Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters 4 or 6 x on a hunting rifle?

I would happy with just my 6x 42 leopould if limited to one big game scope, and I have a large variety of scopes of varying powers to choose from. My only two scopes that have failed were variables and one was a new VX III 1.5 x 5 that is recomended as the dangerous game scope by a lot of people. It fell apart inside after about 40 heavy loads with a 250 grain partition from my ruger m77 338 wm. Based on my 40 plus years of hunting and living in a remote corner of B.C. I leave my variables set at 6x and unless I am settling in for a 300 + yard shot that seems to be the setting that most of my big game is shot at.

REALLY ? ? Are you surprised ? ?

Doesn't surprise me a bit. Not being critical, I've been EXPOSED to that.

JB back in the 1980 to 1986 time period The Deer we would shoot a small one would be around 150 lbs most of the bucks I shot back then were over 200 by a bit. My last big deer I shot, was an old post rut buck and he when just about 200 field dressed and hand no fat on him. he was also 10 years old too. JB that was in 1991 22 years ago, now most of the deer shot where I hunt 150 lbs is considered a big one, 100 lbs is about average. We had fewer deer, but more hunters out so the would drive a lot of deer to my property, now we have more deer that you can shake a stick at, and nobody hunts like they did in the past. The only shooting I heard my whole season last year was my own shot!! Then again, I can shoot 6 if I want to. but one is plenty for me, maybe two. Like that garlic butter post on Facebook.

gmsemsel,

Thanks very much for the historical information. Wish I could hunt deer everywhere! They're my favorite big game.

Glad you liked the recipe! Will pas the info on to Eileen

Good hunting,

Years ago I used to hunt with my scope turned to 2x on my 2-7 when walking to and from stand. I also used to judge distant deer with the duplex set on 7x and so this one time I forgot I was on 2x and used it to judge the yardage on a buck, when I shot I missed! I now have a laser range finder so its not a problem.

I ask the question for a back up rifle I am putting together from odds and ends and I have two scopes a 4 & 6 power.

Thanks for the posts guys

4X is my general and favorite pick in a fixed power.