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    How do the 4x and 5x lowends go when up real close? That was the thing that worried me.

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    For repeatability, toughness ,good glass and excellent turrets go leupold MK4 4.5-14 m1 ,heard of to many vx6's going back with issues.

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    More deer would have been axed in close up with a 4x power than any other scope power in NZ I reckon. I bush hunt with a Leupold M8 4x with no issues but hey a wider field of view can't hurt

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    Quote Originally Posted by MattyP View Post
    How do the 4x and 5x lowends go when up real close? That was the thing that worried me.
    I prefer a lower power up close in the bush. You canshoot them with 4x but a 2x or 3x makes it easier to find them in the field of view. I use a 2 -16 x 42 bushnell. It is great but the clicks on mine are more like 0.3MOA rather than 0.25MOA.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stug View Post
    I prefer a lower power up close in the bush. You canshoot them with 4x but a 2x or 3x makes it easier to find them in the field of view. I use a 2 -16 x 42 bushnell. It is great but the clicks on mine are more like 0.3MOA rather than 0.25MOA.
    That's a perfect power range for typical NZ hunting imo
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    Agreed. The main reason it was such a hard decision for me between 2-12x and 3-18x is because I love 2x for anything within about 70m. On my 22 with a 2-7x scope I am on 2x almost all the time. However, 3x is also good after I tested it. But i'd be worried about going any more than that for really close stuff.

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    Well I pulled the trigger on a Vortex PST 4-16.....getting pretty good reviews & look like fantastic value for money. Now for the waiting game till it arrives

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    Can you let us know how much it is all up once it gets here?
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    Congrats - where'd you buy from?

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    Plenty of advice above but I really think you need to narrow your range (bunnies to deer). A jack of all (scopes) makes you (it) a master of none.
    However - if you stick to your original question, there have been some good suggestions above. You might want to check out a Zeiss Rapid-Z 600. Zero at 200 yards and let the reticle do the rest ... 300, 400, 500, 600 yardage. Do some swot on whatever you choose. I think my Rapid-Z is a 6-24 vari-power but I have it on my .204 for varminting.
    If you are North Island (mainly bush) shooting with a .308 (like I do) then a simple reticle with no christmas tree clutter with 3-9, 4.5-10 or a 4-12 is perfect. I don't have a paralax on my deer guns as it would just be a pain as 95% of my deer are shot between 75-250 yards. ATB!
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