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Is 20x enough scope for 500 yards?
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<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 333578" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>A lot depends upon what kind of hunting you are going to do and how many deer you are going to let walk and why you are willing to let a deer walk.</p><p></p><p>Yesterday with a 5-22X-56mm NF scope, it was set at 12-13X to shoot a deer at only 260 yards. We were on a flat trying to shoot a deer that walking along a hardwood forest hillside eating acorns. That was the magnification that was needed to identify limbs that would deflect the bullet. I was on the spotting scope but my line of sight angle was not the same as the shooters and so I was not the person making the decision if the deer was clear of limbs. That had to be done by the shooter using his scope. On the first occasion no shot was taken because the risk of deflection by limbs was simply too high. On the second occasion the shot had to be placed over a limb that was blocking the lower part for the deers chest. This is very much precision shot placement requiring the same type of magnification as competition shooting (in fact the rifle was a 40X used mainly for competition).</p><p></p><p>Based upon hunting deer in the east and antelope and elk in the west I would say a good quality variable scope with a top end of about 20X will satisfy almost all of your needs out to 1K.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 333578, member: 8"] A lot depends upon what kind of hunting you are going to do and how many deer you are going to let walk and why you are willing to let a deer walk. Yesterday with a 5-22X-56mm NF scope, it was set at 12-13X to shoot a deer at only 260 yards. We were on a flat trying to shoot a deer that walking along a hardwood forest hillside eating acorns. That was the magnification that was needed to identify limbs that would deflect the bullet. I was on the spotting scope but my line of sight angle was not the same as the shooters and so I was not the person making the decision if the deer was clear of limbs. That had to be done by the shooter using his scope. On the first occasion no shot was taken because the risk of deflection by limbs was simply too high. On the second occasion the shot had to be placed over a limb that was blocking the lower part for the deers chest. This is very much precision shot placement requiring the same type of magnification as competition shooting (in fact the rifle was a 40X used mainly for competition). Based upon hunting deer in the east and antelope and elk in the west I would say a good quality variable scope with a top end of about 20X will satisfy almost all of your needs out to 1K. [/QUOTE]
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