GDownRange
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Another vote for the Nikon Prostaff Rimfire. I earned an Appleseed rifleman patch with mine. It works well and doesn't break the bank.
I know it's over the $200 mark, but another vote for the 2-7x28mm Leupold rimfire scope. I have one on my CZ452FS and think it's a great scope. It seems to be perfectly sized for most of the smaller .22 rifles. And with Leupold's service and warranty, its hard to go wrong.
(I also have one of the higher end Leupold rimfire scopes, a VX-II 3-9x33mm EFR, on a CZ452 American. The difference in the glass is quite apparent side by side, but the 3-9x EFR blows the $200 budget completely away, and may be a bit overkill on a 10/22 carbine.)
Back in 1999 I was in the market for a scope for my 10/22 which is just a plain, unmodified, plinker / small game gun. Only problem was that the budget was pretty tight for stuff like that back then. Wound up putting a 2-7x BSA on it because it was so affordable and figured some day I'll probably upgrade it to a Leupold, which is what most of my other scopes are, and I like them. Long story short: ..... That BSA is still on there and still works good and has given me zero problems. It doesn't have the optical quality of my Leupolds but for plinking, squirrel hunting, and things like that, it works good enough that I've decided to leave it on. I'm basically a Leupold guy but I never considered myself to be what some call a "scope snob". So to prove I'm not a scope snob I'm gonna leave it on as long as it works. It's the only BSA I've ever owned so it's just an "example of one" and I can't say much else about them other than this one. I did discover that I like that 2-7x magnification range for any shooting that I normally do with the 22LR. So if and when this one dies I'm gonna be looking real hard at one of those 2.5-7x Leupolds, (I'm not as broke as I used to be)... But till that day my 10/22 is fine as is.I'm in the market for a scope for a 10/22 that I use for hunting and for fun. anybody know of decent quality scopes (maybe 3-9 or 2.5-7) for less than $200?
I have been looking at at BSA, Simmons, Bushnell, and Nikon.
Does anybody have any suggestions?
thanks buccos
Probably 150 yards, maybe out to 250 just for fun. I would like to use it for an all-around scope to use for target and hunting.What max. distance?
Would you want to use it as a target scope and/or trace your shots?
Ok. I ask because wiht a higher magnification you will be able to trace your shots and will not need a secondary optics.Probably 150 yards, maybe out to 250 just for fun. I would like to use it for an all-around scope to use for target and hunting.
Hey Sidewinder....I had a Ruger 10/22 target model and put a Leupold 2-7X rimfire on it. Used it for squirrels and all-around plinking. There wasn't much I couldn't hit with it. Sold it to a buddy who loved it so I let it go. Maybe not smart but he still loves it. I have a number of other rimfire rifles and scopes. My current favorite scope on a .22 is a Leupold VX III 2.5-8X. Might be more than you want to spend, but it's a really fine scope, especially in the sometimes dimly lit woods. But, my most favorite scope is on a 17HMR; it's a Leupold VX 3 3.5-10X. At $400 it would be more than you spend on the rifle, but it has a WOW factor. I've killed dozens pf squirrels through that scope and 100s of prairie dogs.I'm in the market for a scope for a 10/22 that I use for hunting and for fun. anybody know of decent quality scopes (maybe 3-9 or 2.5-7) for less than $200?
I have been looking at at BSA, Simmons, Bushnell, and Nikon.
Does anybody have any suggestions?
thanks buccos
Some folks look at it like that. Others look at it from the standpoint that it's the gun you'll probably do the most shooting with and the scope you'll spend the most time peering through. For those reasons, it deserves good glass. Not to mention that cheap scopes will fail, even on a .22LR.I just like a simmons 4x for a 22. Its a 22.
I found a Bushnell Elite 3200 3 X 9 on sale near the top end of your budget. it fits the rifle nicely, I think.
You will always have parallax issues with a centerfire scope on a rimfire.