Too many options, need help on a beginner Bench rifle

[fly boy]

Don't be. 20X is not all that much magnification. I used to keep the 20X in a QD mount so I could swap it around on AR's to do load development. It worked better than the $1,700 3-15 I keep on one of them. The 20X now lives on my 22 trainer and I regularly shoot that at ranges from 50 to 250 yards.

If you were contemplating a fixed 40X scope, I'd be the first guy in line trying to talk you out of it. 20X will be easy.

Thanks.


Will anyone else second his opinion?

[Spdu4ia]

Sure, 20x at 100yrds is pretty mild

[XC700116]

I have been messing around practicing with a pellet gun. Scope left on 9x, and targets at 50 yards. Left eye finds the target and matches crosshairs to it, then focus thru scope on 9x power on target.

I would just be afraid of what 20x would look like at 100 yards and a paper target, or a p-dog.

Don't worry about it, I do all my load testing at full power at 100 yds with a 5-20 and a 5-25, there's times I wish I had more.

[Spdu4ia]

Only time I've said to myself "this is too much , pull it back" is shooting a friends variable to 40x at 100 yrds.

[fly boy]

DONE! Thanks all for the advice. I will call SWFA and see if I can switch to a 20x and get it shipped out.

[fly boy]

Turned out that they got a shipment in, and had enough to fill my order. Got it all Mounted it. I will test it out Memorial Day weekend.