Originally Posted by stocker
I have had no problems getting sub 1 inch groups with this combination when at 4X (my eyes tell me it is actually a bit less than 4X but I could be wrong). ...

From what little I know, you may be right. I think the bottom isn't exactly 1X either. To me, it seems to magnify a bit.

Many scopes magnify at an approximate factor of three -- as in a 3-9X scope. A 2-7X scope isn't exactly 2-7X; it's prolly closer to 2.3-6.9X, or 2.25-6.75X. The manufacturers just round off the numbers. I've seen some manufacturers, in their specs, give the unrounded numbers.

A 1-4X is prolly something like 1.25-3.75X -- though I'm willing to be corrected.

Steve.

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