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Uncle_Harley

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Been thinking about putting a 6-24 x 40 scope on my ar15 carbine lgth for yote hunting. Is this too much scope? I'll be hunting light to medium density woods along a large open field. Saw several yotes this past fall while deer hunting running across the field & along the wood line.
 
Originally Posted By: Uncle_HarleyBeen thinking about putting a 6-24 x 40 scope on my ar15 carbine lgth for yote hunting. Is this too much scope? I'll be hunting light to medium density woods along a large open field. Saw several yotes this past fall while deer hunting running across the field & along the wood line.

It is too much - you really need a 2x7 - 'yotes ain't small.
 
Originally Posted By: Uncle_HarleyBeen thinking about putting a 6-24 x 40 scope on my ar15 carbine lgth for yote hunting. Is this too much scope? I'll be hunting light to medium density woods along a large open field. Saw several yotes this past fall while deer hunting running across the field & along the wood line.

How far to the woodline across the field?
 
I've missed far more opportunities on coyotes because the field of view was too small than because I didn't have enough magnification.
 
Originally Posted By: tt35I've missed far more opportunities on coyotes because the field of view was too small than because I didn't have enough magnification.

I'd second that statement.
 
Originally Posted By: BOBTAILSOriginally Posted By: Uncle_HarleyBeen thinking about putting a 6-24 x 40 scope on my ar15 carbine lgth for yote hunting. Is this too much scope? I'll be hunting light to medium density woods along a large open field. Saw several yotes this past fall while deer hunting running across the field & along the wood line.

How far to the woodline across the field?

50 yds +/-
 
I like ??? x 14 power scopes, that way you can do some load development, then dial it back and go hunting....
 
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Originally Posted By: philip

I like 4.5 x 14 power scopes, that way you can do some load development, then dial it back and go hunting....

 
Originally Posted By: FurhunterOriginally Posted By: tt35I've missed far more opportunities on coyotes because the field of view was too small than because I didn't have enough magnification.

I'd second that statement.



Hey----I was gonna second that statement
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IMO it is WAY too much scope. If you do any woods hunting at all, anything over 3X on the low end is less than ideal IMO. I use 3-9x40s a lot. They are a good compromise. A 3-400yd shot should be no problem for most at 9X IMO.....
 
I hunt in the expanses of Montana and Wyoming and my scopes live between 4.5-6x while calling. While most of my calling rifle scopes are 4.5-14x I rarely turn them past 6x while calling and more than a few times my entire scope was filled with hair.
 
Originally Posted By: SlickerThanSnotfor 50 yards yes to much

Agreed. Thats going to be way to much. may not even focus at that distance.
 
Originally Posted By: Uncle_HarleySo for 50 or so yds, would a red dot be a good choice? Maybe with a flip away magnifier for 100 yds +/-?

Yes this will work. Try before you buy if you can. Some people just don't like red dots.

Sendit
 
Uncle Harley...I have two optics for my carbines...One is a standard EO-Tech that I can replace with a 3-12x for open fields and the other is a 2.8-10x...Most of my hunting has been in river bottoms with a substantial tree line and I seldom see a Coyote out in the open where I need the higher power levels...
 


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