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Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
Help choosing a scope for upcoming hunt... details inside
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<blockquote data-quote="bruce_ventura" data-source="post: 657994" data-attributes="member: 34084"><p>I admire your requirements-driven approach to selecting a rifle scope. It sounds like you'll be well prepared for a great hunt. </p><p></p><p>Please bear with me, however, while I poke a bit at your assumptions. Your mag range seems pretty high for this scenario. It sounds like you're planning to use your rifle scope in place of a spotting scope. I think you would fair better using a lower mag range rifle scope and a compact 25X spotting scope for spotting and assessing game. That way you'll have a rifle scope with a wider field of view and better contrast (less glare), and a much better scope for spotting game. </p><p></p><p>Also I suspect that a single BDC turret won't be accurate over an altitude range of 9,000-14,000 ft. If you live at sea level, even making the range shots needed to accurately get ballistic drop for your load and rifle at a high altitude may be difficult. I think I would lean instead toward a mildot reticle and range cards that I prepared ahead of time. You could prepare them at something like 2,000 ft intervals and 20 degree intervals. You would be covered with 8-12 cards. The range cards could also be the back-up to a portable ballistic computer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bruce_ventura, post: 657994, member: 34084"] I admire your requirements-driven approach to selecting a rifle scope. It sounds like you'll be well prepared for a great hunt. Please bear with me, however, while I poke a bit at your assumptions. Your mag range seems pretty high for this scenario. It sounds like you're planning to use your rifle scope in place of a spotting scope. I think you would fair better using a lower mag range rifle scope and a compact 25X spotting scope for spotting and assessing game. That way you'll have a rifle scope with a wider field of view and better contrast (less glare), and a much better scope for spotting game. Also I suspect that a single BDC turret won't be accurate over an altitude range of 9,000-14,000 ft. If you live at sea level, even making the range shots needed to accurately get ballistic drop for your load and rifle at a high altitude may be difficult. I think I would lean instead toward a mildot reticle and range cards that I prepared ahead of time. You could prepare them at something like 2,000 ft intervals and 20 degree intervals. You would be covered with 8-12 cards. The range cards could also be the back-up to a portable ballistic computer. [/QUOTE]
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