.223 scope Magnification

[ellmerfudd]

Good evening everyone, just wondered for .223 at 100yds what magnification you have your scopes set at for zeroing and when shooting for tight groups ?

[saddler]

10x
It's the only option!

6x
It's the only option

0
It's an Aimpoint


....though one of the three is a 5.56

[BlackburnBuccaneer]

On my .223 FTR rifle I normally set my NF 8-32 to about 20x and find this to be a happy medium between precise aiming and stability of picture, I find at that short a range 32x magnifies movement a bit too much I don't tend to use 32x until I am past 300x.

[SevenSixTwo]

4x. "Good enough for government work".

[The Gun Pimp]

With a rested rifle you can't have too much magnification. If you want to shoot small groups at 100 yds copy the Benchrest shooters and use at least 32x mag.

[Marktattoo]

On 200yrds prone normally shoot at x8

[BamBam]

10x works really well at 100 yards, just enough mag to keep a decent FOV and still see the impact holes... Or use lower mag scope with a shoot 'n' see target.

[HALODIN]

As high as you can get, on my Anschutz .22 I use x25 at 25 yards. I find higher magnification helps reduce body movements.

[Chrisbaker42]

I'm also a believer in the more the better if you are looking for really tight groups.

[Chrisbaker42]

When my savage arrives, I will be using my Leupold comp 45