3, are scopes really the ticket? what about red dots?
4, what?s the outer limit for most handgun hunting? i'm very used to myself imposed 25 yards and in since i have been hunting with a recurve and i believe that my help me here vs a rifle hunter who is use to taking 100-300 yard shots on the norm.
3.) Depends on your preferences. If you only intend to shoot out to, say, 50 yards, and you can consistently hit the target at that range with open sights, there's really no reason to get a scope or dot sight.
4.) Depends on the gun, the cartridge, the optics, and the shooter's skill. For example, I could probably take a white-tailed deer at 150 yards with my 300 Win Mag Encore with my level of skill, maybe 200 yards if I get my act together, although the gun itself is capable of so much more. On a similar note, I've limited myself to about 30 yards with my open sighted 460.
