CollioureII Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Whether fox/deer shooting I reckon your choice between fixed and variable scopes are down to this If you go fixed scope (say x8), you may not have a perfect view at the real long ranges but for ranges under say 300 yards you can estimate a lot better the range of you quarry by the size of it in the scope, no dials to be messing around with and less reliance on range finder....one may achieve better accuracy where one needs to take a shot fast (assumptions that quarry is properly identified) if you go variable, can be easier to zero in , you can get really accurate view of quarry over 300 yards away however you will have a higher reliance on range finder, more dials to mess around with and may not achieve great accuracy at long or short distance targets if you are constantly adjusting the zoom Me having a fixed S&B scope on my 223, one could say I'm being a lil biased What's your opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerzone Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 What's your opinion That you are clueless After reading all that, stick to a fixed 8x and keep your shots to under 200yds or it will all go tits up.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docholiday Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 That you are clueless After reading all that, stick to a fixed 8x and keep your shots to under 200yds or it will all go tits up.............. couldnt agree more I think 100 yds or less would be kinder doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerzone Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Your right, 100yds it is.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollioureII Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 That you are clueless After reading all that, stick to a fixed 8x and keep your shots to under 200yds or it will all go tits up.............. whatever....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 It depends what you're actually shooting and in what environment you're shooting. If you're spending 90% of your time shooting deer in and around thick broadleaved woodland, you want either a low-power fixed, or a 2.5-10x56 or 3-12x56. If the rifle is destined to spend 90% of its working life shooting foxes under the lamp or at bait points, you want at least a 4-16x56 and preferably a top-drawer 6-24x56 (or other high-mag scope). In between those two extremes you could of course consider an 8x56. The best solution is just to buy a rifle for every conceivable use, with a scope specific to that rifle (you can never have too many guns). If that's not a practicable idea, just buy a the highest quality 3-12x56 you can afford, preferably with an illuminated and relatively fine reticle. Yes, you'll probably leave it on 8x or 9x for most of the time, but so what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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