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<blockquote data-quote="EXPRESS" data-source="post: 1252615" data-attributes="member: 1441"><p>If it's going to be purely target shooting, higher magnification will usually be your friend. </p><p>If you will be doing any hunting, I would recommend a lower setting. </p><p>I used to prefer very high magnification even for hunting, (scopes in the 8-40x range) but as I have progressed, and started shooting further and further, beyond 1 mile and now ready with a range out to 2 miles now, I have actually lowered my magnificatiim settings. </p><p></p><p>It comes down to personal preference and practicality, but as a general rule, I would say that the minimum magnification for a given distance is about the distance multiplied by 10. 1000 yards - 10X.</p><p>Personally I use scopes in the 24x range but often wind down to 20 or 18 when shooting steel to get a clearer image, less mirage, and when hunting, I tend to try to use the lowest mag setting I can, so I can keep my sight picture easier, spot and react quicker and easier. </p><p>Even when I have to use all my clicks and wind down to 6X to get 15 MILS more elevation, I don't really suffer shooting at extreme distances with low magnification.</p><p></p><p>But it all comes down to the point where personal preference meets practicality .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EXPRESS, post: 1252615, member: 1441"] If it's going to be purely target shooting, higher magnification will usually be your friend. If you will be doing any hunting, I would recommend a lower setting. I used to prefer very high magnification even for hunting, (scopes in the 8-40x range) but as I have progressed, and started shooting further and further, beyond 1 mile and now ready with a range out to 2 miles now, I have actually lowered my magnificatiim settings. It comes down to personal preference and practicality, but as a general rule, I would say that the minimum magnification for a given distance is about the distance multiplied by 10. 1000 yards - 10X. Personally I use scopes in the 24x range but often wind down to 20 or 18 when shooting steel to get a clearer image, less mirage, and when hunting, I tend to try to use the lowest mag setting I can, so I can keep my sight picture easier, spot and react quicker and easier. Even when I have to use all my clicks and wind down to 6X to get 15 MILS more elevation, I don't really suffer shooting at extreme distances with low magnification. But it all comes down to the point where personal preference meets practicality . [/QUOTE]
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