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From: snitor!petert@uunet.UU.NET (Peter Toth)
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Subject: Re: Target shooting: questions
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Date: 13 Jun 91 02:00:05 GMT
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In article <35473@mimsy.umd.edu> hejl%ssdss4@uunet.UU.NET (Mike Hejl) writes:
#Ok, with all of this discussion about target shooting, let me throw out
#some initial questions. I have a 686 (6" barrel) with a trigger job (3.5# s.a.)
#and a red dot sight (by LaserAim, I think: its not a Pro Point or Aim Point)
#and want to get more involved with target shooting.  The gun has also had the
#[...]
#can you get them?  Also, my eyesight is pretty poor and the Pro Point is
#wonderous compared to the stock sights.  Would a, say, 2X or 3X scope be as
#effective or better than the red dot for 25 yards?
#[...]
For target shooting, the higher the magnification, the better. (Shields up).
It allows you to hold closer and to see yer shakin'-all-o'er.

This is not true for hunting, etc, because you may end up trading off
field of vision which you can never have too much of for target id.

Peter Toth