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Old 01-19-2012, 12:38 AM
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You will find that for most shooters who look to shoot 200 yards, a 4x scope can dot he job. A 6 or 7x is more than enough for good shooting to 200 yards. For ragging the same hole, you might jump to a 3-9. For 300yds and beyond to say 500yds, a 4-12x scope is more ideal, and a bit more expensive. At that range, you are into match ammunition and lots of practice. That Nikon would be a really excellent choice, as it is made for the .223.
Remember, to qualify as rifleman, we had to shoot with iron sights out to 400 and 500yds with Xm855 ammo on a man size target. For marksman, the long shooting stepped out to 600 yds. With iron sights. My eyes could not do that today I am afraid.
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