What type of magnification do you run on your long range shooting rifle ?

SIII - Yup.

Ruthless said:
One more vote on 10-50 Sightron
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As the last few said... one more vote.

I have the SIIISS1050X60LRMD/CM. Love it. Just picked up a 20MOA base and better rings to do it justice. Im going to get an 8-32x56 Sightron next. All the guys that I shoot with try it and for price all want one now. Even the nightforce guys advise they don't think the Nightforce is worth the extra money after they use the Sightrons.
 
I have a Mark 4 6.5-20x50 with the TMR reticle in FFP its mil/mil. The reticle is just fine at 20x, not too thick at all. That really depends on the reticle choice.
 
For Hunting
20x -24x - Magnification needed for up to 2k yards
or 10x-16x - up to 1000 yards

Keep in mind sometime a lot of magnification is BAD. Special when you got mirage you can not used your 20-24x magnification and you have to scale it back at 10-14x to remove mirage.
MILDOT or MOA systems - both works great BUT NEVER MIX THEM TOGETHER.
Make sure your turret knobs match the reticle (MOA-MOA) or MIL-MIL

MOA system - is more precised and easy math (size of target/MOA Reading=Distance in yards *100 -5%)
MILDOT involved more math what you can not make it as fast as MOA math
advantage of MILDot - shorter time to engage your moving target

Bottom line is
MOA is design for Imperial measurement
MIL - design for metric measurement

Mirage and high magnification scope used proper are your best friend on reading the wind and wind direction. Used improper and you are screwed up pretty bad.
 
I must be a useless fanboy , as I like the FFP tac scopes , and as long as the reticle is sized well for FFP , its all good , I use mainly 4-16x & 5-25x S&Bs , and think in terms of calibre that 3-12x suits a 308 class rd , 4-16x suits a 300WM class & 5-25x suits a 338LM etc , as the power ranges increase with the range of the cals etc.

BUT , I also feel that a 3-18x scope with say 50mm front lens , will suit most people 95% of the time , a useful power rnage with out being too over the top in high end mag .
 
8-32x56 and I leave it on 32 most of the time for f-class, have it be 50M or 800M.
5-25x56 would do most everything a person needs I think and is what I'm getting next(canadian made too) for my f-tr/tactical build when I get to it.
 
Vortex 6.5x20x44, Mildot, second focal plane. I keep mine on X14 and have no probs seeing bullet holes out to 300+ yards, and on a clear no wind day, out to 800 yards, and my partners bullet trace from his 308.
 
NF 5-22x56 for plinking LR steel
Sightron SIII 10-50x60 for shooting groups on paper

My other 14 S&Bs I use them here and there I find they are just to clear and crisp lol!

Only have 14 cause I gave one to Swissin ;)
 
DG Photography said:
Pffffft! Big deal all it takes is skill and experience ;) lol!
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It also takes stubborness and luck;)
By the time you buy a top of the line rear iron sight and an eye piece, then buy a new fangled ladder front sight with iris and lens and shades/rain cover etc you are looking at dropping about 1K.
 
5.5-22x56 NF for all shooting at extended ranges.

90% of serious long range shooters will tend to use scopes between 5-25x magnification, but which specific setting varies depending on conditions, targets, and the shooters themselves.

Mine mostly stays at 22x because that is where the hash marks on the MOAR reticle work for the SFP reticle, allowing me to make instant and precise adjustments directly in MOA based on either my shots or spotting for others.

Shooting with 30x or more cuts off too much FOV in my opinion, and makes LR shooting more difficult because you can not see your splash if you miss your target way out there. They are fine for benchrest paper punching and load development, but they don't do anything for me off a range. I also dislike FFP scopes for LR work, I find that the reticles get too large for precise aiming, but that's just my opinion.
 
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I used to use an 8-32 sightron, which was fantastic. I recently got an NXS 5.5-22 because I rarely went up to 24 or more on my Sightron, and I wanted a more rugged scope to use for more than F-Class, plus it's got a ton of elevation adjustment if I ever get to do some longer range stuff. I shoot with a guy that has a 5-20 Zeiss and he can outshoot me more often than not, so I wouldn't get too hung up on magnification. IMO I think an upper end of 20x or more is fine.
 
Nightforce NXS 12-42x56mm. When there is mirage I can turn it down in magnification. And when range conditions are different I can use the higher magnifications. Also with this scope, I can often spot for other rifle shooters without putting down my rifle and using the Kowa.
 
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