Scope recomendations?

[Scotty1]

The Leupold VX-Freedom 3-9x33 EFR Airgun scope (part # 175075) can still be found. I have two of these and one of the VX-II scope the Freedom model replaced. Excellent optics and focus down to 10 yards. I have one of these on my Ruger 7722, so work excellent on rimfire as well. Very light. The only downside is a fine duplex cross hair and no hash/mildot marks like the Hawke Airmax (I have two Airmax). They make an EFR (extended range focus) in a 40mm model that goes to 20x, but it is over $600. I have not seen any Vortex that focus below 25yds.

My Vortex Razor will focus down to 10 yards at full power, but it’s pretty pricey.

 

[JimD]

My Arken EPL-4 looks good to me in low light except it amplifies the issue I have with the very fine (thin) reticle. The lens are big enough for the magnification and the coatings seem to work well. It also is illuminated which can help make the fine reticle visible in low light. Turning on the illumination seems necessary when you go below 10X even when the light is good. To me the reticle is better suited to target shooting than hunting. But it's a nice scope at a good price.