Inexpensive 30mm tube illuminated

[1Merlin]

Due to poor eyesight I need an illuminated center reticle to continue shooting. Limited budget and need to keep it down as much as possible in cost.. I shoot HP Silhouette and need repeatable adjustments and, if possible, not to heavy. Five to Seven hundred if possible. If you suggest used please be specific as I am not current on scopes with limited knowledge of who, how and what.

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks for looking.

 

[CharlieNC]

Arken has 34mm tube and meets your criteria. On sale for $290 for the good basic model or $550 for ED glass.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/102064825?pid=704631
This Vortex might fit some of your wants.

 

[Knotwild]

I am in the same boat and I am considering either Meopta or Trjicon. Eurooptics has a strong sale on select Triijicons right now, but they are MIL models. For your upper price the Meopta and Sightron STAC can be had with a zero stop. None of those are Chinese.

 

[AlNyhus]

This Sightron S-TAC would be on the top of my list. Buchanan Accuracy is a site sponsor here and is a solid source for Sightron products.

S-TAC FFP4-20x50 Zero Stop

Built for precision target shooting and hunters. The Sightron's S-TAC 4-20x50 rifle scope with zero-stop tactical turrets and illuminated reticles delivers superior optics and accuracy when it counts.

sightron.com

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Due to poor eyesight I need an illuminated center reticle to continue shooting. Limited budget and need to keep it down as much as possible in cost.. I shoot HP Silhouette and need repeatable adjustments and, if possible, not to heavy. Five to Seven hundred if possible. If you suggest used please be specific as I am not current on scopes with limited knowledge of who, how and what.

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks for looking.

What kind of power ranges are needed for your shooting?

 

[1Merlin]

What kind of power ranges are needed for your shooting?

24x max and generally will use 16-18x. Dedicated HP Silhouette use with a max range of 500 meters. All shot offhand so any more than 24 is wasted with my unsteady hold. More power - more apparent wobble in my hold.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

24x max and generally will use 16-18x. Dedicated HP Silhouette use with a max range of 500 meters. All shot offhand so any more than 24 is wasted with my unsteady hold. More power - more apparent wobble in my hold.

That Sightron above would be a good one then if you use first focal plane instead of second focal plane.

 

[1Merlin]

Just been offered a NIB Zeiss Conquest 6-24 illuminated for 900.00. as the Sightron. Opinions?

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Just been offered a NIB Zeiss Conquest 6-24 illuminated for 900.00. as the Sightron. Opinions?

https://redhawkrifles.com/optics/?sort=alphaasc&page=2
This place sells a lot of those scopes if you want a comparison .

 

[1Merlin]

https://redhawkrifles.com/optics/?sort=alphaasc&page=2
This place sells a lot of those scopes if you want a comparison .

Thanks You. I bookmarked that site.....

 

[BobbyJ]

Due to poor eyesight I need an illuminated center reticle to continue shooting. Limited budget and need to keep it down as much as possible in cost.. I shoot HP Silhouette and need repeatable adjustments and, if possible, not to heavy. Five to Seven hundred if possible. If you suggest used please be specific as I am not current on scopes with limited knowledge of who, how and what.

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks for looking.

Have you had your vision tested recently? Cataracts? I know lots of shooters that just needed a prescription or cataract surgery to get back to using scopes without issues.

That aside what is your budget for a scope? there are so many options with illumination. Nightforce has some nice ones. Do you want the best bang for the buck or just the top end best?

 

[1Merlin]

$500 to $700 -with a little creep possible if required.

Had cataract surgery with the "Best eye surgeon in Houston Texas". Left eye regained 90% vision and right eye botched - 4 specialty operations later can't see the crosshairs in a regulars (Leupold) scope. Can see a red dot though and see targets through good glass.

 

[Sandstorm]

Athlon has a few models that might work...I have used several as budget optics
with good results.

 

[benchrest]

Vortex Viper PST 6-24x50 EBR-1 Riflescope PST-624S1-A

Buy Vortex Viper PST 6-24x50 EBR-1 Riflescope at Eurooptic.com. Get free shipping on this XD Lens Elements, Waterproof, Fogproof, and Shockproof Vortex Viper Rifle scope. Call 570-368-3920 for the best price on Vortex Scope. SHIPS FREE!

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hard to beat this deal on the gen1

 

[Fuj]

6-24x50 Bushnell Elite illuminated if you can find one. Good
glass. I won quite a few steel plate match's with it. Joshb now
has it on one of his rifles. I sold mine off only for the funds to
get a NF comp for the 1000 yard steel match's.

 

[Bill Norris]

Due to poor eyesight I need an illuminated center reticle to continue shooting. Limited budget and need to keep it down as much as possible in cost.. I shoot HP Silhouette and need repeatable adjustments and, if possible, not to heavy. Five to Seven hundred if possible. If you suggest used please be specific as I am not current on scopes with limited knowledge of who, how and what.

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks for looking.

The Arken EP-5 5 x 25 x56 has a very good illuminated reticle CENTER. It has 6 different settings for brightness.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

1Merlin are you needing the hash marks to be illuminated too or just the center dot for your seeing requirements?

 

[1Merlin]

Just the center dot. I can see a black dot if it is a half minute or larger And the background has a contrast. My main problem in my chosen shooting is that most all steel in silhouette is painted black and a black dot is totally lost to me. I Like the Arken and similar as it has a small dot for precision but has the surrounding illuminated lines to make finding and centering the small dot possible.

 

[603Country]

First, don’t buy the Gen 1 Vortex Viper PST 6-24. Illumination at lowest level is too bright and not useable. I sold mine. Bought a couple of Leupold VX5 3-15 with the Firedot, and like them a lot. Most recent buy, to spend a bit less money, was an Athlon Midas 2.5-15 with illumination, and it works just fine.