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Are high powered scopes really necessary for hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="FS1" data-source="post: 1590505" data-attributes="member: 99593"><p>I am finding the 3-18 power range is becoming my favorite. I hunt deer in the fall and coyotes around the area most of the rest of the year. I like the 18x top magnification for zeroing my rifles and zooming in on something suspicious at distance to see if it's wiley coyotes head sticking through the brush. Some guys prefer a 4-20 mag range but I prefer the FOV of the 3x when calling because those suckers can appear out of nowhere. </p><p></p><p>Some reticles are too fine to see quickly on low power in a FFP scope. I've been through several optics in the last year and the MD1 reticle on the eotech VUDU has been a good compromise in a hunting scope. </p><p></p><p>The military is trending towards higher magnification optics due to the need to ID whether or not an individual in the mountains is a farmer with a hand tool or a bad guy with a Mosin Nagant. The tests that they did showed that 15x was the lowest magnification snipers could do it with reliably at 800 yards if memory serves. correctly. As mentioned before a higher mag scope can eliminate the need for a spotting scope when deciding what to leave at home. </p><p></p><p>YMMV we all do things that work for us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FS1, post: 1590505, member: 99593"] I am finding the 3-18 power range is becoming my favorite. I hunt deer in the fall and coyotes around the area most of the rest of the year. I like the 18x top magnification for zeroing my rifles and zooming in on something suspicious at distance to see if it’s wiley coyotes head sticking through the brush. Some guys prefer a 4-20 mag range but I prefer the FOV of the 3x when calling because those suckers can appear out of nowhere. Some reticles are too fine to see quickly on low power in a FFP scope. I’ve been through several optics in the last year and the MD1 reticle on the eotech VUDU has been a good compromise in a hunting scope. The military is trending towards higher magnification optics due to the need to ID whether or not an individual in the mountains is a farmer with a hand tool or a bad guy with a Mosin Nagant. The tests that they did showed that 15x was the lowest magnification snipers could do it with reliably at 800 yards if memory serves. correctly. As mentioned before a higher mag scope can eliminate the need for a spotting scope when deciding what to leave at home. YMMV we all do things that work for us. [/QUOTE]
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