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In my experience it never is the same as when shooting at a range under a controlled environment.I'm getting pretty accurate shots at about 200 yards with 150 grain 30-06, but that's with a bipod and stationary target and plenty of time to aim.
I'm sure it'd be an entirely different situation in the wild.
Ditto this.In my experience it never is the same as when shooting at a range under a controlled environment.
If possible get some practice :
IME something between 3-5 power is broadly applicable but it depends on the conditions. Using 1x is fine too.One other thing I thought of while reading your replies, is the time it takes to even just locate the target in my scope. I had it zoomed in at 24x, which is an extremely narrow circle. I'd never for the life of me get lined up in time on a live target with that set up... so I need to practice lining up with my scope at probably half that zoom level.
I don't hunt but I do shoot a good deal of photography including using a 400mm lens to photograph small birds as close as 5 yards away.One other thing I thought of while reading your replies, is the time it takes to even just locate the target in my scope. I had it zoomed in at 24x, which is an extremely narrow circle. I'd never for the life of me get lined up in time on a live target with that set up... so I need to practice lining up with my scope at probably half that zoom level.
agree?
Think of hunting season as a mini-pandemic. The rising tide of demand for typical hunting rounds causes all boats (calibers) to float higher. I would suppose that 22LR increases during elk season - just becauseRounds like 30-06... and whatever else people tend to hunt with.
Base accuracy is a good gauge. The tighter, the better. That way, minor issues will be multiplied less. In the other hand, a hunting setup is more about putting rounds in a fairly large animal which may be moving and less about pinpoint accuracy. An f-class competition rifle may be great for competition, but not so much for hunting.I'm getting pretty accurate shots at about 200 yards with 150 grain 30-06, but that's with a bipod and stationary target and plenty of time to aim.
I'm sure it'd be an entirely different situation in the wild.
Ditto this. Most hunters will typically sight in a particular round at one magnification level and leave it there, and it's usually at the lower power levels.Feedback from most hunters I've read is that a 3-9x will be more than adequate.
The most common use I've seen for 9 or 12 is to count the horns.They might increase the power to use the scope to spot an area or item they see but return it to the power they sighted in at.
Well, that could be subjective depending on how much you plan shoot this rifle you might have more than enough - or maybe not.I have more than I'll ever need, probably in my entire lifetime.