New 25mtr .177 competition optics advice please

[Sundance]

You could look out for a used Sightron 36 x 42 or a Leupold BR36 or a Weaver T36. These scopes and slight variants are designed specifically for bench rest. Look for a fine, thin reticle...

They would likely have better quality optics than the Falcon or Nikko....in fact better all around.. also at 16 mag you're going to struggle to pick out which bit of the pip you are aiming at.


My advice re scopes would be to buy the very best quality you can afford. If you give up the sport you will still get your money back on a high quality used scope.

If you get into the sport then you will very quickly wish that you hadn't bought an intermediate scope....buy quality and buy once....

If you have an off day you might wonder 'what if I had a better scope'....it would always be on your mind...

There are lots of comps that do not have weight classes. All comps have rules though and they differ from comp to comp so check them out..

I really enjoy bench rest shooting...it's really addictive

...good luck !!