re: Let's Talk Optics!!

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But seriously Hawgon speaks some truth. I think there is a "law of diminishing returns" when it comes to high end scopes.

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I'm not so much against high dollar scopes. It is the buyer's money, after all. But, man I hate to see a trim and light rifle with 4-32x56 eyesore on it. Really, I don't even like 3x9s, I mostly go with a fixed 4x or 2x7.

You don't need magnification to hit a deer. For example, most of the people on this board would say they could hit a deer with open sights at a 100 yards. Well, through a 4x scope a deer at 400 yards looks like one at 100 yards. And unless you are going to use turrets and all that, you don't need to be shooting past 400 yards. But even if you use turrets, a 3x9 would work well for ranges out to 800 or 900 yards.