Thread: What magnification are you running in the bush?

My 22 mag lever had a nice little 2-8x32. Liked that light little scope but found the recital a little grey and fine rather than crisp black which made it hard to use in low light.
It's big brother lever action started with a 1-4x20 but I found that a bit limiting so it was replaced with a 1.5-6x40 with 4a reticule which I really liked but had the opportunity to get it replaced under warrantee with a 2-10x42 ffp scope which is just so much crisper and better in the low light.
Definitely think you need a bottom end of 1-3x power. Top end comes down to how you hunt and range.
If its on say a 357 or 44mag or even 45-70 then a 1-4 is probably all you need. If you are looking to take some longer shots then a top of 12-15x is probably enough.
My bush rifle maxes out at around 300 mtr so I have found the 2-10 works well if a little heavier than I wanted. I did have the 1.5-6 but always found myself wanting a top of 8x for Target work.
So my pick would be 1-8x34 or 2-8x36 with say a 4a retical and lightish weight but remember a bush rifle dose get knocked around.
Z