Which is near unigue in requiring use of the scope and guesswork to derive target distance, a long shade IS good because it can reduce glare and tends to sharpen up the image. But with our game, if the light is good, I'm better off with the shortest shade I can get by with, because I'm using a smaller objective and lower mag than many folks, so I want all the light gathering and ranging ability the scope has to give.
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