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Magnification at 100yds to practice for 1000yds.

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Sighted in and shot about 70 rounds out of my new 700P yesterday. While on the way home I got to thinking......

If I'm shooting 1in and 3in bullseyes at 100yds am I cheating to have my scope ran out to 20 or 29?

Should I leave it at 4.5 to 8 power (for example) to get the affect of the bullseye being smaller.

Scope is a Cronus BTR.

Thanks all.
 
Yes. Try working with a larger FOV, i.e. less magnification. Don't expect to shoot "groups" though. It's a compromise between precision and speed.
 
That's what I figured. I was pretty proud of most of my groups. But then realized with that much scope, how could I not shoot decent. Haha thanks!
 
That won’t accomplish anything. Your input into the rifle at 1000 yards is magnified as well. There isn’t a way to duplicate that shooting at 100yards. Might as well dial up the mag and try to put holes close together if 100 yards is all you have.
 
That won’t accomplish anything. Your input into the rifle at 1000 yards is magnified as well. There isn’t a way to duplicate that shooting at 100yards. Might as well dial up the mag and try to put holes close together if 100 yards is all you have.

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Isn’t there a way to scale target size and accommodate drop by using two targets and aiming at one (the smaller) and hitting the other?
I suppose what’s the point? Unless you made multiple targets simulating different ranges to practice using your scope??
 
Isn’t there a way to scale target size and accommodate drop by using two targets and aiming at one (the smaller) and hitting the other?
I suppose what’s the point? Unless you made multiple targets simulating different ranges to practice using your scope??

There are a couple, this is a pretty good explanation of why you should.

 
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Mistakes aren’t actually “amplified” at further distances.

The mistake is the mistake is the mistake. Regardless of distance. The only reason it seems to amplify at distance is that it was already on a trajectory to miss at a certain distance (moving at an angle away from intended center I’d target). The distance just gives the angle the time it needs to move away from said center and miss.

While magnification won’t really change mich, the size of the target will. You need to find a size at 100yds in which breaking good shots results in a hit and breaking bad shots results in a miss.

The target size will vary depending on prone vs positional.

If 100 is all I had, I would figure out what the shooter/gun is capable of when performing good fundamentals from prone or bench. I would then double that and use that as my positional practice.

If the shooter and rifle is capable of .5moa, I would in turn use a 1moa target as my positional.

Also, test this out vs your wobble zone. If your wobble is more than the 1moa, increase the size of your target so that with your current skills, a clean shot is an impact and a bad shot is a miss.

As your skill increases, decrease the size of the target. Once you are at a target size that is at the shooter/rifle max capability, then you stop decreasing and you’re in “maintenance” practice mode.

Set up some targets spaced out to where you need to use the power you would likely find yourself using in a match.

I won’t tell you what that power is, as we are all different. I know many very good shooters that hover around 15x and I know many very good shooters who stay at max power most of a match.
 
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Magnification is overrated. FFP I like 16x. SFP I stick with the index magnification. At 100 yards I tend to shoot worse with too much magnification. I never gave it much thought but at 20x I'm assuming you need 2x at 100 yards. Basically, go down to the lowest magnification on your scope.
 
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