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Are high powered scopes really necessary for hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="WiscGunner" data-source="post: 1559350" data-attributes="member: 97288"><p>Magnification is not a "who's right, who's wrong" as I took the OP's intent at justifying what works for him. Sorry if I mistook the intent.</p><p></p><p>We pick the gear that we "like" for the activity that we "like". There is NO "need" involved. People have been hunting for thousands of years with scopes so low powered they were non-existant. So anybody trying to say you only need the ol' 3-9 or what ever that represents their developement decade is typically just anti-change. People naturally do the same thing with wages and prices in all areas of life. </p><p></p><p>There have been many here that speak the truth in that you should pick the tool for the job, whatever that is. No sniper team worth anything is voluntarily using a 10x scope. The same goes for hunters. If the options are available, why not increase your chances of success? Smaller objectives are limited on light conditions, tube size dictates available turret travel for caliber/distance needs, magnification dictates identification (score, spotting hits/missed, wind). </p><p></p><p>ANYONE saying someone else doesn't "need" something is simply oppressing their personal views upon others. Humble recommendations based upon personal opinion are valued but these opinions, including mine, are just that...opinions.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I prefer for my needs a 2-10x50 for short range hunting. 2x for quick shots and the ability to dial up for longer shots if needed. The 50mm objective gets me a better picture at night or in lowlight than a smaller objective of equal qualty glass. </p><p></p><p>For more serious shooting I use a 4-27x56 as 4x is still sufficient for fairly close range (not exactly cqb house clearing tactical needs) and I have the glass, lighting and magnification to identify what I want at further distances. The trigger pull happens at any magnification in between depending upon the situation.</p><p></p><p>Obviously lower quality optics gather light less efficiently and will greatly benefit from a larger objective more than top tier glass but that doesn't mean it isn't also a benefit on the best glass too.</p><p></p><p>In reality, hunting deer with a bottle of rat poison certainly doesn't "need" a big scope nor does whacking them with a car. 99% of hunting is done 100yds or less but then this forum is not for that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WiscGunner, post: 1559350, member: 97288"] Magnification is not a “who’s right, who’s wrong” as I took the OP’s intent at justifying what works for him. Sorry if I mistook the intent. We pick the gear that we “like” for the activity that we “like”. There is NO “need” involved. People have been hunting for thousands of years with scopes so low powered they were non-existant. So anybody trying to say you only need the ol’ 3-9 or what ever that represents their developement decade is typically just anti-change. People naturally do the same thing with wages and prices in all areas of life. There have been many here that speak the truth in that you should pick the tool for the job, whatever that is. No sniper team worth anything is voluntarily using a 10x scope. The same goes for hunters. If the options are available, why not increase your chances of success? Smaller objectives are limited on light conditions, tube size dictates available turret travel for caliber/distance needs, magnification dictates identification (score, spotting hits/missed, wind). ANYONE saying someone else doesn’t “need” something is simply oppressing their personal views upon others. Humble recommendations based upon personal opinion are valued but these opinions, including mine, are just that...opinions. Personally, I prefer for my needs a 2-10x50 for short range hunting. 2x for quick shots and the ability to dial up for longer shots if needed. The 50mm objective gets me a better picture at night or in lowlight than a smaller objective of equal qualty glass. For more serious shooting I use a 4-27x56 as 4x is still sufficient for fairly close range (not exactly cqb house clearing tactical needs) and I have the glass, lighting and magnification to identify what I want at further distances. The trigger pull happens at any magnification in between depending upon the situation. Obviously lower quality optics gather light less efficiently and will greatly benefit from a larger objective more than top tier glass but that doesn’t mean it isn’t also a benefit on the best glass too. In reality, hunting deer with a bottle of rat poison certainly doesn’t “need” a big scope nor does whacking them with a car. 99% of hunting is done 100yds or less but then this forum is not for that. [/QUOTE]
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