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Gun 101: Purchasing a Scope

Guide, Hunting, Scopes - Olga - November 20, 2021

What should you look for, and how can you know whether a rifle scope will be of good quality or not? It’s tempting to believe that the cheapest option is the best option in such a large market with so many competing companies. Unfortunately, this is not the case. You’ve definitely heard the tired adage “you get what you pay for,” especially when it comes to purchasing a rifle scope. If you’re familiar with scopes, you’ll know that many high-quality scopes may be found in the same price range as many entry-level guns. When first-time buyers purchase their first rifle, many underestimate the cost of a good sight with great scope height and go for the less expensive one, only to have to repair it later (or sooner).

Scopes boost accuracy greatly. How? By enlarging and clarifying a target’s perspective. All you have to do is look through with a scope, adjust the turrets (elevation and windage), and potentially parallax (if your scope has it) and you’re done! Your accuracy will improve by a factor of ten. It’s that simple. Yeah obviously, you’ll need to sight in your rifle scope and practice shooting first. However, most shooters who utilize a rifle scope will have higher accuracy — particularly when shooting at longer distances.

You don’t pound in sixteen penny nails with a seven-ounce claw hammer, and you don’t finish nails with a baby sledgehammer. Every year, Magnumitis wreaks havoc on an increasing number of hunters. Every year, cartridges and scopes become more powerful, and inexperienced marksmen frequently use these combinations for whitetail deer, where practically all shots are under a hundred yards. Missed and wounded games are more common with overpowered calibers and high-magnification scopes than with ordinary loads and reasonable sights. “More” does not necessarily imply that you can shoot any further. Because bullets travel quicker and lenses magnify more, they sell better.

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