Cross Hair thickness
08-29-2003, 12:40 PM
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Moccasin, Montana
Posts: 1,835
Cross Hair thickness
My ? is when you are looking through you scope your cross hairs cover a certain amount of space right?
Well lets say at 300 yds you are shooting an 30-06 at a deer,the rifle is sighted dead on at 200,the scope is on 4x so you aim at the mid of the back,at that distance your cross hair is almost as thick as the deer.So move the deer to 400 or 500 and now you are aiming over the deer,that means your cross hairs are almost 3-4 feet thick right.?So you put a little air in between the animal and the crosshair,that means you are now shooting 6 feet high right?
Some one tell me if I' m right or worng,explain why.
Well lets say at 300 yds you are shooting an 30-06 at a deer,the rifle is sighted dead on at 200,the scope is on 4x so you aim at the mid of the back,at that distance your cross hair is almost as thick as the deer.So move the deer to 400 or 500 and now you are aiming over the deer,that means your cross hairs are almost 3-4 feet thick right.?So you put a little air in between the animal and the crosshair,that means you are now shooting 6 feet high right?
Some one tell me if I' m right or worng,explain why.
09-02-2003, 09:36 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: meridian idaho USA
Posts: 429
RE: Cross Hair thickness
Sounds like some thick cross hairs.
That is the great thing about higher power scopes.
Crank it up to 12, 16 or whatever you have. Now the animal is bigger and the crosshairs smaller in relation and you get a much better aiming point.
I agree 4x is not adequate magnification for taking longer shots. Never could figure why some people say all you need is a 4x for any hunting situation.
That is the great thing about higher power scopes.
Crank it up to 12, 16 or whatever you have. Now the animal is bigger and the crosshairs smaller in relation and you get a much better aiming point.
I agree 4x is not adequate magnification for taking longer shots. Never could figure why some people say all you need is a 4x for any hunting situation.
