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dhdoyle
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Posted: February/22/2010 at 00:35 |
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Hi all! I'm currently saving up for better scope for my .223 AR-15. While I save up, I borrowed my Mueller 4.5-14X40 APV from my 10/22. Here's what I've concluded.
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The better the glass the less stress you will but on your eye's. Also put black tape over the lens of your non shooting eye. this to will help reduce eye fatigue. Look at the Bushnell 6500 or the Zeiss Conquest line.
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Keep saving. SWFA has said they are in the process of making a 4-20 and that should be what you are looking for. I'm 58 and now for targets out to 200 I use the SS20x my eyes just do not focus loke they used too, for huntig only I still use a 3-9, or a 1.5-5 on my ml but here in Ct. shots over 100 in the woods are far and few in between.
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Tip69
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how about something like this I found on the samplelist.com?
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take em!
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From my own experience shooting prairie dogs, I seldom ever use beyond about 14X regardless of shot distance because heat mirage starts becoming problematic and it gets harder to find the pd you spotted by other means in your scope. I think a scope topping out at 12X - 16X is ideal for a good pd scope personally. More magnification on the upper end is only really useful for me when target shooting from a bench, and that's it.
With the exception of shooting paper targets, optical quality usually trumps magnification, and especially for this application. Edited by RifleDude - February/22/2010 at 08:08 |
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Thanks folks for all the suggestions! I'll keep saving $$ and see what else gets announced in the next several (post-SHOT show) weeks.
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Good glass beats more magnification every time!
I've never felt limited by a 15X top end. |
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Yeah, I agree that good glass beats higher magnification in lesser glass always. I looked through a Kahles CL 3x9 a little while back that just about floored me. Got me to wondering what the real power need would be with really good glass for say 600 yard targets? 1000 yard? Could you get by with 14? I know some people are using a 10X SS at 1000 but that sure seems to stretch it out there a long way. I have two of the SS's a 16 and a 20 and neither of mine is what I would consider really good glass. Maybe I'm in the minority and maybe I just didn't get the best in the lot but mine are not bright and clear and those two things were amazing on the Kahles.
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