2011年2月14日星期一

Rifle Scope

The rifle scope is the preferred method of big game hunters today, mostly used for turkey, deer, boar, and animals of similar size. The sports optics industry is a multimillion dollar business, and there are many choices available depending on the needs of the hunter.

Contrary to popular belief, scopes are not singularly advantageous over other methods of rifle sighting, such as iron sights and aperture sights. Scopes are notably slower than a peep site, and actually less accurate of a sports optic when close cover hunting. The main advantage of the rifle scope is its ease of use, because there is no sight alignment needed to use rifle scopes.

The first consideration when choosing a scope is the magnification to be used. Most rifle scopes have a range setting of between 3X - 9X magnification. Hunters like to use these to first make sure the animal is viable game (an adult buck, not a doe), then zero in for the perfect kill shot. However, there are fixed magnification sites available, with the advantage being there that the eye is not taxed nearly as hard, and hunters can stay in the game longer hunting equipment.

Also, note that not all scopes are made the same. Figure on spending US $250 for a good one, but the best cost well into the thousands of dollars. Cheaper scopes can be used for smaller game, like squirrels, but is definitely not recommended for larger game. Sightron is a leader in the industry and well known for the quality of rifle scopes it manufactures.

by Jordan Flask

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