Thread: Who loves magnification?

I'd say "it depends". I have a couple of target scopes that go up to 27x and 32x , but on the occasions when I shoot my hunting rifles on the range I can get pretty good results with 7x

The guys who shoot with double apertures and slings can shoot way under moa with those (at round targets to be fair)

My next hunting rifle will probably have a max 6x on it (due to scope mounting factors) but I'd be confident of placing shots well within a 6" vital zone out past 400M with it.

High magnification is a problem when the light is really fading, you have to dial back then. I'd say a guy with a a max of 7x or 9x who is prepared to practice a bit is not going to be limited at all. A bloke I used to hunt with in Otago shot rabbits at 300+ yards with a 220 swift and a 2.5x scope - he seldom missed.