I keep going to click "buy it now" on this scope:
http://www.clearidgeoptics.com/product-p/3910.htm
but the fact that I don't understand what this 5x feature means is holding me back. I think I should understand what I am buying.
The scope is vairable power. The one I am looking at is the mil dot 4.5-22x50. If it was a fixed power scope, 5x would obviously mean it was fixed at 5x but what does it mean on this scope?
I tried asking uncle Google but found nothing relavent. I couldn't find any other scopes with a similar advertised benefit.
If I try and apply my version of logic, the only thing I came up with was that 4.5 x 5 was not too far from the max power of 22x. They say it makes the scope suitable for both tactical and long range so could they be referring to the broader magnification range than you find on most other scopes?
http://www.clearidgeoptics.com/product-p/3910.htm
but the fact that I don't understand what this 5x feature means is holding me back. I think I should understand what I am buying.
The scope is vairable power. The one I am looking at is the mil dot 4.5-22x50. If it was a fixed power scope, 5x would obviously mean it was fixed at 5x but what does it mean on this scope?
I tried asking uncle Google but found nothing relavent. I couldn't find any other scopes with a similar advertised benefit.
If I try and apply my version of logic, the only thing I came up with was that 4.5 x 5 was not too far from the max power of 22x. They say it makes the scope suitable for both tactical and long range so could they be referring to the broader magnification range than you find on most other scopes?