Thread: 'cheap' scope

For some reason people are happy to use scopes on their .22 that cost a fraction of what they have on their centerfires. $300 is quite realistic for a scope on a .22.

Despite the need for good accuracy, the other requirement are far less demanding for a scope on a .22. (ruggedness, waterproofness, recoil resistance, dialing, light transmission and gathering, big brand name). A higher power like 12x is good but not essential. If you use a 2-7x and small objective like 33mm you can more or less get away without parallax (focus) but as said above this is pretty helpful in .22 hunting so that's the only special "feature" I would pay money for if on a budget.

Try looking at mid range airgun scopes (eg Youngs Airgun); they are silly cheap for what they can do.

I started another thread recently that has some good postings with suggestions for cheaper .22 scopes on it.