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New Sightron SIII MOA
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<blockquote data-quote="PDA" data-source="post: 549214" data-attributes="member: 17031"><p>I recently bought a SIII 6-24 MOA-2 and put it on my 300WM. I love the floating dot reticle. During a recent coyote hunt it was perfect on a dog at 800 yds, and a deer at 1800 yds I was watching. I did not shoot at either at that range (called the coyote closer as there was two). Previoulsy I had a Bushy 4.5-30 on this rifle and it was mounted on an AR for side by side comparison. At close range the 4.5 power of the Bushnell is much better than the 6 power of the Sightron for moving shots. The ONLY reason I am going away from the Bushnell is lack of internal travel. I have shot to 1200 yds with it, but want to try a mile.</p><p></p><p>I used an "opical test chart" I found online to compare the two scopes, plus a NF 3-15 on my work gun. The Bushnell is slightly brighter with slightly better resolution at all powers, though it is only really noticible at the higher end. I limited the Bushnell power to 24 to be apples for apples with the Sightron. With all three scopes on 15 power, the NF was obviously clearer. I tested the scopes at 50 yds in low light, and 450 yds on a hot day with high mirage. The Sightron was the worst at "cutting through" the mirage, the Bushy was mid, and NF the best. Now I know the NF is twice the money, but it is a known standard in optics and a good baseline. </p><p></p><p>All in all the Sightron is a great scope, I love the MOA-2 reticle with floating dot, the turrets, and power adjustment which is silky smooth. I wish the glass was at least as good as my Bushnell, but it is hard to have everything at this price point. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Aaron</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PDA, post: 549214, member: 17031"] I recently bought a SIII 6-24 MOA-2 and put it on my 300WM. I love the floating dot reticle. During a recent coyote hunt it was perfect on a dog at 800 yds, and a deer at 1800 yds I was watching. I did not shoot at either at that range (called the coyote closer as there was two). Previoulsy I had a Bushy 4.5-30 on this rifle and it was mounted on an AR for side by side comparison. At close range the 4.5 power of the Bushnell is much better than the 6 power of the Sightron for moving shots. The ONLY reason I am going away from the Bushnell is lack of internal travel. I have shot to 1200 yds with it, but want to try a mile. I used an "opical test chart" I found online to compare the two scopes, plus a NF 3-15 on my work gun. The Bushnell is slightly brighter with slightly better resolution at all powers, though it is only really noticible at the higher end. I limited the Bushnell power to 24 to be apples for apples with the Sightron. With all three scopes on 15 power, the NF was obviously clearer. I tested the scopes at 50 yds in low light, and 450 yds on a hot day with high mirage. The Sightron was the worst at "cutting through" the mirage, the Bushy was mid, and NF the best. Now I know the NF is twice the money, but it is a known standard in optics and a good baseline. All in all the Sightron is a great scope, I love the MOA-2 reticle with floating dot, the turrets, and power adjustment which is silky smooth. I wish the glass was at least as good as my Bushnell, but it is hard to have everything at this price point. Aaron [/QUOTE]
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