600m (fitted to a 243) and that was very nice indeed. http://www.mtcoptics.co.uk/mtcScope_Vip.htm

paxtond wrote:having decided on a savage 12F/tr in .308 its time to find some glass

now the guys at the club are all nutts and are trying to convince me to spent £1500+ on a night force, but i simply cant afford that.

i have been recomended a nikko stirling target master
http://www.uttings.co.uk/Product/543/10 ... fle-scope/

will this be any good on the savage shooting up to 1k?

if not could people reccomend a scope? i can afford up to about £400

thanks guys

Get one of Brian Fox's 8-32 scopes and put the £295 left over towards an 8-32 Sightron when you can afford it.
Vince

Before buying, take a look at an MTC Taipan 6-24 x 56. This has a great reticule, zero adjustable target type knobs with stadia lines so you don't have to count the 1/8 min clicks, you can dial in to a known setting. 30mm tube diam. You may need a 20 or 25 MOA rail to get out to 1K though. £284 inc vat.

MTC also does the Genesis, 5-20 x 50. This has a windage and elevation range of 100MOA according to the blurb, so should get to 1K with a 308 easily. 30mm tube diam. 1/4 min clicks (I think) £350 inc vat.

http://www.mtcoptics.co.uk/mtcScopes.htm

H/man