Swifty Morgan
member
I am planning to try to kill coyotes and coons on my farm, using an electronic call. I have a TC Venture in .204 Ruger I plan to use for this purpose. When I bought it, I decided to try an ATN X-Sight II 5-20X. This is a night scope with a lot of toys on it, such as video recording.
I'm not going to pick on the scope; it works, and for what you pay, it's a perfectly good deal. Nonetheless, it is not the same as using a quality glass scope.
I'm thinking about getting a glass scope for the rifle. I would like to be able to get coyotes 200 yards away, and one of these days, I'd like to go west and shoot prairie dogs. I'm wondering what kind of magnification I should opt for.
I love using powerful scopes, but I have read that they can be a problem at long distances because of heat mirage effects. Where I live, I don't have this problem, but I could see how it might matter if I shoot prairie dogs or long-distance targets.
I was thinking I might get a 14X or 20X scope, and if I had problems with mirages, I would just turn down the magnification. Is that a good idea?
I shoot with scopes a lot, but I don't really know much about different types of reticles and compensating for distance and wind. This is what happens when you learn by yourself, shooting at carefully fixed distances.
I'm not going to pick on the scope; it works, and for what you pay, it's a perfectly good deal. Nonetheless, it is not the same as using a quality glass scope.
I'm thinking about getting a glass scope for the rifle. I would like to be able to get coyotes 200 yards away, and one of these days, I'd like to go west and shoot prairie dogs. I'm wondering what kind of magnification I should opt for.
I love using powerful scopes, but I have read that they can be a problem at long distances because of heat mirage effects. Where I live, I don't have this problem, but I could see how it might matter if I shoot prairie dogs or long-distance targets.
I was thinking I might get a 14X or 20X scope, and if I had problems with mirages, I would just turn down the magnification. Is that a good idea?
I shoot with scopes a lot, but I don't really know much about different types of reticles and compensating for distance and wind. This is what happens when you learn by yourself, shooting at carefully fixed distances.