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<blockquote data-quote="BHC" data-source="post: 1996735" data-attributes="member: 56323"><p>If you are comfortable with taking longer shots in open areas or across ridges, mtns and canyons then I think there is good advice already given 20-25 power on the top end is probably all you'll use. Depending on your scopes quality, increasing the power tends to deteriorate the image quality. This is where high end scopes do power and low end scopes don't. I personally use a Sightron scope in the 10-50 x 60mm power range. Overkill on the power and 10 on the low end with an elk up close in the timber can be challenging with 50 really not necessary for a longer shot. I laser ranged a bull several years back in CO across the canyon on the other side at 880 yds and put my scope on 20 power and looked through just as a test and it seemed fine to take a good shot, to me anyways. I wasn't going to shoot at that range through trees on my side and not a good stable platform but just to see and experiment. The main factor for going with this scope was the 60mm objective lens ie. lots of light. Sightron makes a good 8-32 x56mm for a decent price and they are known for excellent glass quality which is what you're really after. That power range might do the trick for you depending on how far you feel comfortable shooting. Good luck out there and hope you get one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BHC, post: 1996735, member: 56323"] If you are comfortable with taking longer shots in open areas or across ridges, mtns and canyons then I think there is good advice already given 20-25 power on the top end is probably all you'll use. Depending on your scopes quality, increasing the power tends to deteriorate the image quality. This is where high end scopes do power and low end scopes don't. I personally use a Sightron scope in the 10-50 x 60mm power range. Overkill on the power and 10 on the low end with an elk up close in the timber can be challenging with 50 really not necessary for a longer shot. I laser ranged a bull several years back in CO across the canyon on the other side at 880 yds and put my scope on 20 power and looked through just as a test and it seemed fine to take a good shot, to me anyways. I wasn't going to shoot at that range through trees on my side and not a good stable platform but just to see and experiment. The main factor for going with this scope was the 60mm objective lens ie. lots of light. Sightron makes a good 8-32 x56mm for a decent price and they are known for excellent glass quality which is what you're really after. That power range might do the trick for you depending on how far you feel comfortable shooting. Good luck out there and hope you get one. [/QUOTE]
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