Thread: Hunting Scope Magnification

I have a 2.5-10x56 illuminated S&B scope on my 308 bush rifle, yes a 56 size bell is big BUT it really pulls the light in when in dark places set on 2.5 it helps my 65-year-old eyes see things again but for years all I had before that was a fixed power 4x36 m8 Leupold scope on it. on my 6.5 I have a 2.5-15x50 scope and a 5-20x50 illuminated scope on my 204 varment rifle and a 3-9x40 on the 22 it's a bit of an overkill for a 22 but it works ok so it stays it came on a rifle I got 25 years ago. but for young eyes a3-9x40 is fine? for a bush hunting rifle that my 2 sents forth.