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<blockquote data-quote="Revolting Peasant" data-source="post: 3101430" data-attributes="member: 101383"><p>I just got back from my first PD trip. VinceMule gave me some pretty good advice and pointers. </p><p>I had an Athlon Chronus on one rifle that I was wringing out, backup rifle had an old Vortex PST Gen 1 in 6x24. I figured the old scope would be ok. Shooting in bright daylight. Not so much. Found out quickly on the last morning. It was a bit overcast and hazy. Then the mirage immediately picked up. If that had been my only rifle and scope I would have been limited. </p><p></p><p>Vortex Gen3 and NF are great if you have the budget. If you cannot see it you cannot hit it. Spent most of my time at 16-20x, especially as mirage picked up. As already stated, you can always dial down, but if you are maxed out, that's it. I like scopes a bit overpowered for whatever I am doing. It seems most scopes sweet spot is just backed off the max magnification. The view just gets so much better. And you have to back off a bit to see the full acrobatics through scope. That's most of the fun. </p><p>.223 to 550 yards</p><p>Buddy has .20 Practical, hits to 650 yards. </p><p>Prob the most fun you can have with clothes on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Revolting Peasant, post: 3101430, member: 101383"] I just got back from my first PD trip. VinceMule gave me some pretty good advice and pointers. I had an Athlon Chronus on one rifle that I was wringing out, backup rifle had an old Vortex PST Gen 1 in 6x24. I figured the old scope would be ok. Shooting in bright daylight. Not so much. Found out quickly on the last morning. It was a bit overcast and hazy. Then the mirage immediately picked up. If that had been my only rifle and scope I would have been limited. Vortex Gen3 and NF are great if you have the budget. If you cannot see it you cannot hit it. Spent most of my time at 16-20x, especially as mirage picked up. As already stated, you can always dial down, but if you are maxed out, that’s it. I like scopes a bit overpowered for whatever I am doing. It seems most scopes sweet spot is just backed off the max magnification. The view just gets so much better. And you have to back off a bit to see the full acrobatics through scope. That’s most of the fun. .223 to 550 yards Buddy has .20 Practical, hits to 650 yards. Prob the most fun you can have with clothes on. [/QUOTE]
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