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Halfsackzac wrote:Thank you all so much! I have never shot a deer any more then 35 yards because growing up in Iowa you can not hunt deer with rifles so I grew up bow hunting, I am excited to get a scope on my rifle and try a new type of deer hunting.

That sounds unbelievable. Are you talking about a minors or everyone?

+1 on Athlon. My BIL put one on his rifle and it seems very nice. It might even be a little bit clearer than my Vortex Viper PST.

ThelmaScott wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:

ThelmaScott wrote:Isn't the law against the violence of animal hunting?

No, there is no law against hunting animals. You DO realize that you are on a firearms forum here, and that a LOT of us are hunters, don't you?

You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but understand that it isn't going to be very popular on a discussion board like this one.

......not to mention that it just plain wrong.....

I did not mean to hurt the feelings of anybody on this forum.

To be sure, you haven't "hurt" anyone's feelings. He said it wouldn't be a very popular opinion.

IMHO, it is also difficult to compare the quality of a scope's glass inside of a store. I've looked through $500 scopes and $1500 scopes, one right after the other, in a store and had a very difficult time discerning much difference if any. It will become apparent after it is mounted and you are at the range or in the field.

I also think Bulletslap has a point when it comes to folks overscoping. I might be guilty of this, but haven't decided yet. If the OP only wants to extend his range a little, then a 3-4x scope would be more than sufficient and could get a quality scope for reasonable amount.