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Swarovski z8i 3.5-28x50 thoughts?
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<blockquote data-quote="Cred1" data-source="post: 2218760" data-attributes="member: 112407"><p>I have too much time and a fat credit card, and recently set out a gong at 1200 yards, so I'll share my swaro thoughts for what their worth...</p><p>z5 3.5-18 has for many years been the grail scope for lightweight builds, for me at least. Basically the argument has been lightweight and great glass , swaro owns the market. Always dialed great for me, but I didn't twist much before. Now I have a NF because it's purpose built to twist, but I have utter confidence in all swaro tracking (above the z3's.)</p><p> Dialing: bad reputation due to very thin tubes (lightweight isn't magic) and men's tendency to crank down rings. We don't intuitively understand the clamping pressures that are possible with a little torx bit. Don't crush your lightweight scope and it will probably track. I was the king of too much torque, so please don't get your feathers ruffled, it's a guy thing. Lightweight doesn't mean it's not tough inside, it means you have to mount it correctly, even NF is having to include mounting instructions for all us knuckle-heads....Take away is light weight means you can't treat it stupid. I'm hard on stuff, but not high end optical stuff! Don't beat it and it wil work with it's coil spring and newer tracking systems. They work.</p><p> Also swaro's were traditionally hunitng scopes, hunting until recently was a 700 yard max proposition, and swaro has responded with the X5, a now well tested known-shooter. If you want more travel on your swaro z5/z6 Ballistic Turret just take out the limiter and you can generally get another turn. Not a nightforce, but it'll get you way out there if you set it up on a rail.</p><p> What got me to plunk down the crazy z8 money is it's ALMOST everything I ever wanted.</p><p>-Lightweight with stunning glass and bright, like a swaro.</p><p>-Great new locking turret with bombproof tracking alla X5, like a NF.</p><p>-The 8x range of a March, but with a completely flat image and good DOF and parralax.</p><p>-Illumination.</p><p>-BRX reticle and the 7mil single turn turret gets me out to 1700 on 15 power.</p><p>-The new BFT turret is pretty frikin well done. Locks, clicks, 7mils only. That's the almost part. But if swaro gave it 15 mils, they'd eat their own Kahles/X5 market.</p><p></p><p>Now I love my Marches, my NF's, and my z6's. Wouldn't swap them all out for z8's. But if I had one or two rifles, and could have one scope to plink, stalk, night hunt, bang steel out far, and carry comfortably with absolute unquestionable alpha glass, well then the crazy price is almost reasonable. I'm blessed to have one of each, but really want folks to know the value of swaro's new stuff. Its just silly good what their doing. C</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cred1, post: 2218760, member: 112407"] I have too much time and a fat credit card, and recently set out a gong at 1200 yards, so I'll share my swaro thoughts for what their worth... z5 3.5-18 has for many years been the grail scope for lightweight builds, for me at least. Basically the argument has been lightweight and great glass , swaro owns the market. Always dialed great for me, but I didn't twist much before. Now I have a NF because it's purpose built to twist, but I have utter confidence in all swaro tracking (above the z3's.) Dialing: bad reputation due to very thin tubes (lightweight isn't magic) and men's tendency to crank down rings. We don't intuitively understand the clamping pressures that are possible with a little torx bit. Don't crush your lightweight scope and it will probably track. I was the king of too much torque, so please don't get your feathers ruffled, it's a guy thing. Lightweight doesn't mean it's not tough inside, it means you have to mount it correctly, even NF is having to include mounting instructions for all us knuckle-heads....Take away is light weight means you can't treat it stupid. I'm hard on stuff, but not high end optical stuff! Don't beat it and it wil work with it's coil spring and newer tracking systems. They work. Also swaro's were traditionally hunitng scopes, hunting until recently was a 700 yard max proposition, and swaro has responded with the X5, a now well tested known-shooter. If you want more travel on your swaro z5/z6 Ballistic Turret just take out the limiter and you can generally get another turn. Not a nightforce, but it'll get you way out there if you set it up on a rail. What got me to plunk down the crazy z8 money is it's ALMOST everything I ever wanted. -Lightweight with stunning glass and bright, like a swaro. -Great new locking turret with bombproof tracking alla X5, like a NF. -The 8x range of a March, but with a completely flat image and good DOF and parralax. -Illumination. -BRX reticle and the 7mil single turn turret gets me out to 1700 on 15 power. -The new BFT turret is pretty frikin well done. Locks, clicks, 7mils only. That's the almost part. But if swaro gave it 15 mils, they'd eat their own Kahles/X5 market. Now I love my Marches, my NF's, and my z6's. Wouldn't swap them all out for z8's. But if I had one or two rifles, and could have one scope to plink, stalk, night hunt, bang steel out far, and carry comfortably with absolute unquestionable alpha glass, well then the crazy price is almost reasonable. I'm blessed to have one of each, but really want folks to know the value of swaro's new stuff. Its just silly good what their doing. C [/QUOTE]
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