jm1827 284 Posted December 16, 2020 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) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pizza Bob 1,488 Posted December 16, 2020 How about a Weaver Fixed Power T-series scope? That's a T36 with a fine crosshair with a dot on my Cooper .17 HMR. Adios, Pizza Bob 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malice4you 627 Posted December 16, 2020 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 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jm1827 284 Posted December 17, 2020 20 hours ago, Pizza Bob said: How about a Weaver Fixed Power T-series scope? 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! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jm1827 284 Posted December 17, 2020 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites