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Best scope for long range and hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="Scot E" data-source="post: 330369" data-attributes="member: 10832"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">+1 for this concept. Problem is, there are very few reticle options in the price range you mentioned that offer windage marks of any kind for the windage hold off. Mildots are about the only good option. I would suggest, if you like the concept JonA mentioned, that you get a mildot reticle for windage hold off purposes and forget the vertical mildots ( you could use them later if you wanted to learn how to use them etc.) </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">A couple thoughts.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I would personally be careful of going too high, on the low and high end of the magnification range, for a true hunting scope. I personally wouldn't go over 4x for the low end and prefer 2.5-3 for hunting just because I would hate to spend all the time and money to set up a medium to long range hunting rifle only to have the trophy of a lifetime sneaking through the trees at 50 yards and not be able to find him quickly enough in my scope because the field of view is so small.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Also, I tend to think that many guys over power their scopes on the high end. Higher magnification causes more shakiness with anything but perfectly stable rests. It also causes parallax issues if you go over 10x. Not a huge deal but does require correction which means a heavier scope. On a hunting rifle that isn't a good thing unless you are a tree stand kind of hunter. I would agree with another poster that stated 10x is doable to 1k yards to even 9x would be fine for 800 yards.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The SS series of scopes does come in a variable now. It is a 3-9 and would be a really nice option IMO. It is closer to $600 though. It is a first focal plane reticle which means that the reticle stays the same size in relation to the target regardless of power change. This is a nice option for a hunting scope IMO as long as the reticle size doesn't grow so large that it becomes too big at high magnification and cover too much of the target for your liking. I don't think this would be an issue for a 3-9 scope. I too have heard excellent things about the SS scopes and it is actually on my short list for a long range carry gun. It is also mil turret/mil reticle which to me is a plus just because you are keeping things as simple as possible if you did decide to use the mildot reticle. My guess is that you would end up using it more than you think. Maybe not for hold over on longer shots but for sighting in your gun and making follow up shots adjustments, on targets only of course!</span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">My 2 cents. Good luck in your search!</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scot E, post: 330369, member: 10832"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]+1 for this concept. Problem is, there are very few reticle options in the price range you mentioned that offer windage marks of any kind for the windage hold off. Mildots are about the only good option. I would suggest, if you like the concept JonA mentioned, that you get a mildot reticle for windage hold off purposes and forget the vertical mildots ( you could use them later if you wanted to learn how to use them etc.) [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]A couple thoughts.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I would personally be careful of going too high, on the low and high end of the magnification range, for a true hunting scope. I personally wouldn't go over 4x for the low end and prefer 2.5-3 for hunting just because I would hate to spend all the time and money to set up a medium to long range hunting rifle only to have the trophy of a lifetime sneaking through the trees at 50 yards and not be able to find him quickly enough in my scope because the field of view is so small.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Also, I tend to think that many guys over power their scopes on the high end. Higher magnification causes more shakiness with anything but perfectly stable rests. It also causes parallax issues if you go over 10x. Not a huge deal but does require correction which means a heavier scope. On a hunting rifle that isn't a good thing unless you are a tree stand kind of hunter. I would agree with another poster that stated 10x is doable to 1k yards to even 9x would be fine for 800 yards.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]The SS series of scopes does come in a variable now. It is a 3-9 and would be a really nice option IMO. It is closer to $600 though. It is a first focal plane reticle which means that the reticle stays the same size in relation to the target regardless of power change. This is a nice option for a hunting scope IMO as long as the reticle size doesn't grow so large that it becomes too big at high magnification and cover too much of the target for your liking. I don't think this would be an issue for a 3-9 scope. I too have heard excellent things about the SS scopes and it is actually on my short list for a long range carry gun. It is also mil turret/mil reticle which to me is a plus just because you are keeping things as simple as possible if you did decide to use the mildot reticle. My guess is that you would end up using it more than you think. Maybe not for hold over on longer shots but for sighting in your gun and making follow up shots adjustments, on targets only of course![/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] :)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]My 2 cents. Good luck in your search![/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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