Best 100 Yard Scopes
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What price range are you looking at?
I recently purchased a Athlon 10-40x56 scope for $450. It works pretty well for my 64 YO eyes, but has a fine reticle.
A good scope for the $$$, but certainly not the best!
I'm sure you can find something in Athlon, Sightron or NF which will work for you
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I recently purchased a Athlon 10-40x56 scope for $450. It works pretty well for my 64 YO eyes, but has a fine reticle.
A good scope for the $$$, but certainly not the best!
I'm sure you can find something in Athlon, Sightron or NF which will work for you
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If I were you I'd look at your budget and what magnification you're needing and actually see if there's a good outdoor store near you (Cabelas, BassPro, etc). Or even a good local arms dealer with scopes. That way you can go in and actually look through some scopes to see what your eyes like. Plus you can compare reticles and figure out if you want FFP or SFP.
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I actually have that same scope - love it/hate it - the extremely fine reticle is my problem. Yes - all of the Athlon line is a great value!What price range are you looking at?
I recently purchased a Athlon 10-40x56 scope for $450. It works pretty well for my 64 YO eyes, but has a fine reticle.
A good scope for the $$$, but certainly not the best!
I'm sure you can find something in Athlon, Sightron or NF which will work for you
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Something I figured out with FFP scopes and their thin reticles at low magnification is to buy a scope with a magnification range that gives you the reticle the size that you want to see at your most used magnification. For example, of you can only use 16 power for competition rules and like to see only 10mils or 40 moa hash marks showing at that power level, get a scope that would be in it's power range showing only this much of the reticle.
As an example, one of my scope magnifications goes between 2.5-20. Because I would not be using it at 2.5 where the reticle is thin, at the most usable magnification between 4-16 the reticle is sufficiently sized and looks great.
As an example, one of my scope magnifications goes between 2.5-20. Because I would not be using it at 2.5 where the reticle is thin, at the most usable magnification between 4-16 the reticle is sufficiently sized and looks great.
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Great advice - I guess I'll need to find a retailer with a broad selection of mounted scopes on display - maybe Cabela's - Academy used to have that but doesn't any longer.
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PCP or springer ? you never said what rifle . Their are a lot of less expensive scopes , not made for springers but ok for pcp .
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I saw a Hawke Sidewinder 30 in classifieds recently, great price and IMHO great scope. It's my personal favorite. Simple, easy to see reticle, not too thick or thin. At 71 I'm fortunate to still have good eyesight & not struggle with fine reticles. As always, "best" is subjective & you haven't really given much in the way of parameters.
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I've got you beat by a few year plus the joys of Macular Degeneration and glaucoma or so they say, I've found that the Arken's with the good glass work well, the reticles are THIN, which for some is an issue but, I like them, they don't obscure the target at 100 yards or even 25 yards, if you need a touch of help, then turn on the lit reticle. The prices when you do the Navy Seal Foundation donation is well worth it.
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I like my Arken EPL4 6-24. I will probably use it at 100 but I'd prefer more magnification for 100 yards. I'm not sure how high Arken goes in magnification. My view of them is they are good buys but their most outstanding attribute is they move exactly what you turn the dial every time you turn it. My other scopes are all $250 or less and none of them is that consistent with movement. Maybe other higher priced scopes are but I'm thinking Arken may be better than most if not all the others at it's price point based upon the reviews. I think glass in my Arken is good but only a little better than my Athlon Talos 6-24 which costs roughly $100 less,
Last thought. Vector Sentinel 10-40 x 50 is the lowest price scope I would conditionally recommend for 100 yards. I have the 8-32 Sentinel and the glass is noticably worse than the Athlon but I've shot my best 30 yard challenge scores with it. If you can spend twice as much you will get a better scope but for around $250 I think it's a decent alternative. I think I can place shots at 30 yards as well with my 6-24s due to better glass, however. But I suspect at 100 yards the greater magnification would make more difference. The 10-40 has a dot recticle (as does my Arken) which I like for benchrest.
Last thought. Vector Sentinel 10-40 x 50 is the lowest price scope I would conditionally recommend for 100 yards. I have the 8-32 Sentinel and the glass is noticably worse than the Athlon but I've shot my best 30 yard challenge scores with it. If you can spend twice as much you will get a better scope but for around $250 I think it's a decent alternative. I think I can place shots at 30 yards as well with my 6-24s due to better glass, however. But I suspect at 100 yards the greater magnification would make more difference. The 10-40 has a dot recticle (as does my Arken) which I like for benchrest.
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I used a Sightron SII 36X at the Pyramid Air Cup. I have really bad vision but I could see .30 cal holes at 100Y BUT I could not see .22 holes. I am looking at a Sightron SV 10-50 to use for next year. Sightrons have really good glass. I have not looked through a SV yet but I have spoken with a very respectable shooter that says the SV is at the top of the class for 100Y BR scopes, especially if you have mirage to deal with.
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Be careful. The SV and the SVED are very different. The glass in the SV doesn’t seem much, if any, different than the SIII. The SVED is different however, and you pay for it.
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If I was to get back into 100y the first scope I would buy is a Sightron 45x
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SIII Competition 45x45 ED
Built for competition target shooting applications up to and exceeding 1000 yards. Sightron's SIII 45x45 Competition Long Range rifle scope delivers superior optics and accuracy when it counts.
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My buddy has that scope and my less expensive SII36x is actually brighter and sharper than the 45x. Counterintuitive I know but that’s what my eye saw when looking through both side by side and he also agreed.If I was to get back into 100y the first scope I would buy is a Sightron 45x
SIII Competition 45x45 ED
Built for competition target shooting applications up to and exceeding 1000 yards. Sightron's SIII 45x45 Competition Long Range rifle scope delivers superior optics and accuracy when it counts.
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