marksman wrote:I cant answer about the Hakko scopes but I personally would want a bit more than 8 power for a 250, just my opinion
sungazer wrote:Even at the very pointy end of scopes there are differences and personal preferences. There are lots of comments about March scopes having a darker sight picture than a Nightforce. I noticed a slight difference between my Nightforce Competition 52mm O compared to a Nightforce Benchrest 56 O. The NF BR is clearer glass than its more expensive NF NXS which is a fair bit more expensive. Now with a lot more experience I would not have paid the extra for the NXS it does have the side parallax but if shooting off hand I can never adjust it while pointing the rifle. I can with the AO. The NXS illumination is not as good as the others either just on or off. However I have really never needed the illumination.
Again my opinion I like a reticle that is graduated it helps in holding off. It gives you hash marks that you can line up with something then adjust a mark either way depending on POI.
bigpete wrote:marksman wrote:I cant answer about the Hakko scopes but I personally would want a bit more than 8 power for a 250, just my opinion
What for ?
straightshooter wrote:Getting back on topic.
I have a Nikko 8x56 from the 80's that I suspect was made by Hakko.
It is a good reliable scope, in fact too good to give away for the peanuts it might fetch.
Hakko only started widespread marketing under their own name once the high volume contract scope production moved to China.
As I understand it Hakko no longer exists.
The 'Nikko' scope I have is very reliable and solid but the optical qualities are inferior by direct comparison to the S&B 8x56 that I now use. Then again it is a sighting device not a camera lens and it did it's job quite well. It is also slightly bulkier.
Something that is not generally understood are the advantages of a fixed power scope over a variable.
There are generally 5 lens groups in a fixed power versus 7 lens groups in a variable so this means an immediate advantage in terms of light transmission irrespective of any advertising gobbeldy gook about the magic of lens coatings.
Another advantage is that there are less moving parts that can cause problems.