Scope power

[addicted]

if they put the reticle on the other side of the parralax(terminology) like other scopes it would grow and shrink with the magnification. i dunno why they didnt do that in the first place. irks me too.

[Straight Shooter]

it's interesting to me a lot of you guys saying the 3x is what you need for the short range stuff, while the 4-14 or 12 or whatever is considered usable for the long range stuff. is there that much difference between 3x and 4x? i'm using 4-12 simply because thats what i have. i've always used 3-9 and agree it's about perfect for deer hunting.

the other thing that irks me a little is my scope has the bullet drop reticle but the manual says it is only useful at full zoom...12x?
anyone else have this type reticle and is that limit normal?

I like the 3-9 because it's very common (and can usually find a good one at a good price)... and that's what I grew up using.  IMO, the 3-9 and 3/4-12 are pretty much interchangeable.  As far as your BDR being only accurate at 12x, I would liken that to the same type of math that's used on true mil-dots... calculated for 10x.

[Steve C]

I have 3-9x on my rifles.  They are typically set at either 4 or 6x.  I could do fine with either fixed scope.  For the bullet drop reticle and 12x, just take it out and shoot it at 4x or 6x and figure out for yourself what the drop is for your load at whatever range, with whatever crosshair.  For 12x you would almost need a benchrest to hold it steady.  Unless the drop reticle only shows up @12x?

[jackelope]

the drop reticle is there all the time...i guess i'm just overthinking things. 

[addicted]

the drop reticle is there all the time...i guess i'm just overthinking things. 

no its a valid gripe(it must be cuz i have it)

[Jamieb]

3x9's and 3.5x10's for my big game rifles. 6x18 and a 6.5x20 for my varmint rifles.

[Wacenturion]

I use a Burris Signature 2x8 on my Sako Mannlicher .308 for deer.

[addicted]

my Sako Mannlicher .308 for deer.

   is a sako 75 A7.  back when they had the forged recievers and handcarved stocks with palm  ball?

[bobcat]

I've got a 3.5-10x40 on my Browning 270, and a Burris 3-9x40 on a 30-06.

[littlebuf]

3-12x50 burris euro diamond on my 300 and it is the nicest scope i own, i know theres better scopes but i love that one, have 3x9's on everything else but im thinking about upgrading my yote guns scope to a higher magnification, what i really want is this

http://www.seattleguns.traffictestbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=5706

   but i dont have the funds right now 

[GoldTip]

All but one of my big game rifles has a 3-9 leupold on it.  My 325wsm I put a          VXIII 3.5-10 on it, just to get the B&C reticle.

[superdown]

I use a 2.5-8x36 luepold VXIII on my A-boltII 325wsm. for everything.

[Bob33]

2-3 to 9-12 for deer/elk, etc.  4-6 to 12-16 for antelope.

[adam.WI]

3-9 luepold for me. i cant say as though i've ever taken a shot where i felt i needed more than a 9. This past winter, back in WI i put a nice doe down at 450 yards. time didn't allow for me to take it off 3. stopped her dead in her tracks. i think some of my mentality comes from growing up using shotguns, 1.75-5 back then, even out to 200 that scope never came of 1.75

i did have a 6-20x50 on my old yote gun, but i said i had that because trying to find a dog at 10 yards in the brush with a 6x forget it, only happened once and that was the end of that scope for me, sold it to my cousin and he loves it though.

i guess perfection is how ever one sees it

[AWS]

All my big game guns 35Whelen, 375Win, 300 Sav and 250-3000 all carry 1x3x20mm, 1x4x20mm or 1.5x fixed, I do alot of still hunting and love FOV over power.  My coyote guns are rigged about the same except I go with 1.5x6x40mm on my favorite, 1x4x20 or straight 1.5x on the rest.  I do have a straight 15x, 4.5x14 and a 2x10 that I swap on for load developement.  If they are over 300yrds away I just figure out a way to get closer, it's called hunting not shooting.



The wood stocked one is my coyote loaner/backup and has a 4.75x40mm Weaver Grand Slam.

AWS