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<blockquote data-quote="JustMe2" data-source="post: 2685141" data-attributes="member: 42494"><p>I prefer the higher magnification scopes (with an illuminated Christmas tree reticle) so I can study the deer's characteristics better. I may lower the power to actually make the shot, but not fiddling with a separate spotting scope to count points, etc. is beneficial to me. Do you need high magnification at your ranges to shoot a deer - no, but it sure is nice having it to study a deer.</p><p></p><p>1) Higher magnification usually means more weight.</p><p>2) More weight usually means the rifle doesn't balance as well for quick "jump" shots where the animal surprises you jumping out of its bed.</p><p>3) More weight makes mountain hunting more difficult. If you don't hunt mountains or stalk deer, weight doesn't matter.</p><p>4) The higher magnification movement just reminds you of how unsteady you are when using it at lower magnification and how you may not make a good shot at low magnification. Tells you that you need more practice with your shooting technique. </p><p>5) High magnification in a variable power scope does not make you a worse shot, but the higher power setting makes spotting followup shots more difficult on shots you probably shouldn't be taking anyway -- just get closer or pass on the shot. Lower magnification setting helps you see where the bullet hit the animal to determine if you screwed up the shot. However, mitigating magnums recoil is more important than magnification for this.</p><p>6) Higher magnification scopes usually cost more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JustMe2, post: 2685141, member: 42494"] I prefer the higher magnification scopes (with an illuminated Christmas tree reticle) so I can study the deer's characteristics better. I may lower the power to actually make the shot, but not fiddling with a separate spotting scope to count points, etc. is beneficial to me. Do you need high magnification at your ranges to shoot a deer - no, but it sure is nice having it to study a deer. 1) Higher magnification usually means more weight. 2) More weight usually means the rifle doesn't balance as well for quick "jump" shots where the animal surprises you jumping out of its bed. 3) More weight makes mountain hunting more difficult. If you don't hunt mountains or stalk deer, weight doesn't matter. 4) The higher magnification movement just reminds you of how unsteady you are when using it at lower magnification and how you may not make a good shot at low magnification. Tells you that you need more practice with your shooting technique. 5) High magnification in a variable power scope does not make you a worse shot, but the higher power setting makes spotting followup shots more difficult on shots you probably shouldn't be taking anyway -- just get closer or pass on the shot. Lower magnification setting helps you see where the bullet hit the animal to determine if you screwed up the shot. However, mitigating magnums recoil is more important than magnification for this. 6) Higher magnification scopes usually cost more. [/QUOTE]
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