Scope 7mm-08

[Sheridan]

Originally Posted by Topgun 3006

Very few people should be shooting anything but paper or steel out at 600 yards because most will not have practiced and shot the hundreds of shots needed to be doing it. I would rather have too much magnification in a scope than not enough for the one time you might need it. All mine have been 3x9, but I just bought a Leupold VXI on sale at Cabelas and I went with the 4-12 for my Sako .243 as I'm well into my 60s and am needing all the help I can get for these poor old eyes of mine! The OP lives in Kansas and he may find the higher magnification handy for some of the longer shots he might get out there.

What Topgun said +1

[slowr1der]

Originally Posted by Bernie P.

No amount of magnification will make you a better shot unless your vision is shot.Even then your skill level is what it is.Practice,practice,practice!

I disagree. If you can't see the target well enough to be able to see the same point to aim out repeatedly, you can't be but so accurate. When shooting 450-500 yards with a 3-9, I have trouble even seeing the 1" bright orange bullseye on the targets I use. So, I have to aim at the center of the paper. Obviously I could shoot a tighter group if I could see the bullseye well enough to aim at the exact same spot.

That said, for hunting purposes or shooting steel plates where you have a fairly large area to hit and aren't trying for groups, you can get by with less magnification.

That said, in general I agree with you guys that practice is a lot more important than magnification. If you don't have the proper fundamentals down, having more magnification isn't going to help things, and will probably make it worse.

[Bernie P.]

True but why would you use a 1" bull at that distance?This is for a hunting rig and those distances are at the far end for a 7-08 under the best of circumstances.

[orangeokie]

For hunting, the Shepherd Scopes are hard to beat. I own several for different calibers. The Shepherd website lists applications for your 7mm-08 depending on which loads and bullet weights you choose. I has been my experience, however, that the mention of Shepherd scopes on a gun forum is a bit like mentioning Ron Paul in politics. There are many and varied opinions.