Meopta Meopro 1"

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Good combo, for target. But overkill for NY hunting. Most shots in NY are under 100 yards. I have a heavy barrel rifle for target, and another rifle for hunting, with a light barrel, and polymer stock. Its easier to carry around on a hunt. You don't need .5 moa accuracy for 10 shots on a hunt. 1 moa for three is enough.

When I do go hunting it's not on LI it's usually at my friends house upstate right on the Canadian border. He has about 300 acres so I would like to have the ability to get out to 500+yrds on occasion.

Experienced hunters avoid shots at those ranges. As a matter of ethics: can you place the shot with enough accuracy to ensure a clean kill, or will the animal be wounded and suffer a slow death? As a matter of physics: will the bullet carry enough energy to effectively kill the animal?
500 yards shots on paper are not easy, and it doesn't get any easier in the woods.

Mad Russian said:

Experienced hunters avoid shots at those ranges. As a matter of ethics: can you place the shot with enough accuracy to ensure a clean kill, or will the animal be wounded and suffer a slow death? As a matter of physics: will the bullet carry enough energy to effectively kill the animal?
500 yards shots on paper are not easy, and it doesn't get any easier in the woods.

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I completely agree with the Russian on this one. I get questions like this daily, my answer is exactly as the Mad Russian says it unethical. Are you able to consistently make a 500 yard hit inside of a softball? If not i dont recommend taking the shot. IMHO our 3-9x42 MeoPro is the best suited scope for you it is also a hundred bucks cheaper. Most shots you will take will be +/- 70 yards, a 3-9 is more than enough power. If you have any questions feel free to PM me under this name or ASSAULTFUN i would be more than happy to discuss further and even demo the scope.

John