Thread: Saving pennies to buy a scope $1500~$2000

Originally Posted by steven

So I am hoping that by the new year I will be able to finally get a reasonable long range target scope. What target scope options are there available in NZ besides Sightron S3? 6~24 would seem the minimum zoom, oh and who sell them?

It is bloody hard to go past the Sightron S3. It is a good scope at a very good price. I have the S3 SS, 6-24x50 Mil Dot which I use out to 1000 metres with my .30-06 and I am delighted with it. You get about 98-99% of the optical performance of the $5K S&B's etc, for about $1500. The scopes are well made and the adjustments are accurate. I have found that 24 power is good for accurate shooting but you need to spot at about 12 power to locate the targets quickly, then crank up the power before you shoot. 24 power gives you the ability to hold on a specific part of the target (subject to accurate calls from your spotter) rather than waste time trying to dial in minor corrections.