Originally Posted by
BZNpilot248
Just keep in mind that your mileage may vary with the BDC reticle - different bullets have different drops so take that into account when sighting in your rifle, use several different ranges after zeroing it in to see where you're at with the other aim points - I guess I'm too much of a traditionalist and would rather have a plain nikoplex reticle or mil dot and use a slight bit of guestimation with how high to hold it on very long ranges. For most game you wouldn't expirience much change either way if you're zeroed in at 200 yards. I think I prefer a 3-9 power or fixed 4x. much more than 9x and your field of view is too small and 9x will reach out to the end of your practical range anyway. Just my thoughts anyway. If you google rifle scopes there are some good articles on whats good, whats overkill, whats practical, etc. etc. Just my humble opinions
Very true... especially for hunting.. depending on the grain and practical application.
I see some guys get out there for buck with a 16-24 (!) that might be a little over kill unless you hunting marco polo in Kyrgyzstan from 500yds with a .300wm or higher.
FOV is paramount... on some optics though, the mil-dot only works with a certain power. I'm a pretty big fan of the .308 paired with a 3-10 or 4-12.