Originally Posted by
Canonshooter
Do you find that you use just a few magnification settings on your 1-4x scope? For example, do you find yourself using the lowest setting for the close work but as soon as you want/need more magnification, you just crank it all the way up to 4x?
If not, how do you decide what setting to use? Is it something that you need to think about when running-and-gunning?
Just curious about how much of the in-between zoom range is commonly used...
On my Swarovski 1-6 I use 1x for up close to about 50 yards. At 50 yards out to 200 on full size targets I use 3x. Assuming off hand shooting. I crank it up to 6x if shooting head targets at 100 yards or if I am shooting past 200 yards or if the array of targets is close enough I can seem them all in my field of view from 6x and I am shooting from a supported position (prone barricade etc)>
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