Thanks Stix
The new 250 will be for roos and foxes.
I went with a 250 over a 223 for accuracy mostly (and other reasons.)
I’ll be shooting roos to 300yds but I would take a fox past that if I couldn’t get him in closer.
Im not a huge fan of long range hunting for ethical reasons and the places I hunt don’t often present a long distance shot that can’t be taken closer with a bit of stalking.
I’ve used optics with bigger mags before but thought they were best left to the target blokes.
I think a 4x is best for me down low and as high as 16 would get used occasionally but 12x is usually sufficient.
I have always been of the belief that a scope with 3x mag ie 3x9 or 4x12 will be of better quality and more robust than a 4x ie 3x12 or 4x16. And I’d rather something simple with less moving parts and robust for hunting.
Having said that I would definitely buy a 4x16 of “keep it forever quality” under 1k
The prostaff is just a thought because they are cheap and I’ve heard way more positive reports on them than negative ones.