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<blockquote data-quote="25 Otter" data-source="post: 568857" data-attributes="member: 26801"><p>It's funny how things work out. I remember when I started out a 3X-9X was pretty big stuff. For years I carried a 721 Remington with a 6X Leupold on it. At that time I was more concerned about it being too much for close work,than not being enough for long shots. Now my rifles all wear 4X-12X scopes min. 6X-18X isn't too much. What happened to me was a combination of 2 things. First is this "what if" mentality we seem to have these days. Sure a 2X-7X might be more than enough for 90% of my hunting,but what if? What if I need to take that 450 yd shot or none at all. Secondly,I was a bench rest competitor for a few years not long ago. I became so reliant on the 36X scopes that come fall my usual hunting rigs seemed way under glassed! Pair that with some not so youthful eyes and a scope is more of a crutch than an aiming device. I have to agree with a previous post though. Long range target work and load development is very difficult with the conventional "hunting" glass. So, to answer the orriginal question. 4X-12X is what rests on all but a couple of my rifles be it elk or whitetail we're after.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="25 Otter, post: 568857, member: 26801"] It's funny how things work out. I remember when I started out a 3X-9X was pretty big stuff. For years I carried a 721 Remington with a 6X Leupold on it. At that time I was more concerned about it being too much for close work,than not being enough for long shots. Now my rifles all wear 4X-12X scopes min. 6X-18X isn't too much. What happened to me was a combination of 2 things. First is this "what if" mentality we seem to have these days. Sure a 2X-7X might be more than enough for 90% of my hunting,but what if? What if I need to take that 450 yd shot or none at all. Secondly,I was a bench rest competitor for a few years not long ago. I became so reliant on the 36X scopes that come fall my usual hunting rigs seemed way under glassed! Pair that with some not so youthful eyes and a scope is more of a crutch than an aiming device. I have to agree with a previous post though. Long range target work and load development is very difficult with the conventional "hunting" glass. So, to answer the orriginal question. 4X-12X is what rests on all but a couple of my rifles be it elk or whitetail we're after. [/QUOTE]
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