light compact scope ? Has to be FFP ?

[airgunmike56]

I am getting my New prophet in soon I do not want to weigh it down , I love my Athlon Helos scopes but heavy as all get out , Is there such a thing as a compact light scope 6x24-50 , I just sold my 4x16 hawke it was light just could not see the reticle in the scope and that really affects the accuracy of the scope, Ha. I am going to budget 800 maximum for the scope... Seems pretty easy to get a super good scope but when you add in the light weight there all gone.
Mike

 

[Bullpupone]

vector veryon has a nice 4-16 x 44 scope that if I remember correctly is ~18 oz and ~12 inches long and a 6 - 24 x 44 that is very similar in size and weight

 

[Peskådot671]

Man that is such a tall order in that magnification range and objective size in a short package. There will be a compromise somewhere unless you pay to play. Even at that, you'll give up one thing for the other even in the higher end price range. What is the maximum weight in ounces would you be able to deal with?

The only one I can think of off the top of my head is the Vortex Razor HD LHT 4.5-22×50 but price comes in at $1200-$1500. Weight comes in at 21.7 ounces, length 13.3". One drawback is the 25 yard minimum parallax adjustment.

 

[JungleShooter]

Tall order... — hunting the unicorn again....

Matthias



The Vector Veyron models were already mentioned — with some cosmetic changes and a different reticle you can have the same in the Discovery VT-3 model line (Discovery usually has thick outside posts to help FFP reticles be visible when on low mag, Vector often does not).


Vortex Diamondback Tactical 6-24x50 FFP
24.6oz
$400

Element Helix 6-24x50 FFP
26.0oz
$480

Sightron S-TAC 4-20x50 FFP(!)
25.6oz
$660
BUT: only 20x top end

Hawke Frontier 30 FFP 5-25x56 (No. 18540)
24.8oz
$850

Hawke Frontier 30 FFP 4-20x50 (No. 18530)
22.2oz
$800
BUT: only 20x top end

Swampfox (US company) Patriot 6-24x50 FFP
24.0oz
$300

Discovery ED 6-24x50 FFP
25.8oz
$330

Nikko Diamond FFP 30 6-24x50 FFP
Reticles: PRR, or Skeleton HMD
24.0oz
$300

Vector Marksman 6-24x50 FFP
24.7oz
$200

 

[ctshooter]

I have this scope and I really like it:

Hawke Frontier 30 FFP 4-20x50 (No. 18530)
22.2oz
$800
BUT: only 20x top end

Very light, pretty compact compared with others in the zoom range you are looking.

edit - granted when I bought this I got it for under $600 with a sale and some coupons. I'm not sure it's worth $800.

 

[Geezerhood]

Ooops.... I missed the $800 budget. March 3-24x sub 21 ounce post deleted.....

I have a Sightron S-Tac 4-20x on my Factor RC and like it quite a bit. The FFP reticle disappears for me at 4x but interestingly when I turn on the illumination I can see it again on darker backgrounds.

Something to think about - If you put a BulzEyePro on the eyepiece you can get a 30% to 40% increase in magnification. It works sort of like the Eyepiece Zoom fixed power March benchrest scope, magnifying the target image and the reticle at the same time. Your 20x becomes a 28x with no visible loss of clarity or brightness and no change in POI. It slips on and off in less than 3 seconds.

 

[Mr.H]

If it wasn't for your budget cap, I was going to suggest the Vortex Razor LHT 4.5-22. Illuminated scope under 22 ounces.

 

[Bullpupone]

airgunmike56 on other though for you to look at, Athlon Optics MIDAS TAC HD6-24x50 APRS2 FFP MIL Wt of 26 oz, parallax 10 yrd 14 in long and MSRP of $812 so probably less on the street not super light but it might meet your needs. good hunting

 

[Scotty1]

The Vector Veyron 6-24 is 20 oz and 12” long. Decent glass, good turrets. The biggest problem I had was sun glare, even with the included honeycomb. Illumination is center dot only.

 

[airgunmike56]

THANKS Everyone for all the suggestions , Its going to take me a week to go through all the scopes , I have the Athlon Helos 6x24-56 on two of my guns love the scope but makes the gun heavy, My Prophet , even with the 700 cc tank on it is pretty light until you add the scope and bipod, when I get the new Prophet II compact in I will report on the scope I install on it.
Mike

 

[1shooter]

Not sure it was mentioned and that could be because its not 6-24x but
Save weight (10oz sorry not 10 but 7oz on Athlon’s site.)by getting the helos 4-20x version. Same things you like and know but a small sacrifice in magnification for weight. Seems their is always a compromise