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I heard good things about the 6x42,for some time now.............


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I still have a M8 4X Leupold on a pre-64 Win M70 270 Win. Jack O'Connor told me that is all I need for any kind of country in North America. smile


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Bitching or bragging?.................


Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
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A 6 would be perfect if you have some longer shots and some bush work.

For dedicated bush hunting I would go with the 4.

Thats after owning leupolds in both magnifications and hunting with time on the same rifle.

It's not that fixed powers are necessarly better than vari powers it's just that they are simpler and no worse than vari powers in real world conditions.

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Neither - let's just call it adequate.


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"Concession" would be far more accurate................


Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
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I stand by adequate, thank you.


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So long as your woods don't have many trees in it the 6x should work great.

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Coalcracker, I hunted for several years in Forest county in the Allegheny national forest. I used a Leupold 6x42 which had worked fine in Michigan. What I found out in MI and confirmed in PA was that 6X has a real advantage over 4X in defining detail at low light at dawn and dusk and in very thick woods.

Definition is important in PA because we have the point restrictions. You just have to know what you are shooting at in low light or in the shade.

As I don't take runnning shots, I can't comment on advantage of lower powers. For other than running shots the 6X42 doesn't really give anything up to a 2.5 to 3X at close ranges.

I had to sell my 6X42's (my new eyeglass prescription prevented me from bringing them into focus) and now have several Conquests, 4x, 2.5-8X32 and 3-9X40. What I am finding at the range is that the Conquest variables all do 6x as well as the 6X42 and the highest power works really well for sighting in and working up loads.

The 4X Conquest works well but I am not ready to say it has made up in definition for a higher power.

Both the 6x42 and a good variable will work well. The 6x42 will be lighter and simpler. The Leupold 6x42 is a very attractive and easy to use scope. The variables, particularly the Conquest will be larger and heavier. To older eyes, the larger ocular and etched reticle of the Conquest are beautiful.

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Let's say my woods does have many trees in it, would you recommend a lower power fixed or variable?

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I play in the trees,get a leetle heavy vegetation too and am a sucker for gunning runners.

Nuttin' has gotten away yet,nor has it even been "fair" for the victims...which is how I like to roll.

Hint................


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In the past 15+ years I have used the Leupold 6X42s as much as anything, and for me it is absolutely no concession in the thick stuff.


Anybody who seriously concerns themselves with the adequacy of a Big 7mm for anything we hunt here short of brown bear, is a dufus. They are mostly making shidt up. Crunch! Nite-nite!

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If you're hooked on a fixed, I'd go 4x for a steady diet of woods work. Me, I like low range variables.

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4's is slower....................


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Originally Posted by CoalCracker
Let's say my woods does have many trees in it, would you recommend a lower power fixed or variable?


As you can see from the various opinions of experienced hunters on here,I suspect this is something you really have to work out for yourself,and determine what's best for you,as all of us have had to do. smile




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Once you get some more shootin under your belt you'll see the light......... grin

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I await Legislation to preclude the 6x42's use upon Game,as being UnSporting.

If only because it is..................



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That Loopie 6x42 is hard to beat, from a number of perspectives. Give it a hard look.

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Originally Posted by Big Stick
I await Legislation to preclude the 6x42's use upon Game,as being UnSporting.

If only because it is..................



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Originally Posted by John_G
That Loopie 6x42 is hard to beat, from a number of perspectives. Give it a hard look.



Thanks.

I'll do that....................(grin)


Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
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