ORIGINAL: mauser06
how far and what are ya shooting?? a 4-16 could be overkill.
What is it with everyone and "overkill". I just put a Leupold Mk4 6.5-20x50mm on a 300 Win Mag... Is this overkill?
I can use the lowest setting 6.5 for close shots, and if given the opportunity for a longer shot I can go up in magnification, and dial for elevation. Still learning the windage, that is more difficult.
Point is I only expect 1 shot at a deer, then 1 shot at an elk... maybe a followup, but the rest of the year I can target practice and shooting at 100 starts to get old. I have been practicing out to 300-400 and realize that I could hit the killzone at that range easily.
Some use a 243 and others use bigger, me as I shoot a 7 Mag and a 300 WM. I dont think there is such a thing as overkill, dead is dead is dead.