I really like guns with open sights but not always, I only have cheap scopes like 3x9x40 AO mountmaster and a vintage simmons 3x9x40.
Not knowing anything about scopes, they seem fine to me, what would I gain by upgrading?
I really like guns with open sights but not always, I only have cheap scopes like 3x9x40 AO mountmaster and a vintage simmons 3x9x40.
Not knowing anything about scopes, they seem fine to me, what would I gain by upgrading?
Usually sharpness and build quality.
I have some £200 binoculers and some that cost 10x that.
They are way better but not 10x better.
Master Debater
ive had some decent cheap scopes over the years
Its diminishing returns Barry. For my purposes its not worth having anything better than a 25mm tube hawk airmax with a/o or vortex diamondback 2-7×35, they are good enough for me. I think a/o is definitely worth having to focus at the higher mags. A 4-12×40 25mm tube scope is as big of a spec that I want though, its a personal preference i guess.
Plinkerer and Tinkerer
Are more expensive scopes lighter? I find that the mountmaster seems heavy is that because it's cheap.
I'd say yes generally spec for spec. I tend to go for light scopes on the heavier rifles though I have got an airmax 4-12×40 ao on my prosport which is a bit heavier than I'd like tbh.
Plinkerer and Tinkerer
Not always I have an exellent old german pecar champion 8x45 that weighs a ton as it has a steel tube but exellent glass on it. Origially an expensive scope I believe but a mate found it for £20 at a car boot for me. I also have a cheap little simmonds 8 point 1.5-5x32 that cost less than £30 with mounts in about 1990 that has been on numerous springers over the years & is still a good little lightweight scope & used regularly.