03-11-2022, 07:45 PM
I find I use 2-7 power scopes as much or more than anything else for most of my hunting which is inside 350 yards almost all the time. I like light handy accurate rifles for hunting with lower power for a large field of view and quick on target.
On my Longer range rigs have 2.5 to 15 scopes and that is good enough for 800 yards which is further than I would shoot at game but is fun and MOA targets are fine for me at 15X even after 5 eye surgeries.
I will say very good glass goes a long way with scopes IMO. I have a little Kahles 2-7 that at 7x no problem using 22 cal bullet holes as aiming points at 100 yards even with my eyes. The Bolt action Grendel wore a 2.5-15 30mm tube scope for a while but it now has a 3X9 Kahles that I am happy with to 500 yards. The AR Grendel has a 2.5-10 ZeissI find I use 2-7 power scopes as much or more than anything else for most of my hunting which is inside 350 yards almost all the time. I like light handy accurate rifles for hunting with lower power for a large field of view and quick on target.
On my Longer range rigs have 2.5 to 15 scopes and that is good enough for 800 yards which is further than I would shoot at game but is fun and MOA targets are fine for me at 15X even after 5 eye surgeries.
I will say very good glass goes a long way with scopes IMO. I have a little Kahles 2-7 that at 7x no problem using 22 cal bullet holes as aiming points at 100 yards even with my eyes. The Bolt action Grendel wore a 2.5-15 30mm tube scope for a while but it now has a 3X9 Kahles that I am happy with to 500 yards. The AR Grendel has a 2.5-10 Zeiss
Part of the going to smaller scope is where I hunt mostly shots are less than 300 yards and often much less. Shots this year were only 10 to 80 yards.
On my Longer range rigs have 2.5 to 15 scopes and that is good enough for 800 yards which is further than I would shoot at game but is fun and MOA targets are fine for me at 15X even after 5 eye surgeries.
I will say very good glass goes a long way with scopes IMO. I have a little Kahles 2-7 that at 7x no problem using 22 cal bullet holes as aiming points at 100 yards even with my eyes. The Bolt action Grendel wore a 2.5-15 30mm tube scope for a while but it now has a 3X9 Kahles that I am happy with to 500 yards. The AR Grendel has a 2.5-10 ZeissI find I use 2-7 power scopes as much or more than anything else for most of my hunting which is inside 350 yards almost all the time. I like light handy accurate rifles for hunting with lower power for a large field of view and quick on target.
On my Longer range rigs have 2.5 to 15 scopes and that is good enough for 800 yards which is further than I would shoot at game but is fun and MOA targets are fine for me at 15X even after 5 eye surgeries.
I will say very good glass goes a long way with scopes IMO. I have a little Kahles 2-7 that at 7x no problem using 22 cal bullet holes as aiming points at 100 yards even with my eyes. The Bolt action Grendel wore a 2.5-15 30mm tube scope for a while but it now has a 3X9 Kahles that I am happy with to 500 yards. The AR Grendel has a 2.5-10 Zeiss
Part of the going to smaller scope is where I hunt mostly shots are less than 300 yards and often much less. Shots this year were only 10 to 80 yards.