Choosing a riflescope can lead you into a maze of confusion to say the least! Depending on your personal hunting type and the game you are hunting, the choice can be narrowed rather easily, though.
Numerous hunters get the "bigger-the-better" syndrome the closer it gets to hunting season. With bullets and scopes improving their quality every year, the mindset of the bigger the gun plus the bigger the scope equals that "big buck" doesn't always fit the situation. The right combination of bullet, scope and rifle can improve on accuracy inspite of the selling tactics of the manufacturer that make the "bigger the better" syndrome come out in all of us.
Most deer rifles sport a 3x9 riflescope. Depending on the shot range, the three power is low enough and lets in enough light for the closer shot and the nine power has just enough to improve the accuracy of the longer distance shot. The bigger magnifications of the bigger riflescopes are usually a huge drawback in the fact that it takes away from your light and deer (assuming it is within 100 yards) will appear as an unrecognizable blur of hair and that chance of a lifetime usually runs off waving that "white flag". Considering most deer shots are within 100 yards, it stands to reason that low magnification is better. The best part about the 3x9 is you can shoot close on low power or with the turn of a dial reach out and touch them with the higher magnification.
In a variable scope, (3x9x40), the 40 in this equation is your field of view in millimeters (meaning what is visible through the scope) at the magnification whether it be 3 or 9 or anywhere in between.
In shopping for a riflescope, you can buy the 3x9x40 or the 3x9x50 at a comparitively low price. Keep in mind, that you want to buy the scope that matches the power of your rifle or handgun. You don't want a .22 caliber scope on a 7mm Mag. It will shake the crosshairs out of them!
Just click on the link below to see an example of the 3x9x40 riflescope choice of the week!
http://www.blackpowderway.com/product/BH713944MO
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