Thinking about getting one. Question is how much magnification I should get. I heard our military snipers used to have fixed 10x. They could hit torso sized target out 800yd. But I'm kinda old, so 12x reasonable?
I mostly shoot at paper and steel targets. To be able to hit torso target at 1000yd with no more than 2 cold bore shots is my current goal. Not going to pile thousands of dollars on equipment for that. I don't hunt, but wouldn't rule out hunting boars in the future. 6x, 10x, 12x, 16x, 20x are the options available.
Thanks for your inputs.
-TL
PS. I have been practicing for the goal. My current level is 500yd - 600yd. I fire one cold bore shot. If I miss I get to fire another shot without waiting. If I still miss, I fail the attempt. I wait 10 to 15 min (go shoot other guns) before I take another attempt. I have to score a hit before I promote to target at longer distance. Starting from 300yd with 50yd increments, till I exhaust 20yd, the game can easily last for hours.
PPS. My torso sized target is 18"x20" rectangle.
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I mostly shoot at paper and steel targets. To be able to hit torso target at 1000yd with no more than 2 cold bore shots is my current goal. Not going to pile thousands of dollars on equipment for that. I don't hunt, but wouldn't rule out hunting boars in the future. 6x, 10x, 12x, 16x, 20x are the options available.
Thanks for your inputs.
-TL
PS. I have been practicing for the goal. My current level is 500yd - 600yd. I fire one cold bore shot. If I miss I get to fire another shot without waiting. If I still miss, I fail the attempt. I wait 10 to 15 min (go shoot other guns) before I take another attempt. I have to score a hit before I promote to target at longer distance. Starting from 300yd with 50yd increments, till I exhaust 20yd, the game can easily last for hours.
PPS. My torso sized target is 18"x20" rectangle.
Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk
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