03-03-2012, 10:25 PM
usmc1371 Wrote:bullet drop has no impact on your scope no matter on the type or power.
That's not true. Higher power scopes generally have less internal adjustment. A 10 power or 16 power super sniper wouldn't require an angled base like a higher power scope would. Scopes in those ranges tend to have adjustment ranges greater than 100 minutes, where as a typical 6-24 might have around 62.
I think the power of the scope should be more subject to the quality of the lenses. It's pointless to go with high magnification in a scope with sub par lenses. High magnification is good for long range shooting, but if you want any more than 24x, then expect to spend a lot more money on the lenses that can support it.
Look for something with good edge to edge clarity. Keep in mind that the scope is at it's optical best at the center of the lenses. That means that if your zero resides the center of the objective, and you don't have edge to edge clarity, then your image will degrade as you adjust out for distance.
I use a Vortex PST 6-24 FFP MOA, with a 30 moa angled base. The 30 moa base puts my 200 yard zero within only a couple minutes of the scopes upper most adjustment range. Being that my 155 .308 load drops about 30 minutes at 1000yds, that puts me in the dead center of my objective lense at 1000yds. It also allows me to use the turret counter as it should be, a natural zero stop, and I get the full use of my 60 +/- minutes of my adjustment range. None of the adjustment range is wasted.
