Top 11 new scope releases

Posted on March 24, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

We brought you our top 10 new rifle releases, and now we’re going one better by giving you our top 11 scope releases!

1. Leupold VX3i 6.5-20×40 EFR

That EFR stands for Extended Focus Range – meaning this high-mag scope can focus down to 10m. Suitable for any hunting range, it’s also got a twilight light maximisation system.

Viking Arms

01423 780810
www.vikingshoot.com

Price: £952

2. Pulsar Thermion

Coming soon, the new Thermion thermal imaging riflescope designed by Pulsar features some of the latest thermal technology, packaged in a familiar day scope format that mounts using standard 30mm scope rings.

Thomas Jacks

01789 264100

thomasjacks.co.uk

Price: £TBC

3. Kahles K318i

A high-quality scope packed into an ultra-short body. Now available with the unique Twist Guard windage on the left-hand side.

Swarovski

01737 856812
www.swarovskioptik.com

Price: From £2,660

4. EOTech Vudu 1-6×24

Affordable and compact in a 25mm tube, this scope is nonetheless robust, and is proofed for centrefires as well as rimfires and airguns.

Thomas Jacks

01789 264100

thomasjacks.co.uk

Price: £1,429.95-£2,199.95

5. Hawke Endurance WA

This scope is built specially for ultra-wide field of view – that WA stands for Wide Angle. It also comes with a new LRC reticle.

Deben

01394 387762
www.hawkeoptics.co.uk

Price: From £399.99

6. Geco riflescope

Not just known for its ammo, Geco is in the riflescope business too – and this 3-12×56 model is ideal for low-light shooting, with optional illuminated reticle.

RUAG

01579 362319

www.ruag.co.uk

Price: £495 non-illum, £795 illum

7. Swarovski Z8i 0.75-6x

That’s right – this driven boar scope goes below 1x mag. This allows the scope to enter ‘View Plus’ mode for a staggering 30 per cent extra field of view.

Swarovski

01737 856812
www.swarovskioptik.com

Price: From £2,070

8. Sig Sauer BDX

Packed with technology yet still affordable, this scope was recently launched to great fanfare – read our report and full review in the December 2018 and January 2019 issues.

Highland Outdoors

0845 099 0252
highlandoutdoors.co.uk

Price: From £675

9. Mamba Ultralite 3-10×40

The first ever Ultralite from MTC, this scope weighs just 538 grams but is nevertheless packed with features, including mil-dot reticle and semi-target turrets.

MTC

01785 859122

mtcoptics.com

Price: From £209.99

10. Kite KSP HD2 2-12×50

One of the new Kite range investigated in more detail in the Summer 2017 edition of Sporting Rifle, this is a scope to compete with the big boys at half the price.

Browning

01235 514550
www.browning.eu

Price: Around £1,100

11. Leupold VX-6HD