Optics

Optics and Their Use

The following table was create by Mike Haugen for the 2001 Boomershoot Clinic on the variety of optics available for rifles and their use.

	Hunting 1 - 6x	Hunting 6 - 10x	Hunting 10x up	Target 6 - 10x	Target 10 - 20x	Target 24x +	Tactical 1 - 6x	Tactical 6 -10x	Tactical 10 - 16x
Hunting large upland game (deer)	X	X	X				X	X
Hunting Medium game (Coyote)	X	X					X	X
Hunting Small Game (Rabbit)	X	X					X
Hunting Small Game long range (Varmit)			X	X	X	X			X
Short Range Target Practice (200 yards and closer) 1 moa and smaller sized tgt					X	X			X
Short Range Target Practice (200 yards and closer) 1 - 2 moa sized tgt			X		X	X		X	X
Mid range target practice (200 - 400 yards) 2 moa sized tgt and smaller				X	X	X		X	X
Mid range target practice (200 - 400 yards) 2 moa sized tgt and larger				X	X	X
Long range target practice (400 - 1000 yards) 2 moa sized targets and smaller					X	X			X
Long range target practice (400 - 1000 yards) 2 moa sized targets and larger					X	X		X	X
Action Shooting 50 yards and closer	X						X
Action Shooting 50 yards +	X	X					X
Action Shooting 100 yards +		X	X	X	X		X	X
Bench Rest Competition						X
Duty Shooting, extreme environment 200 yards and closer				X			X	X
Duty Shooting, extreme environment 200 yards - 400 yards				X	X		X	X	X
Duty Shooting, extreme environment 400 - 600 yards					X	X		X	X
Duty Shooting, extreme environment 600-1000 yards						X		X	X
Duty Shooting, extreme environment 1000 + yards						X			X

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Last updated: February 06, 2006