Rimfire Silhouette Scope Power
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I presently used a 36x for smallbore and actually have come to like it. The 6.5-20 EFR is the other one I used.
Magnification lets you pick a spot on the target. The negative being, sometimes it's the wrong target.
I have also shot with a 12 and 16 power and can't say my scores suffered.
For high power you do want the ability to come down a times because mirage will kill you at 36.
Magnification lets you pick a spot on the target. The negative being, sometimes it's the wrong target.
I have also shot with a 12 and 16 power and can't say my scores suffered.
For high power you do want the ability to come down a times because mirage will kill you at 36.
I've got a 6-24x on mine, and I've been shooting with it set at 16x lately. It's personal preference. As for your ballistic reticles question, do you mean so you can avoid rezeroing for each animal? Just rezero. That's what target turrets with index marks on them are for.
Bushnell Trophy 6-18 is the best value in a silouhette scope I have seen. It has 3 different color coded bands on the objective bell in the proper distances.
You just turn the AO from one animal to the next. The distances are all marked for you.
You just turn the AO from one animal to the next. The distances are all marked for you.
Great starter scope! I started with one on my brno and shot right up to AAA scores, then like most when I plateau'd, I tried buying points.
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Troy G makes a good point. You may also want to ask of the more seasoned silo shooters at your club to look through their scopes and see what they use for power. Many of the better shooters don't monitor sites like this as they are too busy practicing. I advocate as much power as you can handle - and that only comes with experience. Also, buy as good a quality scope as you can afford and you shouldn't lose when the time comes to resell .
As far as reticles go, keep it simple. Duplex works but many go with a dot, usually from 1/4 to 3/4 moa. 3/8's is ideal for me. A 1 moa dot is huge and I can't imagine testing ammo and settings off the bench. The standard 1/8 min target dot is too small being easily lost, especially when targets and backstop get shot up.
Something like a mildot or multi-X reticle is going to be hard to follow while your swaying about in off-hand position.
Something like a mildot or multi-X reticle is going to be hard to follow while your swaying about in off-hand position.
