MrWhiteRabbit
Firefighter Gone Awry
- Sep 23, 2007
- 1,122
This is primarily directed toward E.Shell, but I figure we could all benefit from the discussion:
I recently picked up a Remington 700 PSS in .308 and am looking to get into some long-range target shooting with it, so now I'm looking for recommendations on optics before I start plinking paper.
Brand names aside, I'm looking for an education. For example, is there a purpose to a variable magnification? It's not like I'm going to need to use a 5x magnification to find a target and then zoom to 22x to place the shot on paper, am I? Don't most shooters leave it at maximum magnification anyway? And I don't hunt, so I can't think of a need for illuminated reticles or such.
Your thoughts?
I recently picked up a Remington 700 PSS in .308 and am looking to get into some long-range target shooting with it, so now I'm looking for recommendations on optics before I start plinking paper.
Brand names aside, I'm looking for an education. For example, is there a purpose to a variable magnification? It's not like I'm going to need to use a 5x magnification to find a target and then zoom to 22x to place the shot on paper, am I? Don't most shooters leave it at maximum magnification anyway? And I don't hunt, so I can't think of a need for illuminated reticles or such.
Your thoughts?