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JB you must immediately replace that scope with a 3-30x50 dialer. Game animals of today simply more tenacious & much farther away than they have ever been in the history of human hunting experiences. 😜

I believe you'll manage.

A few days ago I was verifying a load for one of my 308s, in this case a Remington 700 XCR LRT barreled action set into a 700 5R Milspec stock. The scope was a 1.5-4x20 with a duplex reticle. It was set to 4x. My target at 300 yards was a 4" dot and I fired a five shot group just under 1 7/8" center to center. The cartridges were assembled with thrown charges of IMR4064.

Unless the reticle is ill suited the chest of a deer shouldn't present a severe challenge for 2.5x.

You know I could call you a "fool"...but I won't because you don't need any help proving you're one.

That was some good shooting.

Conditions were perfect. Good light without glare, practically zero wind. i hadn't hit the coffee pot too hard.

I'll believe you as long as you don't say you shot it off hand....

If my memory serves me the late Jack O'Conner shot most his trophies out west with lower powered scopes at pretty long ranges..

Now days a hunter wants a rifle scope to double as a spotting scope...then when the close shot comes most aren't ready.

I really like my Leupold FXII 4x33 and 6x36 scopes. They’ve held zero and are nice and light. Here is a 6x36 on an M70 in 7x57.

perfect set up! and nice looking traditional rig..

You're so dense you need all the help.you can get so ill you out fool

I was looking at leopolds selection of fixed powers. A 4x28, with fine crosshairs. Not many choices these days.

Minute-of-BBQ.

Do most of my field shooting in that range.

Surprisingly, it tastes the same.




GR

Were trying to discuss adult things here.

You think anyone can understand your childish gibberish?

Nice set up! Are those Leupold DDs? What is the ring height?

Thanks

Adult acting you aren't, just an arrogant POS

Why don't you go look through your Track scope and dream of Schmidt and Bender....

Talk about a moron.....27,000+ posts by an idiot.

I own 7 S&B azz hole. Moronic POS

With his track record if it's a Leupold scope I hope he takes extra ammo when he goes to shoot it.

I way "behind" you guys.. I hunt with a 3006 Sedgley with peep sights and 220gr RN cup and core

Very nice looking rifle. terrific chambering, love that fore end. Scope is a great fit too.

I was a 6x on everything kind of guy for as long as I remember Figured having all rifles with identical magnification was a good idea....for some reason. The fixed had fewer parts and were considered more robust. The main reason though was that fixed were noticeably brighter. More recent variables, however, are just a lot brighter and feature rich at entry level than they used to be. For me a good, fully multicoated ( which is pretty much most of them these days) fairly recent variable gets me well past legal shooting hours. Burris e1 and Leupold Vx-3 for instance. The surprise to me was how much more I prefer going in to the field at 3 or 4x for a wider field of view. Most folks tend to consider the upper magnification as more help for target shooting but in the field lower is an unsung benefit to me. I still have 6x that the purist in me enjoys but if getting replaced will go to variables as I feel they offer more for me- if I am being honest with myself.

Never owned a fixed power till I bought a mid sixties sav 99 with a M8 4x on it with weaver tip offs. Verrrry cool! It doesn’t gather as much light as the new stuff, but it works fine for my eyes till close of shooting hours, and for where I hunt, the magnification is ideal. If it broke tomorrow I’d be looking for another fixed 4x for it. Changed my opinion of fixed power glass.