The short answer is yes. If the majority of your expected shots are going to be fairly close, a 1-x scope will be more than adequate. Say woods hunting or in small open fields. If you are hunting in more open terrain, perhaps a 2-7x or 3-9.

Keep in mind that the 5.56/.223 cartridge is a intermediate cartridge, so generally speaking, anything beyond 600 yards is beyond the cartridge lethal effectiveness. Add on to that, that use for deer is marginal but possible, effective and humane shots are going to be less.

It appears from your later posts you are reconsidering using that cartridge but the general optic rules still apply. You don’t want to go too powerful with the scope or you could miss out on a closer shot or lose the target because the field of view is too tight.


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