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<blockquote data-quote="freddiej" data-source="post: 1687410" data-attributes="member: 26227"><p>el Pollero, To answer your question whether the VX5 is worth the extra money over the VX3i, YES, it is. You described a gun that has the potential to put an accurate shot out to 700 yards but you are saying the longest might be 500 yards. The gun's potential is worth the extra money. My fave scope magnification range is 4.5-14 for standard 400 yards potential range on deer, elk, moose. If I am going out any farther then I want at least an 18 upper end magnification. some of my longest shots were deprivation tags on gnarly terrain. I was limited to 6.5-20 X 50MM Leupolds . I was very glad to have them. however my short shots were messed up by having a 6.5 magnification when all I needed was 3 to 4 X magnification. the versatility of a 5X magnification range is heaven sent. I have even been known to use 1-8 X32MM 3-gun AR scopes on my light pack rifles due to the versatile magnification range. </p><p>take care and have fun out there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="freddiej, post: 1687410, member: 26227"] el Pollero, To answer your question whether the VX5 is worth the extra money over the VX3i, YES, it is. You described a gun that has the potential to put an accurate shot out to 700 yards but you are saying the longest might be 500 yards. The gun's potential is worth the extra money. My fave scope magnification range is 4.5-14 for standard 400 yards potential range on deer, elk, moose. If I am going out any farther then I want at least an 18 upper end magnification. some of my longest shots were deprivation tags on gnarly terrain. I was limited to 6.5-20 X 50MM Leupolds . I was very glad to have them. however my short shots were messed up by having a 6.5 magnification when all I needed was 3 to 4 X magnification. the versatility of a 5X magnification range is heaven sent. I have even been known to use 1-8 X32MM 3-gun AR scopes on my light pack rifles due to the versatile magnification range. take care and have fun out there. [/QUOTE]
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