i've been hunting and shooting my entire life. i like to believe i am a proficient rifleman but i have never claimed to know everything. so if something can make my shooting better, i'd be estatic. however, i have heard something recently that i was wondering if it held water.

i heard, when shooting a rifle with a scope...it is better and you will shoot better if you shoot using the lowest power possible on your scope. is this true?

i thought about it for sometime but could not come up with the logic behind this statement. the only thing i could think of is when you are shaking or not completely steady it throws off your shot BUT it also would seem your shot would be thrown off if your shaking or not completely steady on a lower power. i have always shot utilizing the highest power on my scope at distances over 100 yards. like i said, my shooting is fine..but like anyone, i'm always looking for improvement. no one is perfect.

so if there is any bench rest shooters or long distance shooters out there that could clarify this, i would very much appreciate it.