,For example 3x9x40
I don't. Gun rags used to sell the newest and bestest new magnum rifles. But even when gun mags were in full swing (in the 1970s), people would still ask what the numbers meant. I had people come into the store I worked at and tell me they wanted a "3 to 9 scope" and thought that meant they could shoot it until 9 o' clock, others just came in and told me to put a scope on their rifle with no idea what they would get. But those stories get old . . .I lament the death of hardcopy "gun magazines".
For example 3x9x40,
For example 3x9x40,
There is no such scope.
Someone here said 3-9 X 40 istoo much for a 22? Tonight I shot silly wets with a fixed weavere KT-15 x 40. My other 22 carries a weaver classic 4-16 X 42. Just enough scope for me. Last year I shot sporter rifle (50 feet) with the KT-15. Its a rifle scope of good quality. I want to shoot my 22 as well as my 223. What is the difference if its on a rimfire or center fire?
That is the wrong expression as well as 4X12. The correct expression is 3-9 X 40 and 4-12 X 40. ......
As far as your Model-60, the 3-9 X 32, is more than adequate. The 3 -9 represent the Variable power. and the 32, 40 or whatever represents the size of the field or area you will see. .....
The first numbers, as stated above, are the approximate minimum and maximum magnification of the scope. If you read rifle scope technical information, the minimum magnification may be 3X, but it might also be 3.2X, or 2.9X, or any other number close to 3. Often, the true magnification is different because lenses are expensive and some scope manufacturers just want to get "close enough".The 3-9 part is ok. The 3 would be the lowest magnification offered, the 9 the largest.
The last number is the diameter in millimeters of the objective lens of the scope, not the scope body or tube at that point.The number at the end is the diameter of the objective (non eye end) of the scope in millimeters.
Of course we do but you need to keep in mind that a person starting out on a learning curve, will not, which is the case in point. Not only that, he goes into a Walmart and asks to see a 3X9X40 and both will do their share of head scratching. Eventually, they :may"' get it right. ......But why, we all know what he was talking about.