Precision Shooting

Scopes

The telescopic sights we recommend are ones that we have not seen fail on any of our courses. The quality of the optics has to be high, but more importantly, the mechanics has to be high quality and fail safe.

 

Choosing the Right Scope

Scopes are same as rifles; you only get what you pay for. There is a saying in the shooting community: your glass should match your rifle. This means that whatever you pay for your rifle, the cost of your scope should not be far behind the cost of the rifle. New scopes under the $1000 AUD mark have no place in Precision Shooting. Two things to look for in a scope are glass quality and mechanics. You must be able to see what you are hunting and then the adjustments made to the elevation and windage turrets should hold true. After the turrets have been returned to the original "zero" mark that's where the scope should be and not 5 or 10 clicks out.

 

Milliradian Clicks or MOA clicks?

Milliradian Clicks or MOA clicks. Well that is up to you. However one thing that is too often overlooked is how the reticle pattern relates to the elevation and windage adjustment values. Does your scope with Mildot or Mil (Hash Marks) have 1/4 MOA Clicks or 1/10 Milrad Clicks.  If it has 1/10 Milrad clicks then 10 clicks equals to one mildot. If it has ¼ MOA Clicks then 10 clicks equals to 0.8595 Mildots.  A scope with MOA adjustments would be better off with and MOA reticle pattern. This enables the shooter to interpret click value straight onto the reticle pattern for adjustments or hold-offs.

 

What Brand?

We recommend the following scopes:

• Schmidt & Bender PMII Series
• Night Force NXS F1 Models
• US Optics SN3 Models
• Vortex Razor HD Models
• Vortex PST FFP Models

 

Where to Buy?

We supply some rifle scopes so please check our "Optics" section of this site. For the full range of scopes that we recommend, please see our list of recommended scope suppliers throughout Australia and Internationally.

Contact us for more information.