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Are high powered scopes really necessary for hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 1559274" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>While the bulk of my LRH are made at half this distance, my set up and capability is for 1000-1200 yards depending on the game hunted. My preference is for a variable with +50mm objective and power range to at least 20X, and could very likely get by with a 15x on the top end. My scope spends +80% of the time set at 10x, largely for field of view and acquisition requirements in the areas I hunt. Well over half my game is shot between 10 and 15x in the mid range. At the longer ranges I will very frequently use the 20-25X power setting on my scopes for assessing the quality off the game, observing interfering brush/saplings, and checking for other game partially hidden in the foreground/background. Additionally, one of the claimed drawbacks of high power, "mirage", can actually be a very useful tool when determining wind, using the power setting to clearly dial the mirage in. I have encountered all these circumstances enough times over the past several years to easily justify the higher power and the added expense. Scopes have come long way. Superb optical and mechanical performance, quality, and reliability, without trade offs in size and weight are now attainable at the higher powers. Other then cost, I see little/no downside to using a higher power scope.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 1559274, member: 10291"] While the bulk of my LRH are made at half this distance, my set up and capability is for 1000-1200 yards depending on the game hunted. My preference is for a variable with +50mm objective and power range to at least 20X, and could very likely get by with a 15x on the top end. My scope spends +80% of the time set at 10x, largely for field of view and acquisition requirements in the areas I hunt. Well over half my game is shot between 10 and 15x in the mid range. At the longer ranges I will very frequently use the 20-25X power setting on my scopes for assessing the quality off the game, observing interfering brush/saplings, and checking for other game partially hidden in the foreground/background. Additionally, one of the claimed drawbacks of high power, “mirage”, can actually be a very useful tool when determining wind, using the power setting to clearly dial the mirage in. I have encountered all these circumstances enough times over the past several years to easily justify the higher power and the added expense. Scopes have come long way. Superb optical and mechanical performance, quality, and reliability, without trade offs in size and weight are now attainable at the higher powers. Other then cost, I see little/no downside to using a higher power scope. [/QUOTE]
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