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Best magnification for a scope
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<blockquote data-quote="Greyfox" data-source="post: 1987817" data-attributes="member: 10291"><p>Lots of factors play into the individuals preferred magnification for a hunting scope. Eyesight quality, expected range(s), type of terrain, game hunted, and the characteristics of the particular scope being chosen. In my case, I primarily hunt deer(both whitetail and mule deer), antelope, and coyotes in "generally" open terrain out west, but shots can be taken from 100 yards to as far as 1000+ yards in varied lighting conditions. My scope of choice over the last dozen years or so has been variable in the 5-20(or 25) range, that is carried with the power set at 10-12x. I prefer a simple MOA or MIL reticle, and place strong emphasis on turret accuracy/precision, and optical quality. The high end power is used primarily to discern interfering brush or other game in the sight picture, particularly at the longer ranges, low light performance is important, particularly with the frequency of whitetail activity in low light conditions. I will use the power ring extensively for FOV, and getting a quick fix on game spotted at long range. My favorite scope of late is the updated F2, NF ATAC-R 5x25,MOAR.</p><p>[ATTACH]216053[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greyfox, post: 1987817, member: 10291"] Lots of factors play into the individuals preferred magnification for a hunting scope. Eyesight quality, expected range(s), type of terrain, game hunted, and the characteristics of the particular scope being chosen. In my case, I primarily hunt deer(both whitetail and mule deer), antelope, and coyotes in “generally” open terrain out west, but shots can be taken from 100 yards to as far as 1000+ yards in varied lighting conditions. My scope of choice over the last dozen years or so has been variable in the 5-20(or 25) range, that is carried with the power set at 10-12x. I prefer a simple MOA or MIL reticle, and place strong emphasis on turret accuracy/precision, and optical quality. The high end power is used primarily to discern interfering brush or other game in the sight picture, particularly at the longer ranges, low light performance is important, particularly with the frequency of whitetail activity in low light conditions. I will use the power ring extensively for FOV, and getting a quick fix on game spotted at long range. My favorite scope of late is the updated F2, NF ATAC-R 5x25,MOAR. [ATTACH]216053[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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