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Swarovski Z5 3.5-18 BT 4W. Help me understand my alternatives.
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<blockquote data-quote="cdherman" data-source="post: 1427237" data-attributes="member: 12282"><p>Very good input from all of you, and much appreciated. Looks like when sticking to my original criterion (magnification, weight, turret(s) and price), the leaders are the Swaro z5 and Leupold vx5 HD. As much as appreciate the other recommendations, they all are lacking in one way or the other. </p><p></p><p>I *think* one of the remaining options would be the Zeiss Conquest V6 3-18x50. It comes in at 22 oz. But the new Zeiss models are pretty untested and unreviewed, and it would be the most expensive option at $1700 or so. And lastly, I have 2 Zeiss scopes already, an older Conquest 4.5-14x50 and an HD5 5-25. Both are nice, the later is very nice. But I am distrustful of too many Zeiss scopes as I have heard too many horror stories about Zeiss customer service and warranty (versus the good ones heard about Leupold, for instance)....</p><p></p><p>I am leaning Leupold. Like one of you said -- Leupold on a custom rig seems right. BTW, I am not a German basher in the slightest. My family is German and I speak german. Some of my observations thought about German customer service and warranty service are based on broader experiences that were not always so positive. To be fair, German companies tend to have the attitude that "If you broke it, we don't have to fix it." Which is not so unreasonable, IF you only take the short term perspective....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cdherman, post: 1427237, member: 12282"] Very good input from all of you, and much appreciated. Looks like when sticking to my original criterion (magnification, weight, turret(s) and price), the leaders are the Swaro z5 and Leupold vx5 HD. As much as appreciate the other recommendations, they all are lacking in one way or the other. I *think* one of the remaining options would be the Zeiss Conquest V6 3-18x50. It comes in at 22 oz. But the new Zeiss models are pretty untested and unreviewed, and it would be the most expensive option at $1700 or so. And lastly, I have 2 Zeiss scopes already, an older Conquest 4.5-14x50 and an HD5 5-25. Both are nice, the later is very nice. But I am distrustful of too many Zeiss scopes as I have heard too many horror stories about Zeiss customer service and warranty (versus the good ones heard about Leupold, for instance).... I am leaning Leupold. Like one of you said -- Leupold on a custom rig seems right. BTW, I am not a German basher in the slightest. My family is German and I speak german. Some of my observations thought about German customer service and warranty service are based on broader experiences that were not always so positive. To be fair, German companies tend to have the attitude that "If you broke it, we don't have to fix it." Which is not so unreasonable, IF you only take the short term perspective.... [/QUOTE]
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