Yet another rifle project is proceeding nicely and it's about time to choose optics. As this is a multipurpose rifle for both driven and stand hunts, the combination of magnification range, FOV and light transmission capability is slightly unusual. Obviously you can't have everything but I want a reasonable degree of each. This means that the smallest acceptable objective diameter is 35mm. 40mm+ is preferred. Magnification has to go down to 1.5x, maybe even lower than that, with wide FOV for driven hunts. Upper limit doesn't matter that much, 4x will suffice nicely and anything beyond 7x won't be needed.
So far the best match has been Nikon Monarch Gold 1.5-6x42, with impressive 64.7' FOV at 100yd, and even more so the "M-300 BLK" version of the same scope that stretches the FOV all the way to 79.2'. The 3.7-3.8" eye relief suffices nicely too, even though the caliber(s) in question are in a completely different league.
So, to make a long story short, can anyone suggest a quality scope with even wider FOV, 40mm or larger objective and reasonably good dawn/dusk performance, or shall I call the Nikon the best compromise for these requirements and place the order?
So far the best match has been Nikon Monarch Gold 1.5-6x42, with impressive 64.7' FOV at 100yd, and even more so the "M-300 BLK" version of the same scope that stretches the FOV all the way to 79.2'. The 3.7-3.8" eye relief suffices nicely too, even though the caliber(s) in question are in a completely different league.
So, to make a long story short, can anyone suggest a quality scope with even wider FOV, 40mm or larger objective and reasonably good dawn/dusk performance, or shall I call the Nikon the best compromise for these requirements and place the order?