Bear Rifle Scope Question
3fingerbrown
1/30/09 12:24pm
I have a .416 Remington that I will use on a grizzly and black bear hunt in Alaska in 2011.
I've talked with several folks who have done this hunt. The prime hunting time is right before dark, and so a scope that can operate in low-light situations is critical. Also a scope with an illuminated reticle is a huge advantage, as at that time of the evening your dark colored reticle "dissapears" when it is held up to the black blob of a bear.
I was thinking about getting a Swarovski Z6i 1.7-10x42mm scope.
However I was recommended getting a scope with a larger objective, a Swarovski 2-12x50mm, and then just hunting on the lower magnifications (2x) because most shots are within 100 yards, and many shots within 50 yards. His reasoning is that a larger objective will be better in these low light conditions.
Any opinions?
I've talked with several folks who have done this hunt. The prime hunting time is right before dark, and so a scope that can operate in low-light situations is critical. Also a scope with an illuminated reticle is a huge advantage, as at that time of the evening your dark colored reticle "dissapears" when it is held up to the black blob of a bear.
I was thinking about getting a Swarovski Z6i 1.7-10x42mm scope.
However I was recommended getting a scope with a larger objective, a Swarovski 2-12x50mm, and then just hunting on the lower magnifications (2x) because most shots are within 100 yards, and many shots within 50 yards. His reasoning is that a larger objective will be better in these low light conditions.
Any opinions?
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"Large objective lenses will only transmit more useable light than smaller ones if they are set at their highest power in the dimmest conditions."
It is odd, why wouldn't a larger objective transmit more light at a low power? Interesting.
I used a Leupold Vari-X II 3-9x50mm on my .338 win Mag when I went to Alaska on my Moose and Grizzly hunt and it was more than enough scope for my hunt.
A friend of mine who lives and guides in Alaska uses a Sako in .416 Remington he has a 2-7 Leupold on it and this is his guide gun.