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I mainly hunt with a 2.5-8X36 Leupold scopes on most of my hunting rifles. However, I'm really starting to like the 3.5-10X40 Leupold. The longest shot I ever made was 560 yards with a 4-12X40 scope on a plains mule deer. For all the people who can make 600 yard shots with a 6X scope I applaud them, me I like my variables.
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I must differ from most guys, but I prefer to be over powered rather then under. Reason being, at say 600 yards I like to pick a much smaller target then you can see with a 4x or 6x scope. I have a 5-25x50 Zeiss on my main rifle, and a 4.5-14x44 on my back up gun. Seeing a target "too well" has never been an issue, but not seeing it well enough and shooting at the wrong animal is or could be an issue.
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Out to 400 I think a 6x is about right for me on deer-sized game. Beyond that I can see the desire for a little more. As stated, an advantage to the higher magnification is a more precise aiming point. One advantage for a little lower magnification is better ability to see reaction at the shot as you don't lose them in the recoil as badly.
If you like variables a 3-9 or 3.5-10 should get you as far as you want to shoot.
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Out to 400 I think a 6x is about right for me on deer-sized game. Beyond that I can see the desire for a little more. As stated, an advantage to the higher magnification is a more precise aiming point. One advantage for a little lower magnification is better ability to see reaction at the shot as you don't lose them in the recoil as badly.
If you like variables a 3-9 or 3.5-10 should get you as far as you want to shoot. I find keeping both eyes open helps a lot with seeing reaction to the shot. Loosing the sight picture due to recoil is going to happen with most big game hunting rifles without a brake or suppressor. Keeping both eyes open helps me not to loose track of the animal through recoil, and it's a lot easier on the eyes.
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