Recommend Glass for Me

[Pickzilla]

Hi Gents, 

I need new glass for a .25 Taipan Veteran compact. This is my grab and go gun for camping/pesting.

My needs are simple: Lighter = better. Must have a good reticle with holdover, must have illuminated reticle, must have very good FOV at low power, and must have good parallax to 10 yrds. 

Basically, the Dedal Stalker is what this should emulate, but preferably with variable magnification. FFP only. 

Thoughts??

 

[jwrabbit123]

 what price range 30 or 34mm ? will you be holding over or dialing as well ? alot of good scopes to choose from but prices and features vary



for 30mm , id say SWFA 3X15 MIL Quad , FFP they around a cheaper optic ad good for hunting ,



but 34mm I like alot better but most cost goes up

 

[Pickzilla]

Sorry, I will be predominantly doing holdovers but would like the ability to dial in quickly as well. 

I like that SWFA... BUT not illuminated on a FFP?? Seems like I would lose the center of the reticle on low power

 

[jwrabbit123]

no swfa 3x15 is non illuminated correct ,

um for like same money or a bit more if you like lower power check out the burris xtr 34mm ffp 1x5 , illuminated like this is sweet optic ,I got one and very clear at all ranges , but it is fixed paralax but it is clear 10 yards ,

from here prices seem to go up ,my next low power I own I like is trijicon ffp 1x8 ,which is mil mil cbq great optic ,

next I like swfa 1x6 hd , very good optic and again fixed paralaxx but useable 10 yds I hunt with all of them and I use on my taipan also ,

even when you get into very hi end scopes like my schmidt and bender 5x25 , or my stiener 5x25 they all good but $$$$$$$$$

If you have a bigger budjet check out IOR scopes I love my 35mm 3x18mp8 reticle at 3x it is very good and illumanated ,

for hunting on taipan sometimes I even throw on my eotechred sot with 4 hold points and I use a 3x magnifier which is great to reach out for fast action 

 

[shutik]

Vortex Diamondback tactical 4-16x44 FFP seems to check all your boxes.

Something that is on my wish list for hunting rig.

 

[L.Leon]

Vortex Diamondback tactical 4-16x44 FFP seems to check all your boxes.

Something that is on my wish list for hunting rig.

Does it have an illuminated reticle? The OP stated that is one of the requirements.

 

[Aimright]

Vortex Diamondback tactical 4-16x44 FFP seems to check all your boxes.

Something that is on my wish list for hunting rig.

The Vortex website says it only has parallax to 20 yards, so that would rule it out as the OP wanted it down to 10 yards. I could not find any of the current model Vortex scopes that go to 10 yards. 

 

[tsp3355]

Variable + Illuminated makes lighter very difficult.

Falcon S18i

https://www.falconoptics.com/s18i

 

[steve123]

Athlon Talos BTR 4-14x44 mil/mil, best cheap FFP on the market and all .2 mil in the reticle for holdovers( this means 1 click can be bracketed and utilized), just don't expect it to be a $600 scope and you'll be happy.

 

[Pickzilla]

Well, after much looking, debating, strife, etc. I went with the SWFA 3x15 FFP. Hopefully the non-illuminated reticle isn't going to be an issue. 

Should I not mesh with it, I'm going to save up for that IOR. 

Thanks for all the help!

 

[igolfat8]

I had that 3x15 SWFA scope which is awesome BTW BUT the reticle is so small, especially in lower magnification and low light. I now have a fixed power 6X SWFA on my DreamPup, which is perfect for low light, pigeon hunting inside dairy barns. The 6X reticle is much bolder than the 3 x15 and easy to see in low light. My primary hunting distances are from 15-100 yards. If I was only hunting outdoors, in sunny conditions, then the 3x15 would have been fine. 

 

[L.Leon]

You’re going to miss that illuminated reticle. The first time you draw down on a pest in the shadows. I got tired of passing up shots because I could not see the cross hairs on rats in dark, semi-lit environments. Ex: barns, buildings, early or late in the day.

 

[Pickzilla]

Yup, you gents are right. I lose the damn reticle all the time on lower power. What a shame! great scope otherwise. Oh well, the search goes on, and this scope gets returned. 

 

[JWilson]

Dedal Stalker. It is a fixed 6X. Great pesting optic.

 

[Pickzilla]

Dedal Stalker. It is a fixed 6X. Great pesting optic.

Own 1. Love it. So far it reigns supreme for lightweight fixed power illuminated. The parallax turret may be the best and quickest I have used. 

Ive turned my attention to another STEAL of an underrated optic... Riton RT-S MOD 5 GEN2 6-24x50IR-FFP. Amazon has these for $250 (retails at $499). Meets all my criteria. folks are raving about em. Update you all when I have put through paces. 

 

[tsp3355]

Not exactly light at 30 oz, but that's a steal at 249. Tempted to buy one even though I don't need it at that price. Riton is great quality for the money.