The Nikon.. crystal clear optics more than enough mag for your purpose. you cant beat quality glass even if the reticule is basic.
It is simply crystal clear see what your hitting even in lower light levels.
all the best..
I have a £180 budget to spend on a new scope. So narrowed it down to two (albeit two quite different ones). An MTC mamba 3-12x44 4A or a Nikon Prostaff target EFR. I have only looked through the MTC and was very impressed but then Ive heard nothing but good about the Nikon.
I will be using it for hunting mainly rats, pigeons and rabbits in quite low light conditions with my HW100.
So, which one would folk go for? And is there any other scope I should maybe consider?
The Nikon.. crystal clear optics more than enough mag for your purpose. you cant beat quality glass even if the reticule is basic.
It is simply crystal clear see what your hitting even in lower light levels.
all the best..
Why on earth didn't i buy that sooner.......
Prostaff every time !...
Nikon it is then.
Uttings seem to be the only place to stock/ sell them, anywhere else do them (just out of interest)?
You seem to be decided anyway, but I would just like to encourage you to go for the Prostaff. I have one on my HW100 and use it for all the things you describe. Low-light performance is brilliant. I have limited experience of the MTC you are considering, and while the Nikon lacks the (in my view) extraneous features of the other scope, optically they are light years apart.
I love the look of the Nikon Prostaff scopes. The reviews by users are epic,
What I don't understand is, that you can buy Nikon Prostaff scopes on the American AMAZON website for £150 but they start at £350 on the U.K. websites.
I was shocked by this, when I went looking the other day.......
Ouch!
Ouch!
Barn Door Scarer
HW95k .22, HW50s .22, BSA Goldstar SE .177, AA 510 Ult Sporter .177
Never looked through a Nikon but I would imagine the glass is pretty good, I have owned a mamba lite in the past, not the best glass in the world although it does the job BUT the mamba lite is a fantastic scope if you decide to buy a NV add on in the future which I personally think is a must for ratting if you want to shoot them in any sort of number, if you just want to shoot the odd few then use a lamp
Alan.
Vortex Dimondback may be worth a looky.., dibatably better glass, maybe a little cheaper & defiantly better warranty...,
Look here:
http://www.riflecraft.co.uk/rifles/rifle-scopes-64.aspx
But order from XTX on here.., Darrin is increadable service very helpful
Failing that I'd buy a Nikon
"corners should be round" Theo Evo .22/.177 - Meopta 6x42, DS huntsman classic .20 vortex razor LH 3-15x42 under supervised boingrati tuning by Tony L & Tinbum, HW77 forest green - Nikon prostaff 2-7x32 plex.
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130-199 depending on the model
"corners should be round" Theo Evo .22/.177 - Meopta 6x42, DS huntsman classic .20 vortex razor LH 3-15x42 under supervised boingrati tuning by Tony L & Tinbum, HW77 forest green - Nikon prostaff 2-7x32 plex.
Good advice
I was recently looking at the same two scopes
However, I ended up buying the new Vortex 3-12x42 HP side foucus model, and to date I have no complaints at all. I was also told by the owner of my local gunshop that, one of his customers used to be a salesman for Nikon, and that it was his opinion that the Vortex range of optics were better than Nikons,
John
http://www.vortexoptics.com/product/...ld-bdc-reticle
The prostaffs for low light every time....but right now I have the mamba light on my lamping rig. I like both scopes.
If specifically for low light then it should be the prostaff.
Thanks
Tim