Article: See better to hit better. (scopes for rifles)

You would probably be downright insulted if someone tried to sell you on the idea that a 1936 automobile is just right for your driving needs. Yet a large percentage of today's hunters are being taken in by a 1936 sales pitch when they buy sighting equipment. I'm talking about riflescopes and some outdated notions that never seem to go away.

This troublesome situation began about half a century ago when telescopic sights were beginning to catch on in hunting circles. The gun writers of that lusty era were having their say about the newfangled sights, and what they said made plenty of sense for that time and place. The problem is that what they said then doesn't ...

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