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<blockquote data-quote="Perkules" data-source="post: 156876" data-attributes="member: 945"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p>I'll probabaly top out at 600 yards. The vast majority of shots around the 300 to 400 mark. I was going to buy a Diavari 3x12x56 and then was thinking that I may need more</p><p>power. </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p></p><p>The better the glass quality, the less magnification is really needed. Quite a matter of taste... I was shooting an A4 size target the other day at 500 meters using 5x magnification on a Karl Kaps Sniper 2.5-10 x 56. Ok hits, no problems at all. We have a crazy heat wave going on up here and more magnification was quite useless, hot air disturbing the picture.</p><p></p><p>With that Kaps at 10x I can see 30 cal bullet holes from 400 meters in a brown IPSC target, I´d say 10x is enough for up to 1000 meters/miles or so for deer size targets. Fine reticle of course.</p><p></p><p>In my case, less has turned into more. I like to see what is happening around the target area,too. And I have used much more magnification earlier... now my shooting is much better. </p><p></p><p>Also, it´s nice to have that 2.5 , ready for an occasional "surprise deer" up close. But these all are highly personal opinions and depend on what you are possibly encountering in the woods.</p><p></p><p>There was a brown bear a few miles from my home last week. I sure wouldn´t like to face one at 50 yards with a 6 x scope.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Perkules, post: 156876, member: 945"] [ QUOTE ] I'll probabaly top out at 600 yards. The vast majority of shots around the 300 to 400 mark. I was going to buy a Diavari 3x12x56 and then was thinking that I may need more power. [/ QUOTE ] The better the glass quality, the less magnification is really needed. Quite a matter of taste... I was shooting an A4 size target the other day at 500 meters using 5x magnification on a Karl Kaps Sniper 2.5-10 x 56. Ok hits, no problems at all. We have a crazy heat wave going on up here and more magnification was quite useless, hot air disturbing the picture. With that Kaps at 10x I can see 30 cal bullet holes from 400 meters in a brown IPSC target, I´d say 10x is enough for up to 1000 meters/miles or so for deer size targets. Fine reticle of course. In my case, less has turned into more. I like to see what is happening around the target area,too. And I have used much more magnification earlier... now my shooting is much better. Also, it´s nice to have that 2.5 , ready for an occasional "surprise deer" up close. But these all are highly personal opinions and depend on what you are possibly encountering in the woods. There was a brown bear a few miles from my home last week. I sure wouldn´t like to face one at 50 yards with a 6 x scope. [/QUOTE]
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