Rifle Scopes 1inch scope for .22lr recommendations please

[want2learn]

Hi, my friend's son is awesome.

He's been coming to the range with us and really enjoying the sport. I have an old CZ .22lr rifle i just cleaned up and bedded. It has an 11mm rail so i purchased some 1 inch rings for it.

Now i've got to find a decent scope. I'd sure like to keep cost below $250 if possible? Ideally something that would mimic what we're doing...dialing turrets etc.

so far i've noticed these options:
Burris FullField E1 6.5020x50
Athlon Talos 6-24x50 ATMR1 IR

Any other options that stand out?

Will likely hold out till Black Friday sales to catch up financially but trying to gain some info in the meanwhile ( just spent a bunch on reloading equipment...good thing i love this sport).

 

[Backcountryguy]

Does Primary Arms have anything?

otherwise Athlon Talos gets my vote

 

[gr8fuldoug]

The Athlon Talos is an excellent choice as well as some offerings from Burris We are having a Columbus Day Weekend Sale so now through Monday is a great time to give a call and discuss options
Have a great day
Doug
516-217-1000

 

[ShtrRdy]

I put an older Nikon Monarch on my .22 rimfire. I have to warn you though, I have had to send Nikon scopes back for repair and recently I read a statement from Nikon that they are going to limit the time frame over which they will repair scopes.

 

[Pharmer909]

Get a cabelas brand Oculus scope from ebay. I saw a 4-16x40 for $175. Has the best optics for the price

 

[want2learn]

The change in Nikon's warranty duration concerns me as well. It's too bad really i've had good luck with their cameras in the past.

I seem to be reading a lot of conflicting and mixed experiences with regards to the Talos...some love it, some do not. I guess maybe that's to be expected in my budget. I do like the look of the reticle

i don't want to bother gr8fuldoug just yet, he must be swamped with the holiday and honestly i won't be able to purchase for another month...I really need to restore my funds, we're having our roof done tomorrow before the rainy season starts and it's a humdinger.... i absolutely will call once i'm in better straits, really appreciate the support. I'd like to have the rifle ready for him for Christmas break. I bet he'll get a real thrill. His Dad's on board.

Cabelas doesn't seem to carry the Oculus anymore or maybe they're out? I'm a bit reluctant to purchase from eBay, I guess i feel more comfortable purchasing from sponsors or members of the forum.

 

[Pharmer909]

They discontinued the Oculus brand. Bad move on them. I think mines will last me a while. Go on Natchezss.com they have really good scopes on sale all the time. Look for a burris scope or weaver kaspa that fits your budget

 

[MarineRabbit]

Lots of great 1" tube scopes in your budget if you don't mind buying used. The ones I have expierence with are weaver v16, leupold 3-9x40 rimfire, leupold vx2 6-18, the older m8 and BR fixed power series are very nice and can be had with target dots. I see lots of the above scopes at the local small bore silhouette matches and indoor .22 shoots.

On my 3 silhouette rifles I have a v16 on the hunter class rifle, vx2 6-18x40 on my backup open class rifle and a fixed BR 36x on the open gun I use 90% of the time. If you keep an eye out on Ebay you can find them for real real good deals.