Scope recommendations Hw99s

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As above, I currently have a hawke fastmount 4x9 but due to having the eyesight of Mr Magoo's pet bat im struggling to see the target, im looking for recommendations for a high mag scope that's ideally not 'too big' for the rifle, not looking to spend more than around £150 ideally as its not a rifle i use very regularly. Thanks in advance
 
Got a mamba lite on mine. Some may think too big but I think it’s perfect 👌.
 
ollie. said:
As above, I currently have a hawke fastmount 4x9 but due to having the eyesight of Mr Magoo's pet bat im struggling to see the target, im looking for recommendations for a high mag scope that's ideally not 'too big' for the rifle, not looking to spend more than around £150 ideally as its not a rifle i use very regularly. Thanks in advance
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What level of magnification do you need?

What distance are you shooting?

What maximum lens size?

What sort of shooting?
 
I’ve got one of these wulf scopes on my hw77 and it’s a cracking little scope, picked up used fro well under your budget, I nearly always go used on gear where I can.

www.opticswarehouse.co.uk

WULF Hurricane Compact 4-14x44 SFP IR W-MIL1 0.1MRAD 30mm Rifle Scope

The WULF Hurricane Compact 4-14x44 SFP IR delivers precision and performance in a lightweight, airgun-optimised design.
www.opticswarehouse.co.uk www.opticswarehouse.co.uk
 
Byronic said:
What level of magnification do you need?

What distance are you shooting?

What maximum lens size?

What sort of shooting?
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I think 24x would be ideal, I mainly shoot around 25m > 30m targets or 15m ish pesting. I think 40mm is probably the largest lens size
 
If you want a clear image then good quality glass is the main requirement.

Probably a 50mm Objective lens to gather maximum light.
Might look a bit "top heavy" on a 99 but should be manageable weight.

My own experience only goes up to about 12x - sorry but hoping someone else can advise on such high magnification.
 
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Byronic said:
You could try a wanted listing here on AGF after some more advice here?
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Just looking at a vector optics hugo, I have one on my hi-cap and its spot on but probably going to look like a rocket launcher on the 99 🤣
 
At 24 mag. AO will be essential. which I don't normally like on a 99.
A mag of 24 will almost certainly require an object lens of 50 mm, further reducing depth of field,
Scopes of variable mag claiming to focus down to 10 yds do so only on the lowest mag.
Try before you buy, testing for clarity and distortion at highest mag. Anything suitable may well cost more than the rifle.
 
Set it up for what it is, after all you have other rifles. The 99 stock is profiled for open sights so it suits a low sightline and anything above a 40mm aperture means raising your cheek weld unless you use a butt riser. Also once you go above x4-6 you'll need AO/SF for closer shots. The 99 is a light fast handling rifle so why not put a quality light weight, no fuss scope on top?
 
JoeHeugh said:
Set it up for what it is, after all you have other rifles. The 99 stock is profiled for open sights so it suits a low sightline and anything above a 40mm aperture means raising your cheek weld unless you use a butt riser. Also once you go above x4-6 you'll need AO/SF for closer shots. The 99 is a light fast handling rifle so why not put a quality light weight, no fuss scope on top?
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"why not put a quality light weight, no fuss scope on top?"
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"due to having the eyesight of Mr Magoo's pet bat I'm struggling to see the target,"

Any suggestions for a light weight, no fuss but high mag, large Objective scope?
 
Am I right in thinking it should be how the scope is setup rather than the actual magnification that would aid poor eyesight? At least initially.
 
There's every possibility that with lower priced glass it is image quality & not magnification which is at least part of the problem when it comes to "seeing " a target... I, being somewhat questioning when it comes to low priced / high magnification scopes...do you think image quality will improve at the higher mag of a low priced scope...me thinks not - more a larger blurred image.
 
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Am I right in thinking it should be how the scope is setup rather than the actual magnification that would aid poor eyesight? At least initially.
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That's what I was thinking. If the target is horribly blurred at 9x, then it's still going to be horribly blurred at 50x, just a bigger blur. Scopes correct most vision problems, but if the problem can't be corrected with lenses, like cataracts or something, I doubt more mag will help.

It's the diopter adjustment on the eyepiece that corrects focusing problems.
 
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