Thread: Time for a scope upgrade?

Morning all

Having an issue I suppose most of us come into at some stage. 99% of my hunting is and has been bush stalking with the odd clearings out to 150ish but generally within 50m. I'm now wanting to, and getting invites to go and do some medium/longer range hunting on the tops, kind of 250-500.

Currently have a Lupy 3x9x40 mounted on my suppressed Tikka 308. Does me well, shot me plenty of animals. But again this has generally been bush and the odd farm in between.

I would say the majority of my hunting will continue to be in the bush but want to find a nice in-between as I don't necessarily feel under powered, but I think I would feel a bit more comfortable taking an accurate, deadly shot with a bit more magnification at a longer distance if needed and not just wounding the animal.

Another rifle is out of the question, as of late it's been a mission to get out as it is, so although I can justify it to myself, the boss not so much. However, I am looking at a slight upgrade that would be good for both depending on the situation.

So I'm currently looking at flicking off my current 3x9x40 and getting the VX-3i 4.5x14.40. Any thoughts to this from the members would be welcome, I know there is a multitude of info on here with people far more experienced than I am.

Cheers