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Buzzcook · August 15, 2012, 12:51 AM

7mm rum is a bean field cartridge and the scope your looking at is a bean field scope.

imho a general purpose scope should have a lower minimum magnification. 3-9x40 has been a standard for many years. Even though I don't hunt in brush anymore I like to have a bottom end lower than that.

What scope you use doesn't make much difference in how you zero the rifle.
The 7mm rum had a point blank zero of about 310yds, give or take depending on ammo.

August 15, 2012, 12:51 AM	#4
Buzzcook Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2007 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 6,126	7mm rum is a bean field cartridge and the scope your looking at is a bean field scope. imho a general purpose scope should have a lower minimum magnification. 3-9x40 has been a standard for many years. Even though I don't hunt in brush anymore I like to have a bottom end lower than that. What scope you use doesn't make much difference in how you zero the rifle. The 7mm rum had a point blank zero of about 310yds, give or take depending on ammo.