Yep great point and another benefit I failed to mention. Low magnification hides the shake and allows the shooter to get a steady aim and not fight the reticle.
What power do you set your scope?
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Yep great point and another benefit I failed to mention. Low magnification hides the shake and allows the shooter to get a steady aim and not fight the reticle.
Always lowest setting….
JJ3
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Exactly!
double browtine
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In the woods I leave it on 4x. In the fields I usually have it on 6x.
FLTENNHUNTER1
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Lowest
This
Always on the lowest setting. All it takes is one missed shot opportunity at a close fast moving buck to break me. That was 30 years ago.
Smo
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What is this scope thing y'all talking about?
Mine never needs dialed up from zero and never fogs up !
Mine never needs dialed up from zero and never fogs up !
Atchman2
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I find that I hardly ever use more than the lowest setting. Just too many woods where I hunt, plus you don't see all the shaking. On my air guns, I tend to leave them on 6 for some reason, but then I'm hunting squirrels.
BigCityBubba
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I once left my scope on 6 and had a deer come through at less than 10 yards. Never could find it in the scope before it was gone. I have left it on the lowest setting ever since.
I don't hunt fields as I'm always on public. Keep mine low and adjust up as needed once target has been identified and in scope.
bigtex
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6X
My reasoning is that when I have a deer show up close, if my scope is wide open on the lowest setting I'll be able to find the deer in that scope and I can put the cross hairs where they need to be when it's close like that. .
If the deer is farther away and it would help to turn it up to a higher power, the deer will likely not see or hear me do that, and it'll be easier to find the deer in the scope when it's farther away.
Early in my hunting career I had several deer get away because my scope was turned up high from target practice, I forgot to turn it down when I got in the woods and couldn't find the deer in the scope! I've gotten in the habit of checking that the scope is turned down any time I take off the lens covers.
If the deer is farther away and it would help to turn it up to a higher power, the deer will likely not see or hear me do that, and it'll be easier to find the deer in the scope when it's farther away.
Early in my hunting career I had several deer get away because my scope was turned up high from target practice, I forgot to turn it down when I got in the woods and couldn't find the deer in the scope! I've gotten in the habit of checking that the scope is turned down any time I take off the lens covers.
shrimphead
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5-6 power
megalomaniac
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Always start on lowest setting. Sometimes leave it there for the shot, sometimes zoom in for the shot.
BSK
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My 2-7 never comes off 2. Shots usually 10-50 yards.
I will leave scope on the lowest power unless I need more magnification, which when hunting in the woods and not able to see much past 100 yards, is pretty much most of the time. I have dialed it up tho for shots that would be over 100 yards before, but those shots are rare. Also leaving the power dialed down allows for more light to be used by the lenses, allowing the sight picture to be brighter in low light conditions Very helpful at dusk and dawn. And the lowest setting also allows for the widest FOV which is also nice when a deer comes in close unexpectedly and you need to see the deer, instead of the hairs on it.
FLTENNHUNTER1
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50 yards or under that would be ideal!What is this scope thing y'all talking about?
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Mine never needs dialed up from zero and never fogs up !
mr.big
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Killed a decent 8 pointer this morning with the 3.5-10 Leupold set at 3.5. Deer was 280 yards. I did dial in 2.75 moa elevation but I didn't touch the magnification knob.
