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<blockquote data-quote="tt35" data-source="post: 2677603" data-attributes="member: 25362"><p>I just turned 63 and I feel your pain. My low-light vision is suffering. That said, when the jackrabbit population is up I'll sit on an elevated platform at dusk and snipe jacks as they begin to feed. I shoot until completely dark which is longer than legal shooting light. (Jacks are non-game species and this is private land.) I spot with my Leica 10X40 binoculars. My results are totally subjective. </p><p></p><p>My experience on the scopes I've tried...Leupold 6.5-20X 40mm was fifth, Leupold 6.5-20X 50mm was 4th, Nightforce NXS 50mm 3rd, NF 56mm 2nd (both 5.5-22X) and the NF ATACR 5-25X 56mm was the best by a noticeable margin. I haven't had an opportunity to test my March 2.5-20X 50mm yet. The ATACR is the only scope I've used that I can continue to shoot as long as I can spot them with my Leicas. The light transmission is part of the equation, but the second part is the two-colored, lighted reticle. Switching the ATACR reticle to green and lowering the reticle intensity keeps the sight picture from "washing out". Then lowering the magnification to increase the exit pupil keeps me shooting until it's virtually dark. The latest shots are relatively close (less than 100 yards) but doable. YMMV</p><p></p><p>I'd love to test some of the other high-end "new" brands if anyone wants to send me some for review! <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😎" title="Smiling face with sunglasses :sunglasses:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" data-shortname=":sunglasses:" /><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing :rofl:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f923.png" data-shortname=":rofl:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tt35, post: 2677603, member: 25362"] I just turned 63 and I feel your pain. My low-light vision is suffering. That said, when the jackrabbit population is up I'll sit on an elevated platform at dusk and snipe jacks as they begin to feed. I shoot until completely dark which is longer than legal shooting light. (Jacks are non-game species and this is private land.) I spot with my Leica 10X40 binoculars. My results are totally subjective. My experience on the scopes I've tried...Leupold 6.5-20X 40mm was fifth, Leupold 6.5-20X 50mm was 4th, Nightforce NXS 50mm 3rd, NF 56mm 2nd (both 5.5-22X) and the NF ATACR 5-25X 56mm was the best by a noticeable margin. I haven't had an opportunity to test my March 2.5-20X 50mm yet. The ATACR is the only scope I've used that I can continue to shoot as long as I can spot them with my Leicas. The light transmission is part of the equation, but the second part is the two-colored, lighted reticle. Switching the ATACR reticle to green and lowering the reticle intensity keeps the sight picture from "washing out". Then lowering the magnification to increase the exit pupil keeps me shooting until it's virtually dark. The latest shots are relatively close (less than 100 yards) but doable. YMMV I'd love to test some of the other high-end "new" brands if anyone wants to send me some for review! 😎🤣 [/QUOTE]
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