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<blockquote data-quote="xsn10s" data-source="post: 1936794" data-attributes="member: 95344"><p>I'm not sure what variables were available during WWI and WWII but variables during that time could change POA/POI throughout their magnification range. It can even happen today with lower quality scopes, or those who have a mechanical issue. So a fixed scope can be more reliable due to less moving parts. If those snipers from the past "preferred" a fixed power scope I imagine it was due to reliability. But more likely they used them because that was what they were issued. I recently got a SWFA 10X side focus from the sample list for $297 shipped. I purchased it because of the price, reasonable brightness/ clarity, reliability, and 140 MOA elevation adjustments. This scope is on a 22-250 because my 260 AI project got stalled again. I glassed with it out to 1.3 miles for a month prior to mounting it on a rifle. It worked reasonably well in all sorts of lighting conditions and I was able to see easily see crows and other smaller objects at that distance. This weekend I shot a bunch of 55gr flat based bullets in that burned out 22-250 barrel out to 800 yards. It has a decent FOV so I can pick out targets okay at varying distances, during hunting field conditions remains to be seen. Overall I'm pretty happy with it for the cost. It's still useful, but a good quality variable is more flexible depending on what your needs are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xsn10s, post: 1936794, member: 95344"] I'm not sure what variables were available during WWI and WWII but variables during that time could change POA/POI throughout their magnification range. It can even happen today with lower quality scopes, or those who have a mechanical issue. So a fixed scope can be more reliable due to less moving parts. If those snipers from the past "preferred" a fixed power scope I imagine it was due to reliability. But more likely they used them because that was what they were issued. I recently got a SWFA 10X side focus from the sample list for $297 shipped. I purchased it because of the price, reasonable brightness/ clarity, reliability, and 140 MOA elevation adjustments. This scope is on a 22-250 because my 260 AI project got stalled again. I glassed with it out to 1.3 miles for a month prior to mounting it on a rifle. It worked reasonably well in all sorts of lighting conditions and I was able to see easily see crows and other smaller objects at that distance. This weekend I shot a bunch of 55gr flat based bullets in that burned out 22-250 barrel out to 800 yards. It has a decent FOV so I can pick out targets okay at varying distances, during hunting field conditions remains to be seen. Overall I'm pretty happy with it for the cost. It's still useful, but a good quality variable is more flexible depending on what your needs are. [/QUOTE]
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