Probably 8x as a general ballpark, but the low power isn’t as big of an issue as too high of magnification in my opinion. I run scopes that tend to go up to 24-25 power Nd the vast majority of times they are ran between 10-16 power.
Too much magnification lends to issues with finding the target, engaging multiple targets and all tied to that target acquisition idea is also seeing your impacts.
Both of my long range setups are 3-18 and 5-25, with the higher mag setup ready to shoot steel to a mile. My longest kill was right at 500 yards on an elk with the 3-18 setup, and I had it maxed out. If I was shooting at an animal at 800 I’d prefer the 25x if possible, but as mentioned above it’s all subjective and personal preference.
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