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Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
Need help choosing a scope please
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<blockquote data-quote="Catfish" data-source="post: 369275" data-attributes="member: 7211"><p>I totally disagree with TheOpticZone on this one. If you will be useing the scope for hunting the lowest power setting on the scope is far more important than the top number. I would recomand the Leupold VX 111 in 3 1/2 x 10X with target knobs or if you don`t want to spend quite that much a VX11 in 3 x 9 would surve you well. I do run up to 25X scopes on some of my varmint rifles, but my big game rifles have nothing over the 3 1/2 x 10 Leupolds. Some even have 2 1/2 fixed scopes. AND, when in the field the scope should always be carried on the lowest power setting for close shots where you need all the firld of view you have to find the game fast. For the long shot you will have time to turn up the power. As for the brands of scopes I buy only Leupold. I started shooting scoped rifles in 1965 and over the years have had everything that was on the market, or at least befor 1990. That was when I started switching to all Leupold. The only problem I ever had with one was a 24X target scope that was on a 16 lb. gun that I dropped and the rifle landed on the bell of the scope. There may be other good scopes out there now, but I`ll probly never find them, unless Leupold goes belly up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Catfish, post: 369275, member: 7211"] I totally disagree with TheOpticZone on this one. If you will be useing the scope for hunting the lowest power setting on the scope is far more important than the top number. I would recomand the Leupold VX 111 in 3 1/2 x 10X with target knobs or if you don`t want to spend quite that much a VX11 in 3 x 9 would surve you well. I do run up to 25X scopes on some of my varmint rifles, but my big game rifles have nothing over the 3 1/2 x 10 Leupolds. Some even have 2 1/2 fixed scopes. AND, when in the field the scope should always be carried on the lowest power setting for close shots where you need all the firld of view you have to find the game fast. For the long shot you will have time to turn up the power. As for the brands of scopes I buy only Leupold. I started shooting scoped rifles in 1965 and over the years have had everything that was on the market, or at least befor 1990. That was when I started switching to all Leupold. The only problem I ever had with one was a 24X target scope that was on a 16 lb. gun that I dropped and the rifle landed on the bell of the scope. There may be other good scopes out there now, but I`ll probly never find them, unless Leupold goes belly up. [/QUOTE]
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