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Campfire Regular
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Campfire Regular
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My most powerful zoom scope starts off at 3x. It's a Schmidt & Bender 3-12x42 Klassik mounted on a Ruger No. 1A in 6.5x55 SE. The rest of my zooms are shorter than that mainly because I hunt in the southern woods and the majority of my shots are under 200 meters. I prefer not having too powerful a scope simply because it's easier to put the crosshairs on the deer or hog with a lower powered scope & the accuracy is more than adequate for the ranges I'm shooting at. Some of my favorites are:
Schmidt & Bender 1.5-8x42 Stratos Swarovski z6 1.7-10x42 Swarovski z5 2.4-12x50 Nikon Monarch 1.5-6x42 Redfield Revolution 2-7x33 Leupold 3x20 Big Bore Leupold FX-3 6x42
The only scope I have that has a longer minimum value is a Meopta R2 8x56 RD.
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Obi_Wan
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11/30/23
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12/01/23
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12/01/23
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Tyrone
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12/01/23
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12/01/23
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Triggernosis
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12/01/23
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12/01/23
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12/01/23
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12/04/23
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