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<blockquote data-quote="shinbone" data-source="post: 2685004" data-attributes="member: 15248">I&#039;m not a scope expert or an optics guru, but after doing a lot of research and using various scopes over the years including Swarovski, Meopta, Leupold, Burris, Nikon, Tract, older Kahles, and other Zeiss models, I finally settled on the Zeiss V6 3-18x50 as currently the best balance of optical quality, features, and price for western hunting.I am not a tactical guy, and it seems the majority of modern scopes are aimed at the tactical market with huge turrets, complex reticles, and extreme weight, leaving us hunters with reduced options.&nbsp; I hunt deer, elk and antelope in the west, and I want a scope that provides a good image, works until after legal shooting time, has a simple plex type reticle, and has moderate sized turrets that I dial for elevation and hold for wind.&nbsp; The V6 optics provide good clarity, good eyebox, minimal eye strain, and good low light capability.&nbsp; I have never noticed any of the &quot;tunneling&quot; effect mentioned by others.&nbsp; The 3x to 18x power range works great for all hunting terrain/conditions, and works well at the range during handload development, too.&nbsp; For me, the Zeiss V6 fits the western-hunter category perfectly, and I own 4 of them.Its true that:You can&#039;t pound nails with a V6;That you don&#039;t have 120 MOA of elevation;The turrets are not so tactile and audible that your hunting partner can tell how much elevation you just dialed;You can&#039;t measure the diameter of an elk&#039;s brow tine with the reticle;You can&#039;t count the eyelashes on an antelope with the scope&#039;s extreme magnification; but,I don&#039;t need any of that.&nbsp; I just want a good scope to hunt out 600yds, where I am not paying a weight or dollar penalty for features I don&#039;t need.&nbsp; The Zeiss V6 fits that niche.&nbsp; Not to mention that the Zeiss lifetime transferable warranty is sweet, which makes buying used a little safer.I might add that the Zeiss V4 scopes are a good option for those on a tighter budget.JMHO<a href="https://randallcherry.smugmug.com/2019/Guns/i-7WcBVtQ/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/2019/Guns/i-7WcBVtQ/0/143d67c1/L/IMG_0440%5B1%5D-L.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://randallcherry.smugmug.com/2022/Guns/i-9HpBNwb/A" target="_blank"><img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/Guns/i-9HpBNwb/0/281526c2/L/IMG_3700-L.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="shinbone, post: 2685004, member: 15248"] I'm not a scope expert or an optics guru, but after doing a lot of research and using various scopes over the years including Swarovski, Meopta, Leupold, Burris, Nikon, Tract, older Kahles, and other Zeiss models, I finally settled on the Zeiss V6 3-18x50 as currently the best balance of optical quality, features, and price for western hunting. I am not a tactical guy, and it seems the majority of modern scopes are aimed at the tactical market with huge turrets, complex reticles, and extreme weight, leaving us hunters with reduced options. I hunt deer, elk and antelope in the west, and I want a scope that provides a good image, works until after legal shooting time, has a simple plex type reticle, and has moderate sized turrets that I dial for elevation and hold for wind. The V6 optics provide good clarity, good eyebox, minimal eye strain, and good low light capability. I have never noticed any of the "tunneling" effect mentioned by others. The 3x to 18x power range works great for all hunting terrain/conditions, and works well at the range during handload development, too. For me, the Zeiss V6 fits the western-hunter category perfectly, and I own 4 of them. Its true that: You can't pound nails with a V6; That you don't have 120 MOA of elevation; The turrets are not so tactile and audible that your hunting partner can tell how much elevation you just dialed; You can't measure the diameter of an elk's brow tine with the reticle; You can't count the eyelashes on an antelope with the scope's extreme magnification; but, I [U]don't[/U] need any of that. I just want a good scope to hunt out 600yds, where I am not paying a weight or dollar penalty for features I don't need. The Zeiss V6 fits that niche. Not to mention that the Zeiss lifetime transferable warranty is sweet, which makes buying used a little safer. I might add that the Zeiss V4 scopes are a good option for those on a tighter budget. JMHO [URL='https://randallcherry.smugmug.com/2019/Guns/i-7WcBVtQ/A'][IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/2019/Guns/i-7WcBVtQ/0/143d67c1/L/IMG_0440%5B1%5D-L.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://randallcherry.smugmug.com/2022/Guns/i-9HpBNwb/A'][IMG]https://photos.smugmug.com/2022/Guns/i-9HpBNwb/0/281526c2/L/IMG_3700-L.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]

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