Am I crazy or am I the only person who DOESN'T want a variable power scope? Good lord. I've only owned a few scopes in my life; bsa, nikko, nikon prostaff, so my knowledge level is on the low side, but what I do know coming from a photography background is that prime (fixed) optics of the same price range are ALWAYS better than variable power (zoom) optics.
What I'd like to find is a nice fixed power scope, middle of the road pricing (250$) that I can use on my 10/22 that will be used almost exclusively for 50-100 yard bench rest shooting. I'm really not sure what power scope is appropriate for that, on one hand, it's only 50-100 yards so the power doesn't need to be terribly high, on the other, it's bench-rested so however high it is, it's controllable.
On the topic of parallax, I have my nikon prostaff that's fixed for 50yards, what effect does that have at 100 yards?
So to sum:
1. scope should be fixed power
2. should cost up to appx 250$
3. parallax appropriate for 50 (100?) yards
4. what are the opinions of power level for a scope like this?
Thanks very much for your input, I was VERY happy to find this forum. Happy shooting!
--deek
What I'd like to find is a nice fixed power scope, middle of the road pricing (250$) that I can use on my 10/22 that will be used almost exclusively for 50-100 yard bench rest shooting. I'm really not sure what power scope is appropriate for that, on one hand, it's only 50-100 yards so the power doesn't need to be terribly high, on the other, it's bench-rested so however high it is, it's controllable.
On the topic of parallax, I have my nikon prostaff that's fixed for 50yards, what effect does that have at 100 yards?
So to sum:
1. scope should be fixed power
2. should cost up to appx 250$
3. parallax appropriate for 50 (100?) yards
4. what are the opinions of power level for a scope like this?
Thanks very much for your input, I was VERY happy to find this forum. Happy shooting!
--deek