Die Judicii wrote:As Mick said,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Zeiss,
I have two Zeiss Conquests, and two Zeiss Duralyts.
With the Duralyts I have managed to pick out rabbits and head shoot them when the dusk was deep enough that I couldn't pick em out with the naked eye.
Not knocking the other high end scopes mentioned by others, its just that I've never looked through them.
Maybe my next scope (which I need already but will have to wait) will be a S&B,,,, I'll have to look at some.
At the bottom of the barrel in my opinion are the Chinee made Tasco's.
And to help me remember,,,,,,,,, T for Tasco = T for Terrible
And, the Chinee made Bushnells are just as bad.
bigfellascott wrote:
What size Objectives Ed?
Die Judicii wrote:bigfellascott wrote:
What size Objectives Ed?
50 mm Mate, with the #60 reticule and 30mm tube.
When I'm down south hitting bunnies and foxes, I have a special spot on a particular property that overlooks a creek.
I usually get there early afternoons, and set up over the bonnet of the vehicle.
Shoot rabbits mainly with just the scope till it gets that dark that I can't see em with the scope,,,, then I slip on the NiteSite, and continue.
The rabbits seem to go to bed shortly after total darkness some nights, but I've found that to be a sign that the foxes are coming.
They seem to follow the creek edge, and some nights I've shot as many as six, without even moving away from my "nest", (apart from walking out each time to drag the carcasses away)
There must be a huge den nearby, because I never fail to get foxes anytime I visit that spot.
bigfellascott wrote:
Thanks for that Ed, I reckon the 50mm Objective is what makes the diff between a lot of scopes, has the ability to let more light in which makes them more usable well into the last light.
Die Judicii wrote:bigfellascott wrote:
Thanks for that Ed, I reckon the 50mm Objective is what makes the diff between a lot of scopes, has the ability to let more light in which makes them more usable well into the last light.
That's part of the theory behind it,, but,, here is the perfect opportunity to hammer home the point that this whole thread is about.
My Duralyt has 50 mm objective lens to (as above) "let more light in".
While it is fantastic for me in low light situations with the 50 mm lens,,,,,,,
I also have one of the first released Nikko Nighteater scopes that were supposed to have been developed for low light/night over light scenarios.
And it has a 56 mm objective lens, and should theoretically let even more light in and be even better.
But the quality just isn't there compared to the Duralyt.
The Nikko never could or would keep up with the Duralyt.
So quality wins out over mediocre 99.99% of the time.
Die Judicii wrote:Nikko is 6 -24 mag
I still have it, but only on a 22rf,,, it is a good scope to use during daylight, and I actually love the fine milldot reticle.
The Duralyt is 3 - 12 mag, with the firedot reticle which is absolutely fantastic as you can adjust the brightness from zero right up to really bright for daylight useage.
MalleeFarmer wrote:I have 5 Bushnell Elites. Two 3-9x40s (awesome hunting scopes) a 5-15x40, a 6-24x50 ERS and the best of them all An LRHS 4.5-18x44. i like them a lot but no doubt the higher end scopes will be better but value for money the Bushnell Elite range is awesome probably similar to your higher end vortex scopes perhaps not quite as good as the Vortex Razor scopes.