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Best dawn/dusk low light deer scope
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<blockquote data-quote="Bullmark" data-source="post: 2207907" data-attributes="member: 113003"><p>The first S&B that I had was a Klassik. That scope blew me away. This was years ago and I was using Swaro Z5's. I bought a used Klassik from a friend and mounted it on my backup muzzleloader. I took it and my primary muzz w/ a Z5 to the blind and compared both. The Z5 is great glass, and until then the best my eyes had looked through. And honestly the difference was minimal to none in full light. But at last light I could see detail with the S&B long after the Z5 was done. </p><p>I'll point out that the Z6 line from Swaro is a step up, in every way (albeit slightly)....and the Z8i is on another planet, as it should be for $3400+\-.</p><p>So a 3-12x Klassik w/ an illum center dot reticle for $1200ish is a great deal. It has a fixed parallax, which for most hunters is one less adjustment to deal with. Practice the longer shots from the actual hunting positions and no parallax adjustment is not an issue.</p><p>The only other knock is no yardage turret. It's a 12x max scope, so most guys won't choose a 12x for shots over 300-400 yds anyway. Most hunting rigs are shooting pretty flat out to 300, so the minimum holdover needed eliminates the need for a turret. </p><p>As usual, my post is long winded, but optics is kinda my thing. I can guarantee that I've never regretted or been let down by S&B and I've owned 6 and currently run 2. I haven't noticed any better clarity or brightness from the newer models (Exos and Polar) compared to the original Klassiks. The additional cost gets you a 34mm tube, more adjustment range (which is an expensive feature to produce), turrets, and illumination adjustments.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullmark, post: 2207907, member: 113003"] The first S&B that I had was a Klassik. That scope blew me away. This was years ago and I was using Swaro Z5’s. I bought a used Klassik from a friend and mounted it on my backup muzzleloader. I took it and my primary muzz w/ a Z5 to the blind and compared both. The Z5 is great glass, and until then the best my eyes had looked through. And honestly the difference was minimal to none in full light. But at last light I could see detail with the S&B long after the Z5 was done. I’ll point out that the Z6 line from Swaro is a step up, in every way (albeit slightly)....and the Z8i is on another planet, as it should be for $3400+\-. So a 3-12x Klassik w/ an illum center dot reticle for $1200ish is a great deal. It has a fixed parallax, which for most hunters is one less adjustment to deal with. Practice the longer shots from the actual hunting positions and no parallax adjustment is not an issue. The only other knock is no yardage turret. It’s a 12x max scope, so most guys won’t choose a 12x for shots over 300-400 yds anyway. Most hunting rigs are shooting pretty flat out to 300, so the minimum holdover needed eliminates the need for a turret. As usual, my post is long winded, but optics is kinda my thing. I can guarantee that I’ve never regretted or been let down by S&B and I’ve owned 6 and currently run 2. I haven’t noticed any better clarity or brightness from the newer models (Exos and Polar) compared to the original Klassiks. The additional cost gets you a 34mm tube, more adjustment range (which is an expensive feature to produce), turrets, and illumination adjustments. [/QUOTE]
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