Renaldo Fanucci
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What is the minimum power scope needed for long range shooting. Up to 1000 yds.???
Scope for long range
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marksman1941
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That's a bit loaded. What's your caliber? What's your target size? Shooting steel plates or live animals? Are you experienced shooting distance? What's your budget?
For me 18 really like 25 or less maximum
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GSRetrievers
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There are a lot of people who do it with no magnification all the time, so minimum is none. But I prefer to see my target and see it well. I have a 50x that I really like to shoot distance with but it's a pick and choose your day optic to actually shoot at 50x. Usually it is set around 30-35x
Its personal preferance. I know I'm in the minority, but I like much lower power than most. In fact, I shoot better with lower power. Higher mag just magnifies movement and gets in my head. I preferr 10 to 16x top end. With an appropriate reticle, I have no problem with deer size targets at 10X and 1K.
marksman1941
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For the most part, if there's any mirage, above 20x becomes difficult for me to use effectively. That may be different if you can afford $3,000 glass. But in the sub $1000 range, I've found a 5-20 range to be about perfect. When I've owned 25-30x scopes I am never turned up that high.
Renaldo Fanucci
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Ok, .300 win mag. Target 12 x 12 steel plate. 800 to 1200 yds. Still learning. $750.00. Thanks
I would look at the Arken line of scopes. They are in that price range to 24 magnification.
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lancetkenyon
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For Sale - Vortex Strike Eagle 3-18x44, Illuminated, FFP, Mil
Bought this from another member last year, mounted in medium Seekin’s rings. Used it for about 40 rounds, sold the rifle So no longer need this. $625 shipped.
lancetkenyon
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Not getting that for $750 though...
With a 300 Win. Mag - 15x is enough to see your splash (bullet impact) and should have enough field of view to find it. As others have stated, a 4-20 would be good enough. What else you do want is a good range of eye relief at that power.
QuietTexan
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Slung up too, not even with a bipod! The entire Palma discipline confounds me, I might have to try it at some point
You should be able to find one of these at a street price around $600-800, the Athlon website is always high comapred to retailers. I have several Athlons, they're good for the price point:
Ares BTR 4.5-27x50 APLR4 Riflescope | Athlon Optics Scopes
When you want the best features from the top-tier rifle scope but not break the bank, look no further than the new Ares BTR line of scopes.
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Helos BTR APMR FFP IR MIL Hunting Scope | Athlon Optics
The Helos BTR family of hunting scopes offers features rarely seen outside of top-of-the-line scopes at an affordable price without compromising quality.
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Trying to give a good observation of power level I recommended the Arken scope for that price point.
