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<blockquote data-quote="Pro2A" data-source="post: 1996636" data-attributes="member: 17889"><p>Low end magnification is important for stalking in heavy cover/close/quick shots, but don't give up magnification on the upper end. You can never have too much magnification for judging game at distance before a stalk or for that once in a life time long shot. Remember, you can always dial down magnification, but you can't dial up beyond your scope's top power. I often glass with a 25-32 top power using a phone digiscope on scope ocular eyepiece, rifle held in a lightweight graphite tripod. Allows two eye viewing, with even extra phone zooming, while avoiding eye fatigue from long periods of one eye scope glassing plus can often avoid packing a heavy spotting scope. NF 8x power range scopes offer low and top end power ranges and great glass and performance reliability. I'm a "have my cake and eat it too" kinda guy. Save a little more......buy once, cry once, be happy ever after. Scopes are a lifetime investment. Buy the best with the most features you can ever afford. Skimp and go cheap.....you will spend more in the long run.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pro2A, post: 1996636, member: 17889"] Low end magnification is important for stalking in heavy cover/close/quick shots, but don't give up magnification on the upper end. You can never have too much magnification for judging game at distance before a stalk or for that once in a life time long shot. Remember, you can always dial down magnification, but you can't dial up beyond your scope's top power. I often glass with a 25-32 top power using a phone digiscope on scope ocular eyepiece, rifle held in a lightweight graphite tripod. Allows two eye viewing, with even extra phone zooming, while avoiding eye fatigue from long periods of one eye scope glassing plus can often avoid packing a heavy spotting scope. NF 8x power range scopes offer low and top end power ranges and great glass and performance reliability. I'm a "have my cake and eat it too" kinda guy. Save a little more......buy once, cry once, be happy ever after. Scopes are a lifetime investment. Buy the best with the most features you can ever afford. Skimp and go cheap.....you will spend more in the long run. [/QUOTE]
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