GALLERY RIFLE & PISTOL NEWS
56mm diameter objective lens. The 50mm variety are very popular in GR as they allow more light in than the smaller versions and they are usually combined with a one-inch tube (body) which helps to keep the overall weight of your rifle down. Most of the scopes that offer a 56mm objective lens will use
well worth your time to read some of the excellent articles on this subject on the internet. More and more scopes are becoming available where the parallax adjustment is made by a dial located on the side of the main body of the scope, although it is not generally considered to be as accurate as the AO ring system. Whichever type of scope you go for, the main thing to make sure of is that it will physically focus down to 10m otherwise there will be an awful lot of GR competitions that you will not be able to take part in as all you will see is a blur when you bring the rifle up into the aim. Quite a few of the models in the Leupold range for example will not focus down to less than 25m as
Bushnell’s Elite 6500 2.5 - 16x is an excellent all round scope.
they
a 30mm body which will let more light in again when shooting in poor weather or light conditions but they are generally a lot heavier than the one-inch versions, so keep this in mind before opting for one.
I use two 6 – 25x by 56mm Millett scopes with 30mm bodies on my precision rifles (for 1500 & shorts etc) and whilst they certainly do the job, I really could do without the extra weight that they add onto my rifles. Many scopes will have an adjustable objective ring marked with the approximate shooting distances around it to allow you to quickly focus on the target but more importantly, help correct any parallax error that is present at each distance.
To go into the effects and corrections of parallax error here would take up far too much space but it will be
as primarily longer range
hunting scopes so it’s always best to check before you buy.
As with most things, you usually get what you pay for and scopes are no exception and anything that uses either Japanese or German lenses in it will be more expensive but the quality is certainly a lot higher which can easily be seen when comparing them side by side on the range. I have always advocated using the Edgar Brothers Optimate range as they were manufactured in Japan and were excellent value for money considering they retailed for around £160-170 each but unfortunately these are no longer available.
Left - Proper fitment. Right - Not something you’d want to rely on!
I have used their 5-20 x 50 models for the last 15 years or so and have never had a single problem with any of them but, looking around recently for a new scope to use for Bianchi, there doesn’t seem to be anything else of that quality around anymore for this sort of money. Yes there are plenty of scopes available for around £150-200 and plenty more for a lot less money but they are all fitted with cheap Chinese lenses and the build quality is somewhat dubious to say the least.
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