your optimal magnification for off hand precision (updated for clarity)
**Update**
I posted my original question a couple days ago, and, looking back on it now, I realize I really asked two different questions...
1) what is your preferred magnification...
2) what magnification gives you the optimal precision...
My intent was to focus on the second question, but I did a poor job of it, and so responses reflected two different lines of thought. My apologies for that.
The answer to the first question could be very dependent on size of target, shooting distance, terrain, etc. For example, 6x may give someone better precision, but for a deer at 50 yards, 2x is good enough for it not to matter.
The second question eliminates many of the other considerations (I think). Forget FOV, how big the target is, and so on. Basically, if you want to place a shot with the most precision you can (from an offhand position), what magnification are you most apt to choose?
Some people have mentioned that lack of a steady hold and trigger control limit most people's precision more than sights do when it comes to off hand shooting. That's exactly the point of this post. I'm curious as to what point people feel that increasing magnification is still improving their shooting precision.
*for a little more clarification, I didn't want to focus on Olympic style stance, because I don't shoot that way. And when I referenced a hunting stance, it wasn't because I wanted to turn it into a hunting topic, but because I thought everyone could visualize the type of stance I meant if I called it such (and because I don't know of a better name for it).
**Update**
I posted my original question a couple days ago, and, looking back on it now, I realize I really asked two different questions...
1) what is your preferred magnification...
2) what magnification gives you the optimal precision...
My intent was to focus on the second question, but I did a poor job of it, and so responses reflected two different lines of thought. My apologies for that.
The answer to the first question could be very dependent on size of target, shooting distance, terrain, etc. For example, 6x may give someone better precision, but for a deer at 50 yards, 2x is good enough for it not to matter.
The second question eliminates many of the other considerations (I think). Forget FOV, how big the target is, and so on. Basically, if you want to place a shot with the most precision you can (from an offhand position), what magnification are you most apt to choose?
Some people have mentioned that lack of a steady hold and trigger control limit most people's precision more than sights do when it comes to off hand shooting. That's exactly the point of this post. I'm curious as to what point people feel that increasing magnification is still improving their shooting precision.
*for a little more clarification, I didn't want to focus on Olympic style stance, because I don't shoot that way. And when I referenced a hunting stance, it wasn't because I wanted to turn it into a hunting topic, but because I thought everyone could visualize the type of stance I meant if I called it such (and because I don't know of a better name for it).
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