Author Topic: Long Range Shooting? (Read 1024 times)

grouse · « **on:** January 05, 2004, 07:46:31 PM »

I am going to buy a couple new scopes. What power
are you guy"s using to shoot accurate at 200 yards?

DEPUTY · « **Reply #1 on:** January 05, 2004, 07:55:46 PM »

I use mainly 2.5 to 10 power scopes from swarvoski and bushnell elite 4200

TCAS · « **Reply #2 on:** January 10, 2004, 02:37:30 AM »

14.5

16

24

Depends on what muzzle-gun I'm using. Seems like when I have the gun with the lowest power scope I get my longest shots go figure...Shot a doe yesterday neck shot at 90 yards, not 200 yards ...but still need a lot of scope.
TCAS

sheephunterab · « **Reply #3 on:** January 11, 2004, 07:52:22 PM »

I shot two deer this fall at over 200 yards with a six-power scope but think a 3-9 or 2.5-10 is likely more suitable, especially at the range. The size of my groups increase by about 50% at the range when using the 6x versus the 10x.

RandyWakeman · « **Reply #4 on:** January 11, 2004, 09:22:28 PM »

A while back, when I was testing a bunch of scopes, a corporate Leupold representative told me, "Nobody puts scopes on muzzleloaders." With some twenty scoped muzzleloaders on hand at the time, I found that answer amusing.

It unfortunate that many folks behind the counter advise their customers that muzzleloading rifles need "heavy reticle shotgun / muzzleloader scopes." There are few inline muzzleloaders today that cannot approximate .30-30 ballistics-- and few counter salespeople would suggest that that is not a "real" rifle calling for a "rifle" scope.

big6x6 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 12, 2004, 02:14:56 AM »

A good 3-9, 3.5-10, 2.5-10, or 3-12 should be fine.

grouse · « **Reply #6 on:** January 13, 2004, 04:39:03 AM »

Well i ordered a Bushnell Elite 3200- 4x12x40. I should be very happy.
I need to get one more scope. I think i will get the - 3x9x40. Only
time will tell what i get. :grin:

RandyWakeman · « **Reply #7 on:** January 13, 2004, 05:16:50 AM »

Take a peek at the $199 for a Sightron SII 3 x 9 x 42 that Triple 7 mentioned-- you won't be sorry, and that will look great on your Encore.

Promise.

sheephunterab · « **Reply #8 on:** January 13, 2004, 06:38:26 AM »

Randy. did you ever try sticking the Sightron on the deepfreeze for a few hours and then pulling out? I'm just interested to see if it will fog inside.

RandyWakeman · « **Reply #9 on:** January 13, 2004, 07:04:34 AM »

Only with one of them-- there were no problems.

sheephunterab · « **Reply #10 on:** January 13, 2004, 08:26:01 AM »

Thanks!