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thanks for the suggestions and pointers guys, but i think i'll struggle to find sub £100 nikon optics.

the chinese acog is out, think i'd be too busy worrying if it was holding its zero for me to have any faith in it.

I appreciate the need to save money, but you are asking for the extremely unlikely. Sub £100 scopes are, as a general rule, crap. Their optics are poor and their adjustments worse. Tbh, the optics are sometimes bearable, but I have yet to encounter such a cheap scope which has reliable and repeatable adjustments.

Therefore I think you should either accept that your < £100 scope is likely to be bad, or buy a better one which costs more money. You certainly can get a Bushnell to do the job for £200.

point taken, i know you get what you pay for, i was just hoping (its nice to dream isn't it?) that around 100 sheets would get something fairly decent, especially for a rimfire at short ranges.

anyways, some hunting around (no pun intended) has tuffed up a Nikko Stirling gold crown, new but old stock. worth a punt?

On a 22LR should work to the expected level. I.e. not great but once it's zeroed leave alone and it should be OK.

thanks for your time, appreciate the opinion.

now trying to decide on holding out for a s/h simmons wtc or going for this nikko i've found....

Actuslly it's funny you say that... I have one I could part with...

Just to update this thread, in the end I went for something sub £100.

I know thats not going to please the leupold and S&B fans, but there ya go.

I got a 3-9x32 bugbuster from UGS, bought it off ebay for £60 from a guy going by 'warrior hunters'.

Its a cracking little scope, compact, short eye relief, mil dot and IR. I recommend it to anyone needing optics for their plinker.

jazzyj wrote:Just to update this thread, in the end I went for something sub £100.

I know thats not going to please the leupold and S&B fans, but there ya go.

I got a 3-9x32 bugbuster from UGS, bought it off ebay for £60 from a guy going by 'warrior hunters'.

Its a cracking little scope, compact, short eye relief, mil dot and IR. I recommend it to anyone needing optics for their plinker.

Jazz;

Glad you managed to get yourself sorted out scope-wise. A bit late I know but I'd also toss my hat into the ring in support of Nikon glass if you are looking to upgrade your optics in the future.

Mezzer