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.17 HMR Scope?

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Looking to upgrade my .17 HMR scope.  I currently have a Nikon Prostaff Rimfire 4-12 x 40, which works well for the most part, but I have recently started shooting out to 300 yards and I feel like I need more magnification, and probably a better quality scope. 

I am shooting a Tikka T1.

Thinking about getting a Vortex Viper- 6.5 X 20, anyone have any thoughts, is there something else I should consider?

Vortex Optics Viper Rifle Scope 30mm Tube 6.5-20x 44mm Side Focus (midwayusa.com)

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Scope you linked has mildots but uses MOA adjustments, that alone would annoy me.

At that price point, the Vortex Diamondback 6-24x50 is very popular, as is the Athlon Argos BTR Gen2 6-24x50 or even 8-34x56 (the latter I hear isn't great at 34x, but ~30x is better).  Only thing I dunno about is how big a factor weight is.  My precision rifles will never be used for hunting, only bench shooting, and weight is not a concern.

I have an older Nikon Buckmaster 6-18x40 on my .17, and I would like some more zoom, and I would move to FFP MRAD as I upgrade all my optics.  I've currently got three SWFA 16x42 fixed MRAD scopes, which I've been happy with, but I do still want more magnification.  I've been researching scopes for my Anschutz and some other rifles, I'll add my list (everything listed is the MIL/MRAD version however.)

 

Pricing below is typical street prices I've found, you can probably find em a bit cheaper if you look.

 

Vortex Viper PST Gen II 5-25x50 30mm EBR7C MRAD FFP PST5259 $999.99

Vortex Strike Eagle 5-25x56 34mm EBR7C MRAD FFP SE-52504 $699.99

Athlon Ares BTR Gen2 4.5-27x50 30mm APRS5 MIL FFP 212010 $849.99

Athlon Midas TAC 5-25x56 34mm APRS3 MIL FFP 213081 $849.99

Athlon Midas TAC 6-24x50 30mm APRS3 MIL FFP 213077 $669.99
Sig Sauer Tango4 6-24x50 30mm MRAD FFP SOT46112 $699.99
Athlon Midas TAC 6-24x50 30mm APRS2 MIL FFP 213075 $629.99

Athlon Helos BTR 8-34×56 APMR FFP IR MIL SKU#:214112 $600
Athlon Helos BTR 6-24×50 APMR FFP IR MIL SKU#:214107 $549
Vortex Diamondback 6-24x50 MRAD SKU DBK-10029 $400
Athlon Argos BTR GEN2 8-34×56 APMR FFP IR MIL SKU#:214068 $429
Athlon Argos BTR GEN2 6-24×50 APMR FFP IR MIL SKU#:214063 $400
SWFA 16x Stock# SS16X42MQ or 20x SS20X42MQ MIL-QUAD $300

 

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20 hours ago, Pizza Bob said:

How about a Weaver Fixed Power T-series scope?

DSC00731.jpg

That's a T36 with a fine crosshair with a dot on my Cooper .17 HMR.

Adios,

Pizza Bob

Thanks Bob- I will definitely check them out!

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19 hours ago, Malice4you said:

Scope you linked has mildots but uses MOA adjustments, that alone would annoy me.

At that price point, the Vortex Diamondback 6-24x50 is very popular, as is the Athlon Argos BTR Gen2 6-24x50 or even 8-34x56 (the latter I hear isn't great at 34x, but ~30x is better).  Only thing I dunno about is how big a factor weight is.  My precision rifles will never be used for hunting, only bench shooting, and weight is not a concern.

I have an older Nikon Buckmaster 6-18x40 on my .17, and I would like some more zoom, and I would move to FFP MRAD as I upgrade all my optics.  I've currently got three SWFA 16x42 fixed MRAD scopes, which I've been happy with, but I do still want more magnification.  I've been researching scopes for my Anschutz and some other rifles, I'll add my list (everything listed is the MIL/MRAD version however.)

 

Pricing below is typical street prices I've found, you can probably find em a bit cheaper if you look.

 

Vortex Viper PST Gen II 5-25x50 30mm EBR7C MRAD FFP PST5259 $999.99

Vortex Strike Eagle 5-25x56 34mm EBR7C MRAD FFP SE-52504 $699.99

Athlon Ares BTR Gen2 4.5-27x50 30mm APRS5 MIL FFP 212010 $849.99

Athlon Midas TAC 5-25x56 34mm APRS3 MIL FFP 213081 $849.99

Athlon Midas TAC 6-24x50 30mm APRS3 MIL FFP 213077 $669.99
Sig Sauer Tango4 6-24x50 30mm MRAD FFP SOT46112 $699.99
Athlon Midas TAC 6-24x50 30mm APRS2 MIL FFP 213075 $629.99

Athlon Helos BTR 8-34×56 APMR FFP IR MIL SKU#:214112 $600
Athlon Helos BTR 6-24×50 APMR FFP IR MIL SKU#:214107 $549
Vortex Diamondback 6-24x50 MRAD SKU DBK-10029 $400
Athlon Argos BTR GEN2 8-34×56 APMR FFP IR MIL SKU#:214068 $429
Athlon Argos BTR GEN2 6-24×50 APMR FFP IR MIL SKU#:214063 $400
SWFA 16x Stock# SS16X42MQ or 20x SS20X42MQ MIL-QUAD $300

 

Wow- great list, thanks for sharing, I will take a look at these. 

 

Good point about the mill dots/ MOA combo, I have another scope with that combo and it definitely took some getting used to.  I typically don't use my scope to estimate distance, I know I probably should, and I use software to get holdover estimates, which I then verify based on the load, but I agree, I was taught everything in mills, then for some reason started using MOA over the last few years.  

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