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Post by jjas on Mar 15, 2019 12:38:07 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2019 12:45:18 GMT -5
I'm at the lowest. Thinks it's 3-9x30. Maybe 40.
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Post by esshup on Mar 15, 2019 18:29:32 GMT -5
For me, it depends on what rifle I'm shooting, and especially what distance I'm shooting at. When hunting, it's a no brainer. I have the scope turned down as far as possible. There is one exception to that, when I was hunting in Colorado last Fall I had it on 11x, just because if I had to use the reticle for any corrections, that's what it needed to be set on. BUT the closest shot would have been around 500 yds or so.
The way I look at it, if the animal is far away, you have time to turn it up. If the animal is close, you probably won't have time to turn it down.
Sometimes due to mirage, a high power magnification only hurts you.
I've been shooting a scoped gun for a LONG time, and I make sure the scope is set so that when my cheek hits the stock I can see thru the scope - I don't have to wiggle my head around to look thru the scope. So I can find critters with a higher magnification than many friends of mine.
I don't think I own a scope that goes lower than 2.5 or 3 power, and I think all my scopes are variable power. One scope is 5.5x-22x, but I only use it at higher magnification if I have a spotter. If I am spotting my own shots, I leave it at 16x, maybe 18x - that's for 600-1,000 yds.
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Post by Woody Williams on Mar 15, 2019 18:56:21 GMT -5
My variables stay on 4X..
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Post by tomthreetoes on Mar 15, 2019 22:08:51 GMT -5
Depends on where and what I'm hunting and what gun I'm using. My scopes range from 2-1/2x, 3x, 3x9, and 4.5x14.
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Post by dbd870 on Mar 16, 2019 2:04:09 GMT -5
Depends on the gun and where and what I’m hunting for; that determines where it is set. My lowest is a 1.5-5x, my highest is a 4.5-14x.
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Post by tenring on Mar 16, 2019 7:41:01 GMT -5
I've got a 4x16 on a Cooper 21 in .223. It's a bit of fun trying to hit a golf ball that is sitting on top of a post at 350 yds. at our local range. Haven't smacked one dead center yet, but did graze one awhile back. Started getting fuzzy sight picture last couple of years and couldn't seem to get a clear sight picture. Hmmmmm, decided that maybe it was time to get new glasses. Surprise, surprise as Gomer Pyle use to say. I've got a cataract on my right eye. Have to have this taken care of soon, the target shooting season is slowly coming on. This getting old is not fun at all, but then I was born when WW2 was still going on.
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Post by parson on Mar 16, 2019 12:06:13 GMT -5
Keep my variables on lowest setting. My experience has been that if a shot presents itself at long distance, I have time to adjust to higher magnification.
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Post by steiny on Mar 17, 2019 9:21:15 GMT -5
Most of my stuff wears 3x9, however as I've gotten older I do appreciate a bit more magnification and have been buying 4x12's . My muzzle loader sports a 2x7 Leupold, I shot a couple deer with it last fall, but will probably swap out the scope before next fall for a little more magnification.
Always keep scope set low 3-4X while walking in or sitting on stand, then zoom it in as necessary when you spot your quarry. Been a lot of shots missed because somebody jumped a deer close, pulled up and the scope was on 10X and they couldn't find it in the cross hairs.
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Post by esshup on Mar 17, 2019 10:00:32 GMT -5
Been a lot of shots missed because somebody jumped a deer close, pulled up and the scope was on 10X and they couldn't find it in the cross hairs. If people would learn to shoot scopes with both eyes open that wouldn't be a problem. But, I can see how it happens. I once shot a Corsican Ram with a .257 Weatherby at about 30 yds. with the scope set on 14x.......
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Post by moose1am on Mar 18, 2019 9:57:33 GMT -5
I have several Air Rifles that I use and they have a variable scope on them. 32mm objective lense and 4 x 10 variable power on a Crosman semi automatic Rifle
Then there is an old Remington Model 660 in 222 caliber and it also has a variable powered rifle scope on it. It's a 40 mm 4x16 Burris Full Field II rifle scope
Then on my Daniel Defense AR15 I have an HS1 setup from EOTech. It consists of a 3x flip to the side magnifier and a EXPS3-4 EOTech Holographic sight that's great for up close shooting. It has a very wide field of view and you can use it with both eyes open unless the magnifier is flipped into the field of view. I can shoot out to 200 yards with the magnifier in line and with the magnifier flipped out to the side up close if needed.
Since the AR15 has a Picatinny Rail on the flat top of the AR15 I can easily take the quick release EOTECH off and put on a Nikon 42 mm 4x 16 rifle scope on the rail. If I get it mounted just right the sight zero does not move very much. I keep the AR15 ready to go with the EOTech on it most all the time. But if I'm at the rifle range and shooting at the 200 yard range I'll swap in the Nikon Rifle Scope.
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Post by jbird on Mar 18, 2019 10:56:24 GMT -5
I like a 3x9 on shorter range weapons...like my slug gun or 30-30. I go up in power from there when it comes to my 308 or my 22-250. I really like a lot of power on my 22-250, but that is because I'm shooting at smaller targets at greater distances. You can't hit, what you can't see. I prefer to start at a lower setting and then "crank it up" once I have the target located. I also like a lower setting when hunting for deer in case they show up real close...if they are at a distance I have time to adjust if I need/want to. Only time I will stay at a high setting is when I am watching a ground hog hole or the like and I am waiting for him to stick his head out!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2019 12:55:42 GMT -5
Been a lot of shots missed because somebody jumped a deer close, pulled up and the scope was on 10X and they couldn't find it in the cross hairs. If people would learn to shoot scopes with both eyes open that wouldn't be a problem. But, I can see how it happens. I once shot a Corsican Ram with a .257 Weatherby at about 30 yds. with the scope set on 14x....... I started last year with two eyes open. Need more practice.
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Post by omegahunter on Mar 18, 2019 12:58:20 GMT -5
I have anywhere from a 1.5-4.5x up to 4.5-14x. Always have them on the lowest setting and crank up to suit my need at the time.
The only rifles I keep on higher magnification are my squirrel rifles; they are always set on 7x.
Last two deer were shot at 3x with the muzzleloader at about 20-25 yards and at 6x with the .35 Remington Short Brass at about 75 yards.
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Post by sakorifle on Mar 20, 2019 8:39:23 GMT -5
Greetings. As I only ever stalk on foot I have my scope on six times usually, if the deer is that far away I need anymore then I have plenty of time to turn it up. I rarely go above eight times aim small miss small. On the type of ground I have to cover and the size of a roe Deer's killing area a three hundred yard shot is extreme range to me on roe. 250 is a,long way and 200 is just nice, far enough to get away with a,little movement and sound but near enough for a comfortable shot. Regards Billy
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Post by schoolmaster on Mar 21, 2019 18:13:01 GMT -5
Sakorifle, When stalking deer do you use some type of shooting staff?
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