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Which power scope - 4-16x42 or 6-24x42?
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<blockquote data-quote="ogreshooter" data-source="post: 452666" data-attributes="member: 16647"><p>Does a 25-06 have enough poop (terminal velocity) at 600 yards to really be effective on an antelope? I am not being an ***, I just don't know for sure. </p><p></p><p>For me, I have 3-9 on all of my hunting rifles. 243, 30-06, 300 Savage - and I have NEVER needed more than 9x to kill any deer (black tail and muley). I have killed deer at 400 yards and (to me) do not feel responsible enough as a hunter to take shots further than that. I know lots of guys that shoot at stuff 600-800 yards off-hand and never hit anything, but by god they got the shot off. They all have 24+ power scopes on their obnoxious rifles, and dont bring home the bacon.</p><p></p><p>What does all this mean? What do you, as a hunter, feel ethically capable of taking an animal at (distance wise)? Me, as I said earlier, 400 yards is MAX on any animal, and that is with a 30-06 that I hit steel plates with at 600 yards all the time. Downrange knockdown is absolutely necessary to taking big game.</p><p></p><p>So, that said, 4-16 Sightron is perfect. I have that scope on an AR and hunt coyote with it and it is perfect. good tracking, good clicks, great glass, on sale at Midway when I bought it, plus $50 off from Sightron!!</p><p>gun)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ogreshooter, post: 452666, member: 16647"] Does a 25-06 have enough poop (terminal velocity) at 600 yards to really be effective on an antelope? I am not being an ***, I just don't know for sure. For me, I have 3-9 on all of my hunting rifles. 243, 30-06, 300 Savage - and I have NEVER needed more than 9x to kill any deer (black tail and muley). I have killed deer at 400 yards and (to me) do not feel responsible enough as a hunter to take shots further than that. I know lots of guys that shoot at stuff 600-800 yards off-hand and never hit anything, but by god they got the shot off. They all have 24+ power scopes on their obnoxious rifles, and dont bring home the bacon. What does all this mean? What do you, as a hunter, feel ethically capable of taking an animal at (distance wise)? Me, as I said earlier, 400 yards is MAX on any animal, and that is with a 30-06 that I hit steel plates with at 600 yards all the time. Downrange knockdown is absolutely necessary to taking big game. So, that said, 4-16 Sightron is perfect. I have that scope on an AR and hunt coyote with it and it is perfect. good tracking, good clicks, great glass, on sale at Midway when I bought it, plus $50 off from Sightron!! gun) [/QUOTE]
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