Thread: Scopes for Long Range Shooting in NZ

Value for money, it is hard to beat the Sightron III (I run a 6-24X mildot SFP). For sheer clarity (at much greater cost) the Schmidt & Benders are excellent. FFP has the advantage of all reticule measurements being accurate at all magnifications, SFP has a constant reticule size. Both are perfectly good once you learn to drive them. From experience I believe 24x is too powerful and makes finding targets more difficult when time is an issue, but it can give you excellent results if your rifle/ammo/shooter combo is accurate enough. 16x is probably good enough for most long range applications (I now target spot in the 12-16x range and crank up the magnification to shoot).