| If you are looking at hunting scopes, you may have | | | | rifles and can come with a 40X magnification and |
| already figured out the measurements you need for | | | | 75mm objective lens. As a civilian you generally won't |
| most of your hunting in magnification, diameter of | | | | have a use for this kind of scope, most military snipers |
| objective lenses, coating of the lenses and Field of | | | | choose to use a maximum of 10X magnification. Plus |
| View. The type of hunting scopes can vary based on | | | | the extra weight isn't what you need when your hiking |
| whether you are using them for more tactical or | | | | many miles in the forest. |
| military usage and red dot sights may fall in this | | | | Military Dot or "Mil-Dot" for short has this name |
| category. | | | | because it uses the unit of milliradians for measuring |
| No matter what kind of hunting scope you are buying, | | | | angles when a scope adjusts to estimate the range of |
| be sure to get as much as you can afford. There is no | | | | a shot. This type of scope is usually used for a shot |
| sense having an expensive hunting rifle that is not able | | | | over 100 yards, anything less and the field of view can |
| to shoot precisely. That brings us to sighting, which is | | | | deteriorate. Because law enforcement officers do |
| something you will need to do no matter what type of | | | | need to make shots under 100 yards, a fixed power |
| hunting scope you get. When you first get your scope, | | | | scope would be a better choice in their situation. |
| you will want to sight it in at 50 yards for precise shots, | | | | If you tend to cover a lot of varied terrain when you |
| using a bore-sighter. | | | | hunt then a Repeatable scope would be the scope of |
| Red dot sights usually don't have magnification, and | | | | choice as it will remember the original setting you give it |
| they are rated 1X, which allow maximum available light | | | | every time you turn it on. A scope that is not |
| transmission and wide fields of view, obviously. They | | | | repeatable needs adjusting before every use. |
| have up to 50,000 hours of battery life and are the | | | | Almost all scopes are adjusted in inch increments at |
| quickest sighting scopes, and are free of parallax | | | | 100 yards. When you move the dial one click, the point |
| adjustments as well. | | | | of impact will change by what ever measurement that |
| In the Armed Forces the Red dot scope is the scope | | | | particular scope is using. This is called turret adjustment |
| of choice as it is very versatile and fast operating. This | | | | or minute of angle. |
| is the reason why it is also used by deer and turkey | | | | Make sure you keep your chosen scope well |
| hunters. Competitive handgun users also use a red dot | | | | maintained, correctly adjusted and sighted at all times. If |
| system, the size of the dot can be changed by the | | | | you follow these simple rules then you will be assured |
| turn of a dial. | | | | great performance and accurate shots for many |
| Tactical scopes are typically used on semi automatic | | | | years to come. |