I personally find that 10x is the maximum magnification that I can hold steady,especially after climbing or running.
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Ya know that makes a lot of sense actually, I'm just a poor city boy that hasn't done a whole lot of hunting so you'll have to excuse me. But now that you mention that I can see how things change at the end of the day after a long hike with gear,you've been up for 14 hours and you're so hungry you could eat the ass end of a skunk thats been dead for two days. You might get the shakes just a tad.