ITH the advent of long-range and extreme long-range shooting, rifle scopes have got bigger, bulkier and heavier, and magnifications of 24x or 30x seem to be normal today. Rifles are also getting bigger and heavier and many are fitted with a chassis – a stock of aluminium. Although these ‘tools’ are essential for success in today’s long range target and gong shooting disciplines, one of the effects of this trend is that some hunters think they need heavy rifles and bulky, high-magnification scopes for those rare occasions when they might need their hunting rifles to
