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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 344608" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>hjorst, I dont mean to beat a dead horse here, but your reason for not getting a variable for ranging doesn't hold up. If you are ranging on high power anyway just crank the scope up to max magnification and use it for ranging. No diff. I made up 3 diferent charts for ranging with my 5.5-22 NP-R@ reticle. One for 5.5x - 1/2MOA, one for 11 x - 1 MOA and one for 22x - 2 MOA. </p><p> </p><p>I think Jon made a very good point about mirage which is a very real issue with high magnification scopes. The worse mirage I have encountered yet was on a cold sunny day with some snow cover on the ground. I was shooting at white paper targets printed off my computer @ 300 yds and could just barely make out an undulating white blur with my NF set on 22x. It's really nice to have that lower setting to reduce mirage enough to be able to shoot. Otherwise you wont be shooting that day other than wasting ammo. </p><p> </p><p>Variable power scopes aren't going to be all that much heavier for same quality build. They are slightly more complicated but once again, if you just keep it on max power for most shooting, what's the diff? At least you have some flexibility that may save you a day of shooting and hunting in the field. Cost is definitely a factor.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, I just wanted add some thoughts and hope you find what your looking for.</p><p> </p><p>Good shooting,</p><p> </p><p>Mark</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 344608, member: 11717"] hjorst, I dont mean to beat a dead horse here, but your reason for not getting a variable for ranging doesn't hold up. If you are ranging on high power anyway just crank the scope up to max magnification and use it for ranging. No diff. I made up 3 diferent charts for ranging with my 5.5-22 NP-R@ reticle. One for 5.5x - 1/2MOA, one for 11 x - 1 MOA and one for 22x - 2 MOA. I think Jon made a very good point about mirage which is a very real issue with high magnification scopes. The worse mirage I have encountered yet was on a cold sunny day with some snow cover on the ground. I was shooting at white paper targets printed off my computer @ 300 yds and could just barely make out an undulating white blur with my NF set on 22x. It's really nice to have that lower setting to reduce mirage enough to be able to shoot. Otherwise you wont be shooting that day other than wasting ammo. Variable power scopes aren't going to be all that much heavier for same quality build. They are slightly more complicated but once again, if you just keep it on max power for most shooting, what's the diff? At least you have some flexibility that may save you a day of shooting and hunting in the field. Cost is definitely a factor. Anyway, I just wanted add some thoughts and hope you find what your looking for. Good shooting, Mark [/QUOTE]
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