Sporting Shooter

ZeroTech Thrive HD 4-16x44 IR scope

YOU could call this the Goldilocks of rifle scopes. For size, magnification and optical quality, it sits in the middle and seems just right for a long-range hunting scope, all at a price that’s not too hot with quality that won’t leave you cold.

The Thrive series of rifle scopes form the middle range of ZeroTech’s optics — with the HD models stepping a little higher in glass quality — and this model’s 4-16x44 spec puts it about in the centre for size and magnification.

It makes it a prime candidate if you’re looking for a scope to suit a rifle that will stretch out to targets hundreds of metres away yet can still feasibly be carried around in the field, at least over short to medium distances.

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