Author: IdahoSkies
Subject: 2-7x30 vs. 3-9x40
Posted: March/02/2014 at 22:19
I recently "down graded" my binoculars to a 6.5x32 porro. They are very handy, very light, and enough glassthat I still feel that I am seeing what I need to. I have an ancient 4x Leopold scope on a .270 that I am thinking about upgrading. I have 3-9x40s on both my other hunting rifles (a .270 (my wife's) and a .30-06). I have had such a good experience with the 6.5x32s that I am wondering if I have been "over glassed" with my hunting scopes.
I hunt Idaho (see the moniker). This usually means wide open spaces, interspersed with heavy timber. I do not think I have taken a shot at 8 or 9 power, (not sure I would really want to take a shot that requires that much magnification), but the 40mm glass would help in lower light. As stated I after looking through 10x50s (way to heavy and really more than i wanted) 8x42s, and 6.5x32's I found what I though worked for me. So I am wondering if the same is true for rifle scopes. Anyhow, I thought I would poll the vastly more experienced collective wisdom before I made a jump.
Subject: 2-7x30 vs. 3-9x40
Posted: March/02/2014 at 22:19
I recently "down graded" my binoculars to a 6.5x32 porro. They are very handy, very light, and enough glassthat I still feel that I am seeing what I need to. I have an ancient 4x Leopold scope on a .270 that I am thinking about upgrading. I have 3-9x40s on both my other hunting rifles (a .270 (my wife's) and a .30-06). I have had such a good experience with the 6.5x32s that I am wondering if I have been "over glassed" with my hunting scopes.
I hunt Idaho (see the moniker). This usually means wide open spaces, interspersed with heavy timber. I do not think I have taken a shot at 8 or 9 power, (not sure I would really want to take a shot that requires that much magnification), but the 40mm glass would help in lower light. As stated I after looking through 10x50s (way to heavy and really more than i wanted) 8x42s, and 6.5x32's I found what I though worked for me. So I am wondering if the same is true for rifle scopes. Anyhow, I thought I would poll the vastly more experienced collective wisdom before I made a jump.
