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I'm a fan of high power scopes even at 100-200 yards. I shoot sage rats though and they are about a third the size of a PD. Often all I will see is the head poked up through the grass so the high power is helpful. And you can always dial it down.
I use a couple Nikon Monarch 5-20x and like them with a duplex reticle. I have a 6-24x Sightron and it seems to be ideal. I like the extra power over the 20x of the Nikon but miss the side focus of the Nikons. I use a couple Sightron 8-32x scopes, 30mm tube and 56 objective. Great scopes and while I like the extra power, they are too big. I tried a 15-55x Nightforce this year and it won't be going back. Way more power than I needed and like the big Sightron scopes too heavy. |
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If you're shooting 150 to 250 yards it is basically a point & shoot situation, so turrets are superfluous. Most of my PD rifles have fixed 8x, 10x or 12x Leupold scopes. Variables are the "thing", but the fixed power 12x allows me to shoot PDs out to 500 yards. The 8x is on a walk about type rifle & the 10x's are on a heavy barrel 221 Fireball & 222 Rem. Not once have I felt I didn't have enough magnification. The fixed power scopes are sturdy, reliable, clear, more compact, provide the SAME view all the time & don't change point of impact from"changing the power". I also find that powers of 16x & higher can be plagued with mirage & be cloudy under certain atmospheric & temperature conditions. Picked up the 8x & 10x scopes used for less than $300, then sent them to Leupold if I wanted to change reticles or turrets. Bought the 12x FX III new & it is the best scope I have ever looked thru. Give a fixed power a try. I think you will wonder why you spent the extra money for powers you don't need & rarely use. When was the last time you turned your variable down to 6x? Does 18x really give you any great advantage? Just food for thought!
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While I agree with most of what you have to say, I use the lowest setting quite frequently for scanning around with the widest field of view, and the higher settings for scanning around at long distances. Plus zeroing and load dev is a bit difficult at 10x at 100 yds. There is no reason a fixed power 8x-12x won't work very well for short range small critters, but there are additional benefits to variable power.
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I use mostly Leupolds with the old 6.5-20x40 EFR being one of my all time favorites. IMO, your 6-18 should be pretty ideal for what you are doing. If you want to upgrade from what you currently use, about the only thing significantly better, as others have said, is the european glass. I have a couple Zeiss & one Swaro, and I can tell a significant difference, especially in difficult lighting conditions.
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doggie scopes
About anything that's solid (scope), if your buying new, variable (To turn power down, your not always on a good rest) thin cross hairs, put a sunshade on and go get some. sgtg out
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I use Weaver KT 15 fixed power.
Send them to Lee Dot and get fine X hair and couple 1/8" or maybe 3/16" verticle dots and sometimes 1/16" windage dots. Perfect for me. Kenny
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I'll look at them now.
Thank you Kenny. |
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I do have an old 20X Lyman with adjustable objective having an 1/8" moa dot & tapered ultra-thin crosshairs.
It's really nice for target shooting, but needs more elevation settings for shooting rats. With a .17AH or similar trajectory, there is no need for anything but a single crosshair or dot for shooting rats out to 300/320 yards.
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