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The Basics, Starting Out
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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 1946753" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>IMHO, a big 5X25 scope is probably adding unnecessary weight to a 308 if you care about that. 10-15X max should do fine within the hunting range of a 308. BUT...if you don't care about the weight...there is no down side. You can always dial the scope down.</p><p></p><p>My target and hunting guns follow very different optic philosophies. My 600-1000 yard F-Class 284 wears an optic that goes to 60X, and is routinely used at 40-50X. My two long range rigs are a 338 Edge with a 5-25 and a 300WM with a 4-20. I've taken a number of long range (600-800 yard) shots with both rifles, and was never on max magnification.</p><p></p><p>I've shot the Edge to 2000 yards in competition. 25X was entirely sufficient. So it's not necessary for hunting at 308 ranges. My 400-600 yard guns wear smaller 4-16X scopes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 1946753, member: 1656"] IMHO, a big 5X25 scope is probably adding unnecessary weight to a 308 if you care about that. 10-15X max should do fine within the hunting range of a 308. BUT...if you don't care about the weight...there is no down side. You can always dial the scope down. My target and hunting guns follow very different optic philosophies. My 600-1000 yard F-Class 284 wears an optic that goes to 60X, and is routinely used at 40-50X. My two long range rigs are a 338 Edge with a 5-25 and a 300WM with a 4-20. I've taken a number of long range (600-800 yard) shots with both rifles, and was never on max magnification. I've shot the Edge to 2000 yards in competition. 25X was entirely sufficient. So it's not necessary for hunting at 308 ranges. My 400-600 yard guns wear smaller 4-16X scopes. [/QUOTE]
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