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<blockquote data-quote="Buano" data-source="post: 495005" data-attributes="member: 21641"><p>Scope is not an item that will be perfect for all situations. </p><p></p><p>If hunting open country exclusively, what you have is fine. If hunting thick timber, a minimum power of no more than 3.5x or 4x is much better (and 2x better yet) as elk hunters will often have about 3 seconds to get a shot off in the timber.</p><p></p><p>I concur that your zero should be 200 yards as this will allow you to hold dead on from point-blank to 250 yards.</p><p></p><p>I saw a 160 grain Accubond fired from a 7mm Rem mag cartridge FAIL on a shoulder shot elk. Elk was shot at 7 yards (yes, 27 feet) & the bullet didn't make it through the shoulder. Thankfully, the first shot went behind the shoulder & into the lungs! These may be great deer bullets, but I'll never trust them on a trophy elk again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buano, post: 495005, member: 21641"] Scope is not an item that will be perfect for all situations. If hunting open country exclusively, what you have is fine. If hunting thick timber, a minimum power of no more than 3.5x or 4x is much better (and 2x better yet) as elk hunters will often have about 3 seconds to get a shot off in the timber. I concur that your zero should be 200 yards as this will allow you to hold dead on from point-blank to 250 yards. I saw a 160 grain Accubond fired from a 7mm Rem mag cartridge FAIL on a shoulder shot elk. Elk was shot at 7 yards (yes, 27 feet) & the bullet didn't make it through the shoulder. Thankfully, the first shot went behind the shoulder & into the lungs! These may be great deer bullets, but I'll never trust them on a trophy elk again. [/QUOTE]
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