Hunting scopes, just curious.....

[luckymjr]

All down to field of view at the given mag.

If you've got a squizzer running through the tree tops it can be hard to follow with a high mag & a nightmare to find if you loose it,
With a variable scope, minimum mag is easy to track it, then when it stops half hidden from view, winding the mag up will often show it well enough to allow a shot.

As above :

And for this purpose I use a Hawke 2-7x32 AO scope for my tree rat shooting. The field of view Is very wide on the lower magnifications and perfect for following the little buggers through the tree tops until It stops moving, and then that final shot can be taken,

John

https://uk.hawkeoptics.com/vantage-2...o-mil-dot.html

[BAD DAZ]

Put the EB 6x42 on mate, perfect hunting scope, I've got 8 EB scopes in different guises and they are all fantastic optically, those Japs make superb glass and you can pick them up quite cheap aswell, atb Daz

[Zomboid]

My two main hunters have straight forward fixed 4x scopes. I've had higher mags and zooms out but always end up dialling them back. Now I just stick to 4x.

[jonnyone]

Thanks for the replies folks. Definitely a consensus that reverting to a fixed mag scope on my main shooting iron is no drama.
Until recently I had been using an old 50T01 topped with an old period tv view tasco and that certainly gave a good account of things which has got me in this mind frame.
Thanks again.
Dave

[MartynB]

Thanks for the replies folks. Definitely a consensus that reverting to a fixed mag scope on my main shooting iron is no drama.
Until recently I had been using an old 50T01 topped with an old period tv view tasco and that certainly gave a good account of things which has got me in this mind frame.
Thanks again.
Dave

I still use a Swarovski Habicht Nova 4x32 I bought in 1985, been on virtually ever air rifle I've ever had

[400yrds]

Beauty about fixed over variable power scopes is you can afford better quality brands by buying fixed.

[MartynB]

Beauty about fixed over variable power scopes is you can afford better quality brands by buying fixed.

I paid £240 from Westbury Guns when I bought it in 1985, everyone thought I was mad, it isn't mint but still works