straightshooter wrote:disco stu wrote:Black powder worked great for many years also......
I'm sure that was meant to be a real zinger comeback but for the life of me I can't grasp it's relevance.
It certainly wasn't meant to be a "zinger". I'm not a comeback sort of guy, normally just letting things go. Not sure if intended, but your previous comment and this come across antagonistic, especially when you're here replying to what you consider a comeback.
I'll explain the relevance. Your comment was that this thread makes you wonder how you shot so many rabbits over the years with an older/weaker/smaller/cheaper scope, implying something along the lines of "what's the big deal" or "that scope worked fine, why are you wasting energy asking this" or something to that effect.
My "comeback" was trying to draw an analogy to something else that worked fine for many years and achieved it's purpose, but is something that we have improved and moved on from. I could have said points in distributors, piston engines in fighter aircraft, incandescent globes, countless other things, just trying to say that while they were all great, there are better options these days. (Plus they're all things that passionate people love to still play with even though there are other/better options, which I imagine is the case with older scopes also)
I mean, is a 2.5x20 still your scope of choice for this sort of activity these days, or is it just what worked for you at the time? Normal response around optics is pay more, get what you paid for etc etc.
This is all assuming I haven't misinterpreted your original comment, which if I have it would be great if you could correct me
Not sure if you read all the thread, but I'm looking for something versatile in the more budget end, and can't afford to go buying twice since it looks like I'll only be able to work around 4-5 weeks total between now and the end of January given the lockdown. Getting something that will work on other rifles later would be great also. Just trying to make sure I buy right the first time