Originally Posted by Mule Deer

Scopes will shrink how much somebody with 20/20 vision can define at 100 yards by the amount of magnification. A 10x scope shrinks it to 1/10 inch--and a 6x scope to 1/6 inch. 1/10 of an inch is, of course, .1" and 1/6 of an inch .1666". The difference in aiming error is .666", slightly more than 1/16 of an inch, which ain't much.


I think you meant the difference in aiming error is .0666?

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