Originally Posted by
skiking
I may not sound like much, 7 ft FOV vs 4 ft FOV, if you think the difference is trivial, you have never tried to get your crosshairs on a bull elk 30 yds away in some really thick, dark timber.
Make up whatever excuses you want to justify your scope choice, but pointing fingers won't get you anywhere. I HAVE taken elk at under 30yrds, as well as several other game species at close range, including the whitetail doe I shot this evening with a 6-24x scope at 34 FEET (stepped out by my size 10 pack boot that measures 14" tip to tail).
Again, you won't tell me that a high mag scope has a disadvantage at close ranges.