any of the AA 400 / 410 family will make a great hunting gun
on scopes you get what you pay for and any feature costs so cheap scopes with lots of twiddles and bits are a false economy if on a budget go for simple. Dont get a Twiddle unless you understand it and know how to use it AND
it is of use to you
Twiddles include
Large Zoom (more than say 3-9power)
Parallax Ajustment PA adj however many fixed PA scopes are set to Centerfire ranges so can cause problems at airgun ranges. Simple test - hold the scope so it cannot move and point it at a target 30-40 yrds away (on highest Zoom) now while looking at through it move your head slightly like a small nodding while watching the cross hair if the PA setting is a problem the cross hair will move of the target . Some fixed PA scopes can be reset ( some cannot) The problem is that you can be aiming at different places depending on the position of your eye even minute changes mean you miss or injure i hade one that had 2" of wobble at 40 yrds till i re set it .
Illuminated Reticule they do have used but not for most people.
Target Turrets mean you can easily change the zero used by the military and Target shooters can be used by hunters but takes a while to understand and utalise.
Large objective lenses ie 56mm - yes they will let more light in but so will turning down the magnification and if you buy a cheap one you lose on the lens quality any way plus they usually mean High mounts to get the scope on (this can be an advantage at onger ranges but not at closer ones.
30mm Bodys again bigger lenses mean better light transmission But as with large Obj Lens cheap ones dont
Mil Dot reticule. claimed to give extra aim points yes they do but not really usfull untill you get to 10 mag plus and best at 50mag in .177cal
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idewheel Paralaxx adj - nice and can be helpfull in rangfinding in very high mag scopes But takes a lot of practice and skill to use well mainly for Target shooting.
So what do i use well all the twiddles
a 10-50x56mm 30mm Sidewheel PA Illum Mill DotReticule was £650 6 yrs ago
yes i did hunt with it now the scope is on a AAS200
or this 8-32x56 30mm Sidewheel PA Illum Multi line Reticule was £500 6 yrs ago
I use both for Competition and Hunting but I like and can use a very high mag for hunting
a good basic spec is a 3-12x50 30mm tube fixed (but reset) PA in the £120-£150 range
and yes you will find you spend 95% of the time on probably 6x and the rest on either 3 or 12
oh Rabbit cut it into cubes cover in batte and deep fry Rabbit Mc nuggets mmmmmmm with dips ( nice with pigeon to )
ATB
Duncan
pS i would have the 410 TDR if they did it in 0.177cal :swordfigh