Posted by Anthony Hall on Nov 29, 2011; 11:11am
URL: http://oldforum.flyshooter.com.au/Best-Scope-for-Fly-Shooting-tp5031200p5031978.html

Hi David,

I am sure there are lots of opinions out there..... but in my opinion the expense  of a march maybe overkill at 200m....

I have never seen Mirage bad enough not to see .22 holes in a fly target at 200m with a 12-42 nightforce scope.... 300 or 500m is different.... and maybe in the tropics mirage may be bad enough at 200, but I have never seen it.

If fly was the main purpose of the rifle.... then weight does not matter as 17lb is huge for a .22 and certainly there is no dissadvantage to extra weight when shooting.

If however you intend to shoot BR30 or other disciplines where weight matters.... then a nightforce may be a problem as they are heavy and a march, or loopy may present an advantage...

If I were building a .22 just for fly, it would be a Nightforce 12-42 NP2DD for me any day.

Cheers

Anthony