This is an interesting discussion. I have have more than a few rifles set up wit 1-4, 1.5-6, 2-12, and 2.5-10 none of them get off the bottom number until I have a target where I need the higher X's. I have as many or more critters that come all the way into shoelace range as I do hang up where I need a higher power. Leaving any of my scopes at 6x would cost me fur. I do have a number of scopes up to 20x- 32x but there for colony varmints and paper.

I mainly hunt coyotes now when I killed a lot of deer my main scope was a 1-3, 1-4,and 1.5-4.5 on bolt action or Sav 99's. My deer hunting was all still hunting or tracking.

Last edited by erich; 12/16/20.

After the first shot the rest are just noise.

Make mine a Minaska

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