I'd really like to try a 6X but for the areas I hunt a variable works better. Most of our shots are 250 yards and in and lots of times within 100 yards in dark cover. I think a 6X would be too much in the woods and I'd really prefer to have more magnification for longer shots. For a hunting scope in my area the SWFA doesn't seem to do it for me.
Anyone in the east use one of them effectively?
6X is not too much power.
I want to love the 6X milquad, but the 3-9 reticle is slightly easier to see at 6X. Side by side, the 3-9 works just a bit better in the thick stuff, and at the beginning and end of legal light. I usually leave it set at 6X.Maybe it is just the samples I have, but the reticle seems darker, or maybe it focuses better in the 3-9.
I've shot several whitetail with the 3-9, and one with the fixed 6. If the reticle was a tiny bit thicker or illuminated, it would be perfect. I think the 3-9 is perfect.
