which bushnell 3200?

[proman1]

Here are some numbers to crunch,
you mentioned low light so here goes-
All the scopes are Bushnell Elite 3200's
prices are from S.W.F.A www.riflescopes.com

3-9x40mm multi-x $174.95
3-9x40mm 321 $184.95
3-9x40mm fastfocus $184.95
all the above scopes have an exit pupil
of 13.3mm (3x) and 4.4mm (9x)

3-9x50mm 30mm tube firefly $234.95
this scope has the highest exit pupil
16.7mm (3x) and 5.6mm (9x)

my 4200 4-16x50mm has exit pupils at
12.5mm (4x) and 3.1mm (16x)

You can see why I'm switching to the 3200 30mm tubed scope, a much higher exit pupil will gather much more light and will be a lot brighter and clearer in low light.

Hope this helps you decide!

[ 07-01-2004: Message edited by: proman1 ]

[ 07-01-2004: Message edited by: proman1 ]

[TheOpticZone]

Proman,

I am sorry to disagree with you but the 30mm tube is not going to transmit or gather any more light than a 1" tube. The reason for the higher exit pupil is the 50mm objective. You willhave the same exit pupil with an Elite 3200 3-9x50, 1" tube.

[proman1]

Jon,
You are correct, a 30mm tube will have the same exit pupil #'s as a 1" in a like scope.

My friend went for the 1" firefly 'cause he didn't want to switch scope rings, I went with the 30mm with the idea that the fatter tube will be brighter.

In a side by side comparison with those two scopes we found that the 30mm was indeed slightly brighter and clearer when looking into the dark woods late in the evening.

Maybe we both stared at the Northern Lights too much as kids here in Alaska, heh, heh,
but we both came to the conclusion that the 30mm is better in low light.

But you are right on the exit pupils being the same in both scopes..