The article mentions it's a variable optic with 6-35x. 35 power is nothing at 4.4 miles... the target was probably smaller than the reticle crosshair. For refe

The article mentions it's a variable optic with 6-35x. 35 power is nothing at 4.4 miles... the target was probably smaller than the reticle crosshair. For reference, most of your typical spotting scopes are 60x... and even at 1,000 yards things are hard to see. Here's an article with helpful images through several popular spotting scopes for comparison[1]. [1] https://www.pewpewtactical.com/best-spotting-scopes/ https://www.pewpewtactical.com/best-spotting-scopes/