Aussie Foxer Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Can you guys give me your thoughts on a suitable scope for my new .17 hornet CZ Varmint ? I was thinking somewhere along the lines of a Sightron S111 6-24 x 50, Weaver 6-24, Leupold etc. I don't want to put a budget scope on it, I realise the importance of good optics. Iv'e never learned to dial in for different ranges but might give it a go with this one, although I guess the little pill will be running out of legs past 250 yards or so. I've heard they shoot pretty flat out to that range so I might be wasting my time. Any thoughts much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furyan Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 I had a Hawke sidewinder 8-32x56 on mine , i know you don`t want a budget scope but it was good out to 300 yds till i sold the 17 Hornet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbal Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Aussie,the 17 Hornet is a good little cartridge touted by Hornady as having 'a trajectory like 55g 223",specifically with their ammo 24" barrrel: here are drops in inches: 20g VMax @ 3650 !00y 1.1 200y 0 300y 6.4 400y 20.6 The wind drift however will be a bit more than 55/223,and energy considerably less.Here's Hornady's 223 load:drpp/drift 10 mph wind 223 Hornady 55 Vmax @ 3240 100y 1.4/1.1 200y0/4,6 300y 7/10.9 400y 21.4/20.8 You shoud of course check your actual rifle drops/drifts as they may not acieve the Hornady claims. The cartridge does look to have 300y potential on small varmints out to about 300y. You'd be best learning your up clicks for much over 200y,and need a laser rangefinder. SO....a decent scope is indicated....my experience is that at least 24x is useful-it's all about precision aiming (with the right clicks of course) and 20+ mag helps that. Sightron S111 have a very sound reputation,though you'd need to be shooting a fair bit beyond 250 to fully appreciate what it offers;but a decent scope is seldom regretted.Leupold are fine too around 8-25 wih the varmint reticule eg. Good shooting. gbal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Just bought a Zeiss HD5 5 - 25 X 50, very impressed for the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggersqueezer Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 since its a 17 hornet and going to be used for hunting i think a leupold would be a good buy.there not great with some night vision but are good in low light.you can get one with 25 mag target turrets and lifetime warranty for 4-800.whilst there are good target scopes like sightron in the mix i wager leupold will win in low light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guesty Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Oops double post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guesty Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 I have a Zeiss Conquest 6.5-20x50 on mine. I also have a Sightron 6-24x50 with target turrets, but decided it a bit much for a relatively short range cartridge like the Hornet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dogge Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 I love my Leupold VXIII with the varmint hunter reticule for this kind of application, I never got into dialling with a walk & stalk hunting rifle, rather than a static varminting situation. The varmint hunter reticule works great, as long as you understand it properly. The scope is light, great light transmission and clarity, the reticule is fine and not illuminated but I find it works fine under a lamp. They are silly money though, recent Hawkes are good, I love the Leupold, but I only have 1, I have 4 Hawkes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Have a look at the Delta Optical Scopes from Optics warehouse Some excellent reviews of them by Richard Utting https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=delta+optical+rifle+scopes Cheers Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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