Great Lowlight Scopes
03-29-2005, 03:14 PM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Olive Branch MS USA
Posts: 1,032
RE: Great Lowlight Scopes
I've got two scope brands I'd like to try before my interest in shooting and hunting is totally gone, a Schmidt & Bender and a U.S. Optics hunting model. Just want to satisfy my curiosity about these two since I'm always hearing how good they are. Just 3 more years of paying my daughter's college tuition and then I'll be able to make it happen.
As far as low light situations are concerned, the Zeiss Conquests I currently own are plenty good enough for me right now. I can see what I need to see, which includes the reticle, well before legal shooting time in the mornings and well after in the evening. Let it be known to all, though, that I do not shoot game when it's not legal to do so, but with these scopes I could if I was a law-breaker.
As far as low light situations are concerned, the Zeiss Conquests I currently own are plenty good enough for me right now. I can see what I need to see, which includes the reticle, well before legal shooting time in the mornings and well after in the evening. Let it be known to all, though, that I do not shoot game when it's not legal to do so, but with these scopes I could if I was a law-breaker.
03-29-2005, 05:22 PM
#12
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: mobile, alabama
Posts: 430
RE: Great Lowlight Scopes
OLDELK,
WITH REFERENCE TO BUSHNELL TAKING A POUNDING. MY ELITE 3200 EUROPEAN SITS ON A 300 WEATHERBY MAG. MY ELITE 4200 IS ON A SAKO TRG-S IN 7.82 LAZZERONI WARBIRD. I THINK THAT IS PRETTY FAIR EVIDENCE THERE'S NO PROBLEM WITH BUSHNELL DURABILITY.
WITH REFERENCE TO BUSHNELL TAKING A POUNDING. MY ELITE 3200 EUROPEAN SITS ON A 300 WEATHERBY MAG. MY ELITE 4200 IS ON A SAKO TRG-S IN 7.82 LAZZERONI WARBIRD. I THINK THAT IS PRETTY FAIR EVIDENCE THERE'S NO PROBLEM WITH BUSHNELL DURABILITY.
03-29-2005, 06:40 PM
#13
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: fort mcmurray alberta canada
Posts: 5,667
RE: Great Lowlight Scopes
My favorite scope by far is the swarovski 3x10x42.It is light ,compact and bright enough to see well during legal hunting hours.It is every bit as bright as the 3.5x10x50 leupolds that I have used and is lighter and more compact as well.
03-29-2005, 08:47 PM
#14
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: MB.
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RE: Great Lowlight Scopes
Stubblejumper, you have made this comment quite a few times in the past compairing the Swarovski 42 being a little brighter then the Leupold 50mm but have you ever made the comparison with the Swarovski 50mm obj. lens? I know you don’t care for 50mm but have you ever checked it out. Just curious.
03-29-2005, 08:52 PM
#15
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: Great Lowlight Scopes
I have never tried the 50mm swarovski since I don't need any more brightness than the 42mm lens provides and I want my scopes mounted lower than is possible with the 50mm lenses.
03-30-2005, 06:14 AM
#17
Giant Nontypical
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RE: Great Lowlight Scopes
My best preforming scope now is a Zeiss Diavari VM/V 5-15x42 T
03-30-2005, 11:41 AM
#18
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: mobile, alabama
Posts: 430
RE: Great Lowlight Scopes
I'VE OWNED THE VM 2.5-10X56 ZEISS. IT WAS HEAVY, THE OPTICS WERE BEAUTIFUL, BUT NOT DOUBLE THE PRICE OF THE NEWER BUSHNELL BEAUTIFUL. I WENT THROUGH SCMIDT-BENDER TOO. STILL HAVE A FIXED 8 POWER ON AN OLDER BROWNING, GREAT SCOPE, BUT HAVE YOU PRICED BENDERS LATELY? OUCH!
