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<blockquote data-quote="wasgas" data-source="post: 686250" data-attributes="member: 21357"><p>This week I looked at a number of scopes and was let down by a few of them. I was looking forward to seeing the Viper PST and took a buddy along who is a big Vortex fan and we were both very dissapointed in the glass of the PST, it was simply not up to par with the other $900 scopes. I was able to get my hands on Minox ZA5 3-15X42, this one does not have paralax (side focus). I took it out at high noon and it the focus at long ranges did not seem quite right for me, I compared it to a Burris 4.5-14X44 AO and the burris seemed crisper to me. Waited till sunset and took it out again and compared to my only other un mounted scope a Nikon Monarch UCC 3-10X50 Illum, both scopes have about the same MSRP of around $550 looking away from the sun it bright areas both were compareable on the same powers, but when looking west the Minox picked a great deal of glare. Looking into the shadows the Minox lost light long before the Nikon. The turret adjustment on the Minox appears to be identical to the Nikons which I like for a non target turret scope. I willl be returning this scope as it is not for me I will also be canceling the 4-20X50 I have on backorder. Looks like the Zeiss or Swaro will likely be what I end up with as both are very bright and do well in low light while keeping weight and size to a minimum. To this day the best glass I own is Meopta Meostar (binos&3-10X50 scope) it is very clear and lets in a ton of light.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wasgas, post: 686250, member: 21357"] This week I looked at a number of scopes and was let down by a few of them. I was looking forward to seeing the Viper PST and took a buddy along who is a big Vortex fan and we were both very dissapointed in the glass of the PST, it was simply not up to par with the other $900 scopes. I was able to get my hands on Minox ZA5 3-15X42, this one does not have paralax (side focus). I took it out at high noon and it the focus at long ranges did not seem quite right for me, I compared it to a Burris 4.5-14X44 AO and the burris seemed crisper to me. Waited till sunset and took it out again and compared to my only other un mounted scope a Nikon Monarch UCC 3-10X50 Illum, both scopes have about the same MSRP of around $550 looking away from the sun it bright areas both were compareable on the same powers, but when looking west the Minox picked a great deal of glare. Looking into the shadows the Minox lost light long before the Nikon. The turret adjustment on the Minox appears to be identical to the Nikons which I like for a non target turret scope. I willl be returning this scope as it is not for me I will also be canceling the 4-20X50 I have on backorder. Looks like the Zeiss or Swaro will likely be what I end up with as both are very bright and do well in low light while keeping weight and size to a minimum. To this day the best glass I own is Meopta Meostar (binos&3-10X50 scope) it is very clear and lets in a ton of light. [/QUOTE]
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