Entry level optics feedback
- Thread starter dsanders
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Wrong Way
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On a big game rifle, a 3-9 or 2.5-10X is more than sufficient. If you can't hit a large game animal at 10X, you shouldn't be shooting at that range anyway....move closer. Heck, my long range (400-800 yd) moose rifle (tuned 700LSS in 300 UltraMag) wore a 10x.
High magnification scopes are for paper and small animals.
High magnification scopes are for paper and small animals.
One thing that has kept me away from the AO scopes for hunting is if one should happen to have a misstep and do a tumble, how much of an impact to the AO ring would it take to make it inoperable?
Sometimes Murphy has his way.
Less bling less problems?
Sometimes Murphy has his way.
Less bling less problems?
gunrunner8
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Finely somebody came out with no nonsence advice; FOV, ER, brand name and quality lenses are much more important than high power in the hunting scope.
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I agree. Too many guys out there with too much magnification. Heck I saw a guy at the range a while back with an SKS in 7.62X39 with a 6-24X50 on it! Said he was wanting to do some long range hunting with it! I said if you could drop it and make it hit the ground that would qualify for "long range"!
to the OP (orig poster) - did you buy a scope yet?
from what i've learned so far, hand-held anything beyond 3-9 or MAYBE 4-12 is gonna be a pain to keep stable. also, some reticles are very fast and easy to acquire with the eye, others are so-so. Zeiss Rapid-Z 600 / 800 are wicked, but $$$. the Leupold stuff is VERY nice and easy to grab with the eye, and in a 2-7 or 3-9 range (or MAYBE even 4-12) you should be able to find something worth KEEPING for around 300 at LeBaron. while you're there, check out the Redfield stuff with the AccuRange reticle - it might just be what you're after. good optics, easy to grab, not a lot of dark crap around your field of view, nice reticle esp against a black background, and priced very well. and not made in commie-china. low on features, but good on optics (which should be more important anyways)
from what i've learned so far, hand-held anything beyond 3-9 or MAYBE 4-12 is gonna be a pain to keep stable. also, some reticles are very fast and easy to acquire with the eye, others are so-so. Zeiss Rapid-Z 600 / 800 are wicked, but $$$. the Leupold stuff is VERY nice and easy to grab with the eye, and in a 2-7 or 3-9 range (or MAYBE even 4-12) you should be able to find something worth KEEPING for around 300 at LeBaron. while you're there, check out the Redfield stuff with the AccuRange reticle - it might just be what you're after. good optics, easy to grab, not a lot of dark crap around your field of view, nice reticle esp against a black background, and priced very well. and not made in commie-china. low on features, but good on optics (which should be more important anyways)
