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Rifle Scopes Variable Power Factors

Bro Mo

Open-minded Skeptic
Full Member
Minuteman
Mar 27, 2018
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Milwaukee, WI
If a fixed power optic is ok for a lot of things, is a more narrow magnification range also just fine. Using 10 or 12x as a starting point, does a 6x range really offer much more than a 3x range for the majority of shooting

3x: 6-18
4x: 5-20
5x: 4-20
6x: 3-18

It seems that optics are regularly increasing the range of magnification; is it really functional or more a matter of innovation and marketing?