Would I REALLY get much of a benefit from upgrading my scope?
April 2, 2010 by
Filed under leupold spotting scopes
1) Am cheap
2) Inherited Old Winchester Model 70 .243 bolt action (Labeled Sears Model 53) with cheap 4x Bushnell scope.
3) Have few hunting skills. Hunt behind Los Angeles in the Angeles National Forest. Ranger friend locates fool proof spot for me every year.
4) Normally shoot deer at under 50 yards.
5) Everyone at range tells me I need to get 3X-9X Leupold or other good brand. Will make big difference.
6) For my style hunting, will actually make difference?
Probably won’t make a huge difference for you to upgrade your scope. You’re not really going to notice the difference that a quality scope can make because you don’t really know what you’re dealing with or looking at.
like said above for you no, but if you start shooting this gun a lot and then upgrade you will see the improvment of a leupold but for you the bushnell will be fine
At under 50 yards you don’t need a scope. Use the iron sights. Have you got a seeing dog to help find your deer too?
There’s nothing wrong with a fixed 4x, or even 2 1/2x, for that matter. But you’ll notice the difference with better glass in low-light conditions. If you’re hunting in the middle of the day when the weather’s nice, there’s not much reason to upgrade. At dawn and dusk, and in the fog, something like the Leupold FX II 4x, or the VariX II 1 3/4-6x, would be notably better. You don’t need more magnification, but that’s only a part of the equation. I personally wouldn’t put a 3-9x on it for your style of hunting, but even higher magnifications seem to be the rage these days. I can only surmise that young people can’t see for crap.