What Power Scope?

[GrampaMike]

What power scopes are recommended for Target shooting only?
1) .223 Rem   2) .30-06   3) .45-70

Mike

[Zachary]

It depends on your target distances, but considering a standard 100 yard range, these are my suggestions:

.223
Here you generally want a higher magnification scope so that, in part, you can see the small bullet holes.  A 4x-12x is fine, and scopes up to 20x are really not out of place.

.30-06
Kinda hard to have such a gun for just target shooting.  For most hunting applications, a standard 3x-9x is ideal, and you can use this for "target" shooting too.

.45-70
You really don't need anything over 9x.  In fact, 9x should be considered high for such a gun.  I would look into a 2x-7x or even something like my Elite 3200 in 1.4x-4.5x.

Zachary

[Mueller Optics]

I agree with Zachary, its not uncommon to use very high magnification especially on smaller caliber rifles such as .223, .22, .17
I have seen many competition target shooters (at 100yds) using 25x-32x and even as high as 40x and these are not inexperienced shooters we are talking about.

MO

[GrampaMike]

Thanks Guys...

For Target Shooting; looks like as much power as you can afford.