[xsrdx]

The 16X was the best power in my experience for large and small targets that a BMG cartridge can and should be employed on a living target aka 18 inch torso/brisket at extream 400 to 1400 meter ranges

Absolutely, and that jibes with my limited experience as well- you can't just add magnification to a rifle sized tube, or you get too much distortion. 14-16x is about it if you expect to be able to hit anything.

And my expectation would be that 1500m or so is a pretty solid upper range limit for consistent hits on a human sized target, any further and environmental factors, along with limits to mechanical accuracy, become impossibly hard to adjust for.

A one shot kill at 2400m with any gun that weighs less than a ton seems about as likely as a 400yd hole in one.

[Squantos]

Yeah I live just a short distance from the Adobe Walls site where Billy Dixon made his famous long range shot at 1538 yards on a Comanche, Cheyenne, or Kiowa warrior with a .50-90 or 50-70 sharps (alledgedly :o). The distance was confirmed by a team of US army surveyors weeks later.........

Stay Safe !