---
title: "Scopes Everywhere"
description: "I'm in the middle of one of my big roundups of new rifles and shotguns and I can't deny it: my workroom right now is a mess and my scopes seem to be spreading like mushrooms in a cave. Why so many? Well, each new rifle gets shot with both high-magnification target scopes for maximum precision during accuracy testing and, in the case of hunting rifles, a scope that is appropriate for that use. So I have a profusion of optics blanketing my workbench at the moment."
date: "2010-05-05"
modified: "2021-04-20"
authors:
  - name: "John B. Snow"
    job_title: "Shooting Editor"
    link: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/authors/john-b-snow/"
url: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/gun-shots/2010/05/scopes-everywhere/"
categories:
  - "Gear"
  - "Optics"
  - "Rifle Scopes"
---

# Scopes Everywhere

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I'm in the middle of one of my big roundups of new rifles and shotguns and I can't deny it: my workroom right now is a mess and my scopes seem to be spreading like mushrooms in a cave.

Why so many? Well, each new rifle gets shot with both high-magnification target scopes for maximum precision during accuracy testing and, in the case of hunting rifles, a scope that is appropriate for that use. So I have a profusion of optics blanketing my workbench at the moment.

This kind of reminds me of those waterfowl pictures that run in the back of the DU magazines where you have to try to ID the different breeds. How many makes and models do I have here?

## Author
John B. Snow is Shooting Editor of *Outdoor Life*, where he oversees the publication’s firearms and shooting coverage. This includes gear reviews, features on technical innovations, stories on shooting techniques and general hunting coverage with the occasional fishing story thrown into the mix. Originally from Seattle, he has lived all over the country, crisscrossing it by car and truck no fewer than 10 times as he’s moved from one location to the next. Since 2010 he has lived in Bozeman, Montana where he currently resides with his bird dog, Roo.

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