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<blockquote data-quote="entoptics" data-source="post: 1803255" data-attributes="member: 104268"><p>For an all around rifle like you are suggesting, something with a 5X zoom is a great luxury to have. The 3-15 or 5-25 PST Gen II would be a great choice, though as mentioned, they are on the heavy side, and a bit more expensive. I have the 5-25, and it's extremely well built and has good glass.</p><p></p><p>IMO, first focal plane (FFP) scopes are outstanding for hunting <u><em><strong>IF</strong></em></u> they have an illuminated reticle (PST does). Not having to worry about your zoom level to use the hold overs is great, especially when you're buck fevered, but at low magnification for "close up work", the reticle will all but disappear. This is not a problem if you have illumination, as it becomes a nice bright "red dot", which is REALLY fast using both-eyes-open shooting. Illumination can also be an advantage at first and last light. It really helped me out on a whitetail buck this year at 5 minutes before legal light ran out.</p><p></p><p>If you do choose the PST Gen II be aware that they changed from the <a href="https://blog.scopelist.com/ebr-2c-vs-ebr-7c-reticles-everything-you-wanted-to-know/" target="_blank">EBR-2C to EBR-7C</a> reticle, and there's some of the 2C's still out there in retail space. I prefer the 7C. It has a center dot style, with a very fine aiming point, and a few other minor changes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="entoptics, post: 1803255, member: 104268"] For an all around rifle like you are suggesting, something with a 5X zoom is a great luxury to have. The 3-15 or 5-25 PST Gen II would be a great choice, though as mentioned, they are on the heavy side, and a bit more expensive. I have the 5-25, and it's extremely well built and has good glass. IMO, first focal plane (FFP) scopes are outstanding for hunting [U][I][B]IF[/B][/I][/U] they have an illuminated reticle (PST does). Not having to worry about your zoom level to use the hold overs is great, especially when you're buck fevered, but at low magnification for "close up work", the reticle will all but disappear. This is not a problem if you have illumination, as it becomes a nice bright "red dot", which is REALLY fast using both-eyes-open shooting. Illumination can also be an advantage at first and last light. It really helped me out on a whitetail buck this year at 5 minutes before legal light ran out. If you do choose the PST Gen II be aware that they changed from the [URL='https://blog.scopelist.com/ebr-2c-vs-ebr-7c-reticles-everything-you-wanted-to-know/']EBR-2C to EBR-7C[/URL] reticle, and there's some of the 2C's still out there in retail space. I prefer the 7C. It has a center dot style, with a very fine aiming point, and a few other minor changes. [/QUOTE]
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