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<blockquote data-quote="Ian M" data-source="post: 17015" data-attributes="member: 25"><p>Jerry,</p><p>Great point, as a matter of fact Leupy lenses probably come from the same Japanese manufacturer that supplies many of the "lesser" brands. One thing for sure, the are NOT made in the U.S. A.</p><p></p><p>Have to remember that all of the light is concentrated through a tube not much bigger than a pencil, so 1" or 30mm does not make a huge difference re brightness. Also, no lenses can "gather" light, just don't work that way, they ain't sponges.</p><p></p><p>Info like you provided is the real world, stuff that is very interesting for hunters. You pretty much get what you pay for, some guys are well served with optics of varying value - what makes me happy might be junk to someone else.</p><p></p><p>Most incredible low-light scope I have used is an old 56mm objective, Redfield Ultimate Illuminator 3-9 power. I made shots on deer in full darkness, could not see your hands in front of your face, was amazing because the deer and crosshairs showed up well. Dep. situation, deer needed killing, forty below, farmer made the mistake of saying "If you can kill them - I will gut them them." Got **** cold but the scope had done the job.</p><p>Nowadays the Nikon Illuminated reticle type scopes are the answer. We shot at the Badlands one night in full darkness with the Nightforce NXS illuminated reticles - out at the 1000 yard steel man-targets. Guy would fire and a few seconds later you would hear the clang, no way we could see the target without good binos or the NXS scopes. The illumination made it easy to place the crosshairs on the targets, even at extreme range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ian M, post: 17015, member: 25"] Jerry, Great point, as a matter of fact Leupy lenses probably come from the same Japanese manufacturer that supplies many of the "lesser" brands. One thing for sure, the are NOT made in the U.S. A. Have to remember that all of the light is concentrated through a tube not much bigger than a pencil, so 1" or 30mm does not make a huge difference re brightness. Also, no lenses can "gather" light, just don't work that way, they ain't sponges. Info like you provided is the real world, stuff that is very interesting for hunters. You pretty much get what you pay for, some guys are well served with optics of varying value - what makes me happy might be junk to someone else. Most incredible low-light scope I have used is an old 56mm objective, Redfield Ultimate Illuminator 3-9 power. I made shots on deer in full darkness, could not see your hands in front of your face, was amazing because the deer and crosshairs showed up well. Dep. situation, deer needed killing, forty below, farmer made the mistake of saying "If you can kill them - I will gut them them." Got **** cold but the scope had done the job. Nowadays the Nikon Illuminated reticle type scopes are the answer. We shot at the Badlands one night in full darkness with the Nightforce NXS illuminated reticles - out at the 1000 yard steel man-targets. Guy would fire and a few seconds later you would hear the clang, no way we could see the target without good binos or the NXS scopes. The illumination made it easy to place the crosshairs on the targets, even at extreme range. [/QUOTE]
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