100-8x average would have been nuts to me with post front sight. Maybe with apertures. But thats getting close to what used to be a record, which was IIRC 200-17x at least with a service rifle anyway.

Optics make it easier period simply due to the sight picture being on one focal plane. Thats really huge for aging eyes and eyes period. Its not the magnification that helps so much as it is the focal plane IMHO. Though magnification usually up to a point doesn't hurt.

We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....