how to choose a rifle scope

[batmon]

www.opticsplanet.net/how-to-choose-riflescope.html

[BroJames]

Some customers who frequently hunt say that the 3-9x40 is ideal for airguns. A general purpose scope if you will. That is their opinion of course and I am posting it not as an advice but to encourage others to share their view. But I know them to be good marksmen and good hunters so for those who do not know what they want but am about to buy a scope, their advice may be worth considering. For those who do not agree, please share your views.

As to selecting a good rifle scope, especially since many would be tempted to buy a bushell or tasco clone costing 1-2,000, let me share with you an advice a long time hunter gave me. He was a hunter before he leeft the Philippines, a hunter with hunting license in the US, and is hunting again now that he returned home. He uses a swarovski scope and has 3 locally customized airguns worth more than P100,000 with one of them having a ruger barrel. I am not sure if his current PCP with hand pump is his 3rd or a new and 4th airgun but hat is what he uses more often.

Anyway, what he adviced me is as follows:

Focus your scope on an object in a dark area (not in regular light) and adjust magnification to get the clearest view of that object. The better scope will enable you to see that object in the dark more clearly.

That's it. Simple noh ?

But also read the above link carefully as this is only a basic and practical way to select which scope is better or clearer. There may be other factors you may want to consider.

[snyper]

Good for him as he has the funds to shell out to buy a swarovski. Those scopes are definitely crystal clear trust me had the chance to use one.

First off, you need to determine what type of shooting you will be doing. Read other forums on the specific type of shooting you plan to do. List down the scopes they use, or ask for recommendations, research the prices for the scope or have a budget in mind then narrow down your choices.

Once you have it narrowed down, check and find reviews of the specific models you have listed, better yet find people in forums who actually use that model. If you can have access and go to a store that sells different brands even better that way you can actually test each.

Once you get the scope, you don't just slap it on your gun a few procedures are needed to prep it. Procedures are available in this forum and other sites.