2MOA? I can't personally see any benefit to more than about 4x magnification. A gun of this accuracy, and chambered in this cartridge, is going to serve me as a coyote gun, and won't be used much beyond 200 yards. When mine shows up it may well wind up with a 2-7x on it, but only because I have a bunch of them laying around doing nothing. If I were to buy a scope for it, a fixed 4x, without AO or illumination or Christmas tree reticles, would be my choice.
Yes, higher magnification makes it easier to hit small targets at longer range. But coyote-sized targets at sub-200-yard ranges...with a gun that's expected to shoot a 4-inch group at those distances...just don't call for bigger, heavier, more powerful or more complicated scopes than fixed 4x's...or even 2.5x's. If I want to shoot at longer-range targets with this gun (doubt that I will...), they will be gongs or home-made paper targets with at least an 8-inch bull, which will work beautifully with a low-power scope.
Longer-range coyotes? I want a different gun. Smaller targets, like ground squirrels? Okay, unless they are far off; then, I want a different gun. Deer? Different gun, absolutely.
This isn't a do-everything, general-purpose hunting rifle, which might utilize a bit more magnification at times. It is a fun gun, displaying mediocre accuracy and chambered in a round that isn't ideal for long-range varminting. A 10-30x56mm scope with focussing objectives, batteries, a complicated reticle and a name nobody can pronounce won't change that.
Yes, higher magnification makes it easier to hit small targets at longer range. But coyote-sized targets at sub-200-yard ranges...with a gun that's expected to shoot a 4-inch group at those distances...just don't call for bigger, heavier, more powerful or more complicated scopes than fixed 4x's...or even 2.5x's. If I want to shoot at longer-range targets with this gun (doubt that I will...), they will be gongs or home-made paper targets with at least an 8-inch bull, which will work beautifully with a low-power scope.
Longer-range coyotes? I want a different gun. Smaller targets, like ground squirrels? Okay, unless they are far off; then, I want a different gun. Deer? Different gun, absolutely.
This isn't a do-everything, general-purpose hunting rifle, which might utilize a bit more magnification at times. It is a fun gun, displaying mediocre accuracy and chambered in a round that isn't ideal for long-range varminting. A 10-30x56mm scope with focussing objectives, batteries, a complicated reticle and a name nobody can pronounce won't change that.
