VikingsGuy
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As I have updated/upgraded my scopes over the years I have found myself putting "side focus" as a required feature for any purchase. It adds an approx. 15% premium in most cases vs similar quality scopes lacking that feature. Most of the scopes I have bought recently have had top end zoom of 12x to 16x so I have have been biting the bullet on this upcharge. But I have stumbled across a super great deal on a ED glass scope 2-10x 40% cheaper than I would typically have paid, but it does not have side focus knob (fixed parallax at 100yds). I assume this is because it has a lower max magnification of 10x. I am putting this on an all around big game .308 and my max shot will be 350yds, with most 150-250yds, so the 2-10x is perfect.
So, what does the collective HuntTalk wisdom say, at those magnification levels and distances is lack of side focus going to be a problem for me?
So, what does the collective HuntTalk wisdom say, at those magnification levels and distances is lack of side focus going to be a problem for me?