The ideal riflescope for stalking and hunting in the mountains

The ZF requirements for the Stalking and mountain hunting are similar. It should be as Small and light at high (variable) magnification.

Twilight performance is no longer as important. Firstly, you can no longer see much at long distances and secondly, the Danger in open terrain in the dark to. When it comes to weight, all manufacturers today Lightweight materials used.

Mountain hunting criteria ZF

Recommendation: Ideal riflescope for hunting - especially stalking and mountain hunting

Many manufacturers subdivide the various Scope lines basically into a Favourable and a premium class. This means that a Cheap glass for the less affluent customer and the expensive for the financially strong customer. In a broader sense, this leads to brand management perspective to a kind of "club compulsion" and many are saving up for a premium product and have to make sacrifices on other very important issues such as the Save on ZF assembly (a big mistake).

What generally makes a good stalking riflescope?

The riflescope lenses:
- The quality of the coating (=anti-reflective coating) and the lenses
- The light transmission (=brightness in the field of vision) between 95 and 97%
- The edge sharpness (= image at the edge of the field of view)
- The option to adjust the sharpness of the lenses (Parallax adjustment)
The riflescope reticle:
- With and without lighting (helps at dusk)
The scope adjustment:
- Left-right and height adjustment not too rough
- Repeatability must be guaranteed
- Robustness against shocks and shots- Quick and easy

The ideal riflescope for fascinating stalking and mountain hunting

The Stalking and mountain hunting have very similar requirements for a riflescope. It should be as Small and light be. Twilight performance is no longer of such enormous importance because, firstly, you can no longer see much and the Danger in open terrain in the dark increases.

When it comes to weight, all manufacturers now rely on Lightweight materials are used. The days of heavy steel housings etc. are over. Only large glass lenses increase the weight and dimensions - which brings us back to the subject.

For these types of hunting, the size should be kept as small as possible.

With the Mountain hunting means that because of the long shooting distances a variable riflescope with a maximum lens diameter of 50 mm. The zoom factor is left to personal preference. For one hunter, a 2.5-15x is enough. Another hunter does not want to carry the spotting scope around with him all the time and chooses a 5-30x.

With the pure stalking with shots at short distances a riflescope with a maximum objective lens diameter of 42 mm is usually chosen. Due to the short distances involved, a magnification of up to 6x or 8x will be completely sufficient. The advantage of these small scopes is that they are really no longer bulky.IF comparison and suitability according to lens diameter

Luminous intensity	Lens diameter	Utilisation
low	25 mm	ZF for driven hunts
Medium to high	42 mm, 50 mm	All-round ZF Ideal until (late) dusk, stalking, mountain hunting
Very high	56mm, 60mm	Heavier night glasses for hide hunting

ZV comparison and suitability after enlargement

Magnification:	small
1-6x	Ideal for stalking and driven hunts - shots at short distances
Magnification	medium
up to 15x	Ideal for many hunting applications such as hide hunting, stalking and mountain hunting
Magnification	high
up to 30x	Riflescope for sports and long shots in the mountains, use as a spotting scope replacement