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Optics and Their Use

By Michael Haugen
Copyright 2001

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