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Looking to top my new 10/22

- prefer illuminated reticle
- eye box is prime concern, it needs to be easy to get behind
- not opposed to fixed ~4x but leaning LPVO. I have terrible eyesight, so irons and 1x are not an option.
- weight is a concern. This will be hauled around, not used from a bench.
- use case is 100yd and in small game.

I’m not afraid of spending money, would lean towards quality over price.
 
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Scope recommendations-rimfire bolt gun

Looking for some recommendations on some glass for a Savage FVSR 22LR I’m picking up tomorrow. Have always been a fan of the weaver classic 2.5-7x28 rimfire for the clarity and price. Looking for something with a 4-14 or something similar. Something not super heavy but has more magnification...
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I love my Burris Fullfield iv 2.5-10 on a Bergara BXR. It’s a tack driver and the glass it really clear night and day

Also have a Burris RT-6 that is really nice.
 
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@Tim I recently helped a buddy mount one of these on a new CZ. Pretty decent little scope.

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For rimfires I much prefer a rimfire optic as it’s way lighter. The leupold 4x28 rimfire is simply excellent, but it lacks reticle illumination if that’s truly important. To me it’s not so much. It weighs 7.5 oz which is impressive.
 
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I have a Nikon 2-7x rimfire on a bolt 22 Ruger American. It’s not an exotic setup but I’ve used it to play in some 22 precision matches where I held my own against guys with thousands invested. Never won , but I never came in last either
 
Was thinking of selling my somewhat-spare Hawke 14111 2-7x32 AO but changed my mind after I went and looked at it again.
Too nice to sell, for the c-note it'd fetch.

It has at least for now been replaced on my sporter 10/22 by a Hawke 14223 3-9x42 with calibrated reticle for 22lr subsonic.
After I swapped out the OEM bolt for a Tandemkross, that rifle turned into a sub-MOA surprise using CCI SV.

Not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, I moved some glass around between rifles and that's why the 2-7x is on the shelf.
 
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mostly22lately said:
Was thinking of selling my somewhat-spare Hawke 14111 2-7x32 AO but changed my mind after I went and looked at it again.
Too nice to sell, for the c-note it'd fetch.

It has at least for now been replaced on my sporter 10/22 by a Hawke 14223 3-9x42 with calibrated reticle for 22lr subsonic.
After I swapped out the OEM bolt for a Tandemkross, that rifle turned into a sub-MOA surprise using CCI SV.

Not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, I moved some glass around between rifles and that's why the 2-7x is on the shelf.
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Those are temptingly cheap. That sub reticle is very interesting. Are the holdovers pretty accurate?
 
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Those are temptingly cheap. That sub reticle is very interesting. Are the holdovers pretty accurate?
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That is an interesting scope. Adjustable parallax is nice.

4 mil of holdover should get you out to 130 yards with subsonic ammo.

I may pick one of these up.

Edit: was looking at the first link and just now saw the second link. Both models are interesting.
 
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NKD said:
Those are temptingly cheap. That sub reticle is very interesting. Are the holdovers pretty accurate?
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Yes. Using the design speed ammo, and on my Tippmann, they are spot-on.

It feels a little like cheating, to be honest. The Hawkes are chinesium but of British design.

The 14223 was the scope I used to get my Morgan's Shingle, on my Tippmann M4-22.
Kinda proud of it, but, did I 'cheat' by using this Hawke scope?

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Now... I have not yet tried the 14223 on the Ruger 10/22 I moved it to. I don't expect anything different but I felt I should say.

This particular Ruger is sort of an odd bird. It wasn't bad accuracy before but not exceptional either.
I bought it to experiment with a custom Appleseed setup for which it was truly ideal.

However the whole personality of the rifle changed, a LOT, when I upgraded the bolt in November. Gee whiz.
Wish I'd known before.

It now handily equals or out shoots both the Tippmann and my 1985 Marlin 60, at 50 yards, using 7 cent per round CCI SV.
Now you know why I moved this scope over.
 
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Frack N Cylons said:
Edit: was looking at the first link and just now saw the second link. Both models are interesting.
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Yes, that's a solid observation and one I concur with.

Normally I am not apt to 'collect' items like these.

However, and as you have noted, getting the objective-bell AO in the 2-7x makes for a very useful rifle starting much 'closer' than one might otherwise. The 32mm size begets notably lower weight without compromising too much on the light gathering.

The glass and reticle quality are from scopes that are much more upscale than competition even above the price-point here. For example, this Vortex:

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Crossfire II 2-7x32

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Popular, and I am a Vortex fan, but, hm.
 
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Redfield Rebel 2-7x32 Rimfire Riflescope | Academy

Be prepared with the Redfield Rebel 2-7x32 Rimfire Riflescope. This scope has 2-7x magnification and a duplex reticle. The 100% waterproof and shockproof design pro...
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I posted about this one in a separate thread when I was looking for a Rimfire scope. I didn't buy it but I've heard good things and the price is right.

For lever actions, I like fixed power. But the variable range on a bolt gun or semi is nice.
 
Frack N Cylons said:
Is parallax a concern? Most rimfire scopes set the parallax closer.
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It's actually not hard to reset the parallax on most scopes. I had an old take-off (Leupold Vari-X IIc 4-12) that I changed to 50-ish yards to mount on a CZ 457. Maybe a 10-minute job.

Lots of detail here.
 
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