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<blockquote data-quote="Teri Anne" data-source="post: 2913760" data-attributes="member: 118816"><p>Good Morning, </p><p> This message clarifies your previous comment where you said, "<strong>One such was a Zeiss 6-24. I mounted it, hunted with it, but found myself in a situation where I was trying to get a follow-up shot (didn't need it) and couldn't because of the field of view at 6 power."</strong> Everybody has a different view on what they like and dislike. I hunted with a 3 x 9 for a lot of years but when iron sights did not work for me during competition I switched over to scopes and it was then that I found that the 3 x 9 no longer worked for me. I no longer have any 3 x 9 scopes but do have a 4 x 12 on my Tikka T1x. I for one, and I am sure there are many others than cannot differentiate the difference between 4x and 6x unless comparing the FOV side by side. One of the issues that I have come across as both a military and NRA certified instructor is that many people cannot pick up their rifle and find the deer in a field 100 yards away even with a 3x magnification. Obviously the higher the magnification the narrower the FOV is. The issue is not really the magnification it has to do with the hunter not knowing where to point the rifle to bring the target into the FOV at the range they are shooting. One way around this is to go out in the woods looking for squirrels scampering around the ground. (You don't need to hunt the squirrels just use them to find, focus and follow) The first thing is to find the squirrel. You should be able to do this by simply mounting the rifle to your shoulder, pointing it towards the squirrel and finding it in the FOV the first time, every time. The next challenge is to try to keep the squirrel in the cross-hairs as it scampers around. Once you can do this, then you are familiar with how to find your target then track it at whatever power you have the scope set to. </p><p></p><p>I have come across some Game Wardens who took a dim view of doing this with an active firearm. The solution to this is to find an old beater that has seen better days. mount a old 3 x 9 on it, remove the bolt and magazine (if practical) and use it for these exercises. The rifle is a training aid, cannot be fired and thus not an issue with your local sheriff or game warden. You may also want to paint the last couple of inches of the barrel and part of the stock with orange paint to indicate it is not a shoot-able firearm. You will be surprised at how fast you can acquire, aim and track your target at pretty much at any magnification or range you care to shoot. It works, give it a try.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Teri Anne, post: 2913760, member: 118816"] Good Morning, This message clarifies your previous comment where you said, "[B]One such was a Zeiss 6-24. I mounted it, hunted with it, but found myself in a situation where I was trying to get a follow-up shot (didn't need it) and couldn't because of the field of view at 6 power."[/B] Everybody has a different view on what they like and dislike. I hunted with a 3 x 9 for a lot of years but when iron sights did not work for me during competition I switched over to scopes and it was then that I found that the 3 x 9 no longer worked for me. I no longer have any 3 x 9 scopes but do have a 4 x 12 on my Tikka T1x. I for one, and I am sure there are many others than cannot differentiate the difference between 4x and 6x unless comparing the FOV side by side. One of the issues that I have come across as both a military and NRA certified instructor is that many people cannot pick up their rifle and find the deer in a field 100 yards away even with a 3x magnification. Obviously the higher the magnification the narrower the FOV is. The issue is not really the magnification it has to do with the hunter not knowing where to point the rifle to bring the target into the FOV at the range they are shooting. One way around this is to go out in the woods looking for squirrels scampering around the ground. (You don't need to hunt the squirrels just use them to find, focus and follow) The first thing is to find the squirrel. You should be able to do this by simply mounting the rifle to your shoulder, pointing it towards the squirrel and finding it in the FOV the first time, every time. The next challenge is to try to keep the squirrel in the cross-hairs as it scampers around. Once you can do this, then you are familiar with how to find your target then track it at whatever power you have the scope set to. I have come across some Game Wardens who took a dim view of doing this with an active firearm. The solution to this is to find an old beater that has seen better days. mount a old 3 x 9 on it, remove the bolt and magazine (if practical) and use it for these exercises. The rifle is a training aid, cannot be fired and thus not an issue with your local sheriff or game warden. You may also want to paint the last couple of inches of the barrel and part of the stock with orange paint to indicate it is not a shoot-able firearm. You will be surprised at how fast you can acquire, aim and track your target at pretty much at any magnification or range you care to shoot. It works, give it a try. [/QUOTE]
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