12 x magnification is going to be plenty for 400M. Here's a pic out at 1200M of some deer on the farm behind our place.
You will have to excuse the reflections off the scope. I was taking a photo with my phone.
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12 x magnification is going to be plenty for 400M. Here's a pic out at 1200M of some deer on the farm behind our place.
You will have to excuse the reflections off the scope. I was taking a photo with my phone.
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Its an IOR 2-12 x 32. 35mm main tube so plenty of elevation and windage adjustment.
Eye relief - 3.5"
I managed to get this on the AR without requiring a cantilevered scope base.
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As others have said all depends on what your gonna do with it really... If you had a smaller carbine set up I'd say go lightweight but from what you've said it doesn't sound like weights gonna bother you.
MK AR 1.5-4 is nine ounces :D
All up she weighs just over 5 lb
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I have the 3x12 and I am not that happy with its turrets which seem a bit vague and wonky, they have no markings to say how many complete revolutions have been done, seems to not be good at light transmission (ie is only ok in bright light), its the second one as the first was replaced as the zoom dial on the first was too stiff and had considerable slack. While its not bad for the $230 money I wouldnt buy it again.
I've got a Leupy VXR 4-12 F-dot 4 on my RR. Heavy reticle but love the adjustable dot brightness. Excellent for blatting a few goat with the quick reference dot and still good for laying down for a few LR shots. Looking at also putting on a Bushnell First Strike or something like that for when their beady eyes are too close for the VXR.
I have a Leupold VX2 4-12 x 40 AO fine duplex on my Windham Varmint Exterminator in a Warne cantilever mount. Intended to use it on goats out to 300 yd. but I end up shooting a lot of critters close-in too.
Only disadvantage is that the eye relief gets pretty long down at 4x.
Yip short barrel helps for sure
Also the profile and the fact that it's 30 cal means it's fairy light