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The scopes I have used on my lightweight rifles were 3.5-10's which offer plenty of magnification out to 400 yards..but as mentioned earlier personally when I know I more likely than not will be making shots in the 300 yd plus range--I believe in more is better to a certain extent..about 80% of my scopes are in the range suggested by Caprivi--4.5-14..think that is the perfect combo for hunting here in the West ..............

Ripp

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I tend to agree Ripp. Actual shooting/hunting distances can indeed be quite close, but really only in the Black or on that chance stalk in close. Most will be from 200 to wherever your skill level reaches. My wife is not a long range hunter and the 3x9 on her .240 is just fine, Her matching .223 wheres the same. My older daughter is a finished shoot and 1000 is no different than 40... That said when there is meat under the crosshairs she is very conservative. 500 is probably the end of the line for her. Her little 6.5x284 wheres a 3.5-10x44 Conquest with a elevation knob. I have Pronghorn this year at 903 and 686. My rather ponderous 6.5 wheres my favored 4.5-14x50 Conquest with knobs. On a former 30/378 it stopped a wounded MD at 1080, harvested a Pronghorn at 722, finished another (gut shot by a hunter) at 992. On a former 7mmWBY , with knob topped out (55moa of correction) I had 2 shots...Bang, Bang ... then Clang, Clang ... on a gong at 1760. That rifle shot a one-time 4" group at 1mile with this scope.

Yes I am a bit of a fan of it.

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