I've got a 3x magnifier behind a 4MOA dot and am finding it challenging at 200+ when the dot itself covers the entire target.
@NKD let me try out his 1-4 and it made a world of difference.
I'm looking at the primary arms or comparable vortex units (sub $400 here) and they're available in 1-4, 1-6 and 1-8.
Normally I go for the largest magnification I can get, but on something like this that has to work from 0 to 400 yards, not 100-1000 yards, what's the sweet spot?
1-4 is the cheapest, but manufacturers are all moving to 1-6 and 1-8. either it's because manufacturing is catching up and they can offer those at competitive prices, or it's just 'more is better' madness.
In the low price range, less magnification would mean a better image is my guess, a cheap 1-4 will look better than a cheap 1-8.... or are they mostly the same quality wise and the price scales with the cost to manufacture better looking 8x glass?
@NKD let me try out his 1-4 and it made a world of difference.
I'm looking at the primary arms or comparable vortex units (sub $400 here) and they're available in 1-4, 1-6 and 1-8.
Normally I go for the largest magnification I can get, but on something like this that has to work from 0 to 400 yards, not 100-1000 yards, what's the sweet spot?
1-4 is the cheapest, but manufacturers are all moving to 1-6 and 1-8. either it's because manufacturing is catching up and they can offer those at competitive prices, or it's just 'more is better' madness.
In the low price range, less magnification would mean a better image is my guess, a cheap 1-4 will look better than a cheap 1-8.... or are they mostly the same quality wise and the price scales with the cost to manufacture better looking 8x glass?