I am thinking about buying a .223 varmint rifle and wondered what you guys think would be an adequate scope for this rifle. Coyote hunting I would guess the shots to be 100 yards or less, but have also considered sniping crows out to 200-250 yds. I had thought about a 6-24 varible (or in that range) but was wondering if that would be an overkill. Using my .300 mag with a 3 X 9 scope for deer I hardly ever set the power of the scope less than 6 power and close shots arent that hard to find an animal in the scpoe. Many a time I wished for a more powerful scope for that rifle for the long shots but just passed on the shots because the animal seemed so small in the scope causing a real possibility of making a bad hit.

Also, from all of you .223 shooters, could you tell me what the bullet drop would be at 200/250 yards if you zeroed the rifle dead on at 25 yards using the lowest profile scope mounts possible? (I know that different bullet weights change this, but I am thinking of your favorite varmint loads, whatever they may be.) This would give me a better understanding of the real range of this gun.

Thanks,

GB