Anonymous 6-24x60 Scope...

[fatwoul]

Anybody familiar with these scopes? At a third the price of the Hawkes and MTCs of the world, how bad can they really be?

I'm curious because, while I talked myself out of a higher mag scope in the £300 price range, I'd still be interested in one for £100, if they turned out to be any good, just to have a play around with.

[Rabbit Sniper]

This scope uses the same components as the infamous Leupold clones.

From my understanding the Leupold clones have variable lens quality, and are also not rated for recoil.

Suppliers in China usually give no more than 1 years warranty on these scopes, although I would not like to test their aftersales service.

What spec are you after, and what is your planned use?

[air-tech]

I'll step aside the quality issue - perfectly sure they are very usable, and I also believe in the law of diminishing returns - a scope that costs twice as much as another is not going to be twice as good, and so on - but I would ask you to note that it has a 60mm objective and is listed as weighing 1.1 kg.

That's a hell of a lot to be perched atop any rifle.

[deano]

i'll be honest and say that although many brandless scopes may be adequate, it is your hard earned you are spending here, i would suggest saving a few more quid and buying something with a brand name, warranty and customer support for aftersales.

[fatwoul]

Thanks, guys. I posted a while back when I was considering a longer range scope on my S510 Super-Lite for targets and a little hunting, and based on the comments decided that really, a £300 scope like a Sidewinder or Taipan wasn't justifiable based on how much use I'd get out of it (maybe in the future, but not yet). I just wanted something with a little higher mag, but also wanted to start trying a focusing scope.

60mm would actually suit me, as I am looking for something with a little more light-suck for dawn and dusk.

I actually went as far as ordering a Nighteater a week or so ago, from Scopes Direct. After waiting for it to arrive, I called them, to be told that the scope hadn't even arrived with them, yet, and wouldn't be with me for another couple of days. However, despite admitting to not having the scope in stock, they had already taken the money out of my account. I really hate that sort of behaviour, so I immediately cancelled the order and won't be dealing with them again. Great shame, as until now Optics Warehouse have offered great service, but I feel they've really let me down this time.

So anyway, yeah, rant over. Longer range, side focus, 56 or 60mm would be nice, and cheap, but not this one cos it does sound a bit iffy. Anything else out there?

Thanks again

[deano]

i think its going to have to be secondhand in order to get a decent scope in your £100 budget.