4-16×50 or 6-24×50 30mm tube scope which one, why?
_/\_Seems my economy has taken a turn for the better at present and I am on the market for a new scope.
Been waiting over a year now for these two to become available and to work one of these into my budget 😛
The price difference between the two is $50.xx, so that is not a deal-maker/breaker.
Will be used primarily for varmint hunting on a .223 and same on .22, some target shooting and a lot of general fun plinking!
4-16x50mm or 6-24x50mm, 30mm tube, side parallax, which would you choose, and why?
Sam 😀
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I have two Hawke Sidewinder 6.5-20 tacticals and a Nightforce NSX 8-32x ($1500). The lens are much closer than you might think. The lens are now made on CNC polishers and how far our the clarity goes has become a matter of time in the polisher. More time more cost. At the center there is little difference between both scopes. Near the very edges the Sidewinder fuzzes out first but so does the NF a little. Don’t waste a $1000 because of the difference or even $300. You don’t use the very outer edge of the viewing area – ever. My Leupolds Var III 6.5-20s on my varmint rifles are closer to the Sidewinder but are in the $700 range.
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If possible get a look through them first. That way you will know what you are getting and shouldn’t be disappointed.
The FOV, field of view should be greater with 4X, but are the edges more blurry than the other scope in limited light?
I bought the Hawke Tactical because of their great free ballistic program and a lot of features. Under low light the edges of the glass is not crystal clear but I didn’t have another to compare it to, but it is well worth the money. If you have a little extra to spend, you might cut a better deal by adding an extra mod item from a not to big to deal business.
All depends what you really want from your scope. For plinking and varmint I would tend to go for a low ish magnification with a small ish objective lens. But that is just what I like. I makes for a light weight fast focusing and very sharp scope. If your looking at doing low light shooting then a bigger objective and illuminated reticle would be option. I have a few big scopes biggest being a mammoth 10-50×60 and would only recommend any for completive target shooting. I dont know how much you have to spend but I like my Bushnell 2.5-16×42 most at the minute so would be happy to recommend them. It does spends most of its time at 10x though so I would probably like the much cheaper and lighter 10×40 just as much so may be a better option.
I would look at weight, length and features. If you are looking for a scope for long range precision I would go with highest magnification consistent with the price and retical you want. Weight is an issue from the perspective of lugging it into the field. Very unlikely anyone can shoot a 24x scoped rifle offhand. You will need to be prone or very well supported. The low end of the zoom range is irrelevant to varmint shooting. I would prefer a varmint scope with a low end of no lower than 10x. Maybe 12 – 32x? I think of 4x being for woods where you need to possible acquire and pickoff a big game animal inside of 70 yards. Nobody in their right mind would put a varmint scope on a woods rifle nor a deer scope on a varmint rifle. Some scopes are trying to be everything to everybody – cover all the bases, but as I get older I realize its just marketing.
I used to hunt ground hogs with my 22-250 and my scope was 4-12x. My eyes were better back then, so I had no problem. I would go prone with a harris bipod and there was only the slightest vibration when i fired so I got a great view of down range impact. It is so wrong but that was my favorite part – watching the carnage.
I am a long range Varmint hunter when not airgunning around the house. The latest trend is much higher magnification than past decades and for a decent 223 20-24x is considered the minimum on the high side these days. High quality glass and appropriate reticle is very important as well. (think etched glass and mil dot). My 22-250 and 243 both have 8-32x scopes and I use the 32x regularly from a bipod.
You want to see the P-Dogs explode and the 223 is a good round because of the verry low recoil so you don’t lose the sight picture. I used it for years. My 22-250 needs a little more weight to stay on target for the show and the 243 I use you must get back on sight b4 the carnage.
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Thanks for the Replies! I was looking at the Viper PST’s, but have now decided to hold off awhile?
Sam 😛