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Scope Power/Reticle ???
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<blockquote data-quote="Scot E" data-source="post: 608021" data-attributes="member: 10832"><p>Definitely a personal thing. </p><p></p><p>They key to remember though is that if you can center the crosshairs on the vitals it doesn't matter what power you are using. Sounds simplistic but a lot of guys think they need way more power than they really do to make shots. I say this becuase a lot of guys end up getting a big ol scope that is larger, heavier and more expensive because they think they need it to make LR shots. Then they later realize that most of the time the mirage is too great, or they don't like the eyebox at the higher powers, or they want/need to see a brighter picture and they end up hardly using the higher powers. But they still have to lug around a heavier rig and their pocketbook is lighter. </p><p></p><p>I have shot some really small groups at 800-1000 yards with 9-10x power. I don't own a scope for LR big game hunting that is over 15x and most are smaller. Part of that reasoning is that I am unwilling to give up a large field of view on the low end of the power range so I want to stay around 3-4x on the low end in case I do need to take a closer shot. </p><p></p><p>Just something to think about. </p><p></p><p>Scot E.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scot E, post: 608021, member: 10832"] Definitely a personal thing. They key to remember though is that if you can center the crosshairs on the vitals it doesn't matter what power you are using. Sounds simplistic but a lot of guys think they need way more power than they really do to make shots. I say this becuase a lot of guys end up getting a big ol scope that is larger, heavier and more expensive because they think they need it to make LR shots. Then they later realize that most of the time the mirage is too great, or they don't like the eyebox at the higher powers, or they want/need to see a brighter picture and they end up hardly using the higher powers. But they still have to lug around a heavier rig and their pocketbook is lighter. I have shot some really small groups at 800-1000 yards with 9-10x power. I don't own a scope for LR big game hunting that is over 15x and most are smaller. Part of that reasoning is that I am unwilling to give up a large field of view on the low end of the power range so I want to stay around 3-4x on the low end in case I do need to take a closer shot. Just something to think about. Scot E. [/QUOTE]
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