hi, i'm trevor from opticsplanet.choosing a rifle scope for your next hunt can be a tough decision. you know you want nikon but now which scope. as you can see right here this is just a small sampling of all the flavors nikonhas to offer. it is really important to decide and choosethe model which best works for you and your needs. starting with magnification, a lot ofdifferent magnification ranges out there.
now which one do you need? well it reallydepends on what you doing, what your hunting. let's start with varminthunting, say you're going to shoot some smaller animals at a long-range away. youwant a higher magnification range for that. a great choice would be a 4-16magnification range. this is an m-223 in 4-16x. this would be a great choice forvarmint hunting. nikon also has a monarch 3 series in5-20x, another great choice. when your hunting varmints or small animalsit's really good to have that higher magnification range, you're really going to want it. now jumpinginto the bread and butter.
you need that mid-range scope for thatclassic whitetail/ mule deer hunt, 2.5-10x, 3-9x, they'd beperfect. here's a nikon monarch 3 in 2.5-10x, this is an ideal choice 50 yards up to 300 yards would be agreat choice for use any then mid-range choice. we also have a 4-12x scope righthere. once again to be a great choice for any of that medium-size game for mediumyardages. now jumping into the far end of things,you have really big game. you're going on african cape buffalo hunt, you're goingon a moose hunt.
you want a smaller magnification rangebecause generally you take that shot pretty close up. you are usually well within a hundred yards on that. now nikon has a lot of different options foryou in terms of reticles. they have a standard niko-plex reticlewhich is a plex reticle, so it has a typical crosshair and theposts are heavier and they taper to a finer, thinner crosshair center. now that's goodall around, it's proven, it's tested, it works extremely well, it'sgood in any situation.
now nikon also has their bdc reticleand they're really known for it. bdc that's bullet drop compensation and it blowsyou away as a shooter. when you use it for the first timeyou're gonna be hooked. what it is, is a reticle, standard crosshair and on the lower post there's a series acircles and those act as holdover points. putting a circle over yourtarget, one doesn't obscure the target like a soliddot will but it also draws your eye right into the center. you can actuallyuse the top, bottom and middle of that circle
as a hold over as well. one of the nicethings nikon has done is make spot on software. you can go to nikonhunting.com and lookat that free spot on software. you just type in your exactcartridge, you can import custom cartridges as well and they're gonna give you a completeballistic readout for that reticle. i can't say enough good things about it, it's agreat choice for any hunt. a few different variations in thebdc reticle as well. nikon has their coyote special series andthis bdc reticle and
this specific scope actually has alarge circle in the crosshair. when you're coyote hunting orpredator hunting in general, you can put this circle right over that sweet spot youneed. your eye is naturally going to be drawn into the center and you can make an accurate shot. that reticle is specific to thepredator series or coyote special scopes. great reticlechoice for coyote hunting. another important choice in decidingwhich rifle scope to go with, is the objective size. you want to makesure you get the appropriate objective size
for your needs. now what the objectivesize relates to is how much light has the ability to come in that riflescope. i like to go with a fifty millimeterobjective when you going to be doing low light hunting. if you're going to be hunting near dawn ordusk, a larger objective will have the ability to let more lightinto the scope. now on the other end, you have a smaller objective size say forty millimeter. big benefit to going with a smallerobjective is lower mount height. if you're not huntingnear dawn or dusk and
you know you're going to have ample light coming in. go with a smaller objective, the 32 millimeter, the 40 millimeter, the 42 millimeter. it is going to allow you to mount the scopelower, it is going to be more comfortable for you, you're going to have a better cheek weld, it's going to be better all around and is a bigbenefit with going with a smaller objective size if you can definitely do it. now comingto turrets, what turret to go with? right here we have a capped turret. nowcapped turrets are a great great feature while hunting.it's very easy if you don't have a
capped turret for that scope to bump into something andyou hear the worse and you can hear the worst sound you can hear as a hunter "click click click". now you don't know wherethat turrets gone. has it gone up, down, left, right and is it my windage or elevation. having a capped turret with a screw on cap is a nice way to maintain your zero and you don't have to worryabout losing that. on the other end of it, there's exposed turrets. they're making their way into the hunting category because theydo have some nice features.
one being if you're a varmint shooter. you're sitting on the back of a truck, you want to keep your eye behind theglass because you've got a lot of little small objects runring around out there. you just want to make minor adjustments but not have to worry about unscrewing a cap. having exposed turrets like this canbe nice in some hunting situations. they're definitely finding their way there right now now. say you're really looking to consolidate some of your gear, this would be a great choice for you.this is the nikon irt. this is a laser scope
so they actually did is combine a laserrangefinder into your scope. once this is mounted,your eyes stays behind the glass right here. you can now look at your target andrange it and get the readout in your scope. it's a laser rangefinder and scope all built into one. keep your eyebehind the glass, you can see the yardage and then take a shot all in one rightthere. this is a great choice from nikon as well. no matter what your hunting or whatplatform you're on, nikon has a choice for you.
you're hunting with a slug gun, nikon offersa slug hunter series of scopes. this is going to be a great choice for you, designed for thatplatform specifically. let's say you're hunting with an ar platform. nikon has the p-223 series, they have the m-223 series a great choice for you again. if youstand it on your standard bolt gun, can't go wrong with the monarch3's. say you're coyote hunting, you're doing some varmint hunting. the predator reticle in the nikon coyotespecial would be a great choice for you
and if you want to consolidate some gear,you want to lose a rangefinder, you wanna put it all into one package. thenikon irt with the built-in laser rangefinder would be a great choice for you. bottomline is nikon has a lot of options and they're going to have one that is goingto suit your needs perfectly. you can find all these on opticsplanet.com. i'm trevor thanks for watching!
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