RE: Fixed power hunting scope
For my first10 years of hunting, I had a 6 shot Mauser 30'06 with a Weaver 4x. It was all built during the 60's as a military rifle conversion. The gun would shoot almost any ammo into a 5 shot 1.25" group at 100 yards. It weighed 12 lbs. I was never let down by that rifle or the 4x scope. I knew my dad's rifle had a 3 - 9 on it, but I never once thought I needed something better. I would probably be smart to still be hunting with that rifle.