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The Basics, Starting Out
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<blockquote data-quote="ripnbst" data-source="post: 1946649" data-attributes="member: 96677"><p>Being that this forum is focused on long range hunting I would think that the 5-25 Vortex is appropriate based not at all on your gun but more on the hunting conditions you are walking into with said gun. Are you hunting thick woods and timber? If yes, then yeah the 5-25 probably doesn't make a heck of a lot of sense and something more like a 2-7x would be a better fit. If you're hunting pretty open country or agricultural fields then the 5-25 is fine, appropriate even. The .308WIN will still kill deer at out to 450-500 yards (1,000 ft/lb energy threshold). That's a fair poke to most hunters. This forum by nature is a bit of a different demographic so to some here that is quite regular.</p><p></p><p>I don't think it will be out of place on either gun. Something else to consider is how far are you going to carry the rifle/optic combo. Lighter weight may be a consideration depending on the hunt you're going on and most 5-25 optics are not light relatively speaking. I tend to try and keep my hunting rifles on the lighter side.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ripnbst, post: 1946649, member: 96677"] Being that this forum is focused on long range hunting I would think that the 5-25 Vortex is appropriate based not at all on your gun but more on the hunting conditions you are walking into with said gun. Are you hunting thick woods and timber? If yes, then yeah the 5-25 probably doesn't make a heck of a lot of sense and something more like a 2-7x would be a better fit. If you're hunting pretty open country or agricultural fields then the 5-25 is fine, appropriate even. The .308WIN will still kill deer at out to 450-500 yards (1,000 ft/lb energy threshold). That's a fair poke to most hunters. This forum by nature is a bit of a different demographic so to some here that is quite regular. I don't think it will be out of place on either gun. Something else to consider is how far are you going to carry the rifle/optic combo. Lighter weight may be a consideration depending on the hunt you're going on and most 5-25 optics are not light relatively speaking. I tend to try and keep my hunting rifles on the lighter side. [/QUOTE]
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