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<blockquote data-quote="Lee F." data-source="post: 169586" data-attributes="member: 9259"><p>Ian,</p><p>Thanks for the article. I'm what most on this site would consider a short range hunter. Most of my experience up until now has been in coastal blackwater swamps and river valleys. Recently I've been given the chance to hunt on a farming lease. Whitetails at 200 to 400 yards in Southeastern soybean and cotton fields are my challenge. These deer are hunted hard and rarely appear in the open until the last five or ten minutes of legal shooting light. </p><p> </p><p>The fixed power 4x or variable 1.5-5x scopes I have aren't getting the job done. I need more magnification and better light gathering ability. The deer may only be 250 yards away but I've got to thread the shot between trees and over rows of beans within five minutes of sunset. I've heard good things about the Super Sniper 10x, but I'm hesitant to mount a fixed scope of that power because my mornings may be spent in the swamp with the afternoons over the fields. What's your opinion of the Leupold VXIII 4.5-14x50mm? What about a Bushnell 4200 with more features, like an AO, for the same price point? It comes down to getting a loaded SS or 4200 verses a basic VXIII. Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lee F., post: 169586, member: 9259"] Ian, Thanks for the article. I'm what most on this site would consider a short range hunter. Most of my experience up until now has been in coastal blackwater swamps and river valleys. Recently I've been given the chance to hunt on a farming lease. Whitetails at 200 to 400 yards in Southeastern soybean and cotton fields are my challenge. These deer are hunted hard and rarely appear in the open until the last five or ten minutes of legal shooting light. The fixed power 4x or variable 1.5-5x scopes I have aren't getting the job done. I need more magnification and better light gathering ability. The deer may only be 250 yards away but I've got to thread the shot between trees and over rows of beans within five minutes of sunset. I've heard good things about the Super Sniper 10x, but I'm hesitant to mount a fixed scope of that power because my mornings may be spent in the swamp with the afternoons over the fields. What's your opinion of the Leupold VXIII 4.5-14x50mm? What about a Bushnell 4200 with more features, like an AO, for the same price point? It comes down to getting a loaded SS or 4200 verses a basic VXIII. Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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