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SCOPE FOR .17HMR

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  • 29-05-2012 10:23am
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    ALAN.N
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭


    Could someone give me some advice on a scope for a .17hmr please, i am looking at a bushnell banner 6-8 x 50 , has anyone got any views on this scope ? I do most of my shooting in early morning or late evenings so i would need a scope that proforms well in low light conditions.


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    clivej
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    ALAN.N wrote: »
    Could someone give me some advice on a scope for a .17hmr please, i am looking at a bushnell banner 6-8 x 50 , has anyone got any views on this scope ? I do most of my shooting in early morning or late evenings so i would need a scope that proforms well in low light conditions.


    A great choice of rifle scope. Good clear glass.
    I have one on my 22lr and plan on getting another for my Marlin 1894 lever action in .38/357.


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    kildare.17hmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,617 ✭✭✭kildare.17hmr


    Agree with clive great scope, you will probably find you leave it on 8x the whole time


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    ALAN.N
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭ALAN.N


    Sorry lads the scope i was looking at is a 6-18x50, thanks for your replies !:o


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    landkeeper
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    well even that is a good scope for a .17 i'd gor for something with 8-24 mag as you can use it with a 17 head shooting rabbits at 150+yrds


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    kildare.17hmr
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    Even better, i usually had mine on 10x an up to 12x for longer shots. On the .223 i just leave it on 10x for everything


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    garv123
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    I have 4-16 on mine and its left on 10-12 all the time now and im shooting rabbits out at 130-160 yards with it no bother.

    The higher mag makes you feel less steady i feel and gives a smaller field of view to follow a rabbit if it moves.

    Id go with the one you mentioned, you can get it for £100 + p&p in the uk


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    tac foley
    Registered Users Posts: 5,500 ✭✭✭tac foley


    + on the posts here. We like them over here for the great value for money they represent. It's appreciated that not everybody can go to a Zeiss or S&B these days.

    tac


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    clivej
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    ALAN.N wrote: »
    Sorry lads the scope i was looking at is a 6-18x50, thanks for your replies !:o

    Any/All of the lads here knew you ment the banner 6-18x50. ;);)

    Was in O'Hallorans today and he has one Bushnell Trophy 6-18x50 on offer @€;299


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    ALAN.N
    Registered Users Posts: 52 ✭✭ALAN.N


    I was just offered a secondhand Hawke varmint sf 2.5-10 x 44 ,would i be better to stick with the Bushnell banner or go with this scope, i would be grateful for your thoughts on this please.


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    vermin hunter
    Registered Users Posts: 211 ✭✭vermin hunter


    ALAN.N wrote: »
    I was just offered a secondhand Hawke varmint sf 2.5-10 x 44 ,would i be better to stick with the Bushnell banner or go with this scope, i would be grateful for your thoughts on this please.

    Alan what scope are you using on the .17hmr and would you recommend it.


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    FISMA
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    ALAN.N wrote: »
    I do most of my shooting in early morning or late evenings so i would need a scope that preforms well in low light conditions.

    Bushnell's are grand. They'll probably perform better than you expect or need.

    In low light conditions, you will want a big bell. The 50mm is spot on. You'll also want high end glass and the best coatings, but that is going cost thousands.

    If money was no object, I would say get a March. Till then, Bushnell, Burris, Nikon, Vortex, Redfield, and the like will probably be more than enough.

    When I buy a scope, I like to get my preferred magnification in the middle of the scope's magnification range. For example, for 12x, I would buy a 6-18 (6+18/2). I like my 3-9 range for shooting 6x (3+9/2).

    Just my preference. I don't like to zoom to the extreme to reach my preferred mag.


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