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The Basics, Starting Out
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<blockquote data-quote="Bullmark" data-source="post: 2023274" data-attributes="member: 113003"><p>Trust me on this one.....</p><p></p><p>trust me on this one......I've recently gone through a pretty extensive comparison of scopes for two new hunting rifles that I had built. My needs were a simple hunting reticle with a small illuminated dot that was adjustable and didn't glare and affect the overall sight picture in low light. </p><p>Of course clarity and brightness was crucial but so was user friendliness, weight, and durability. </p><p>I really wanted to own a Nightforce so I was determined to give one a try. I bought and mounted the ATAC-R with the MOAR reticle. </p><p>It was bright and clear, distortion edge to edge was excellent and it was built like a brick $h!thouse. The only knocks were the weight and the busy reticle. I wasn't using on a featherweight mountain rifle but on a naked 8lb rifle it felt too too heavy. </p><p>I will spare you much of what happened but I ultimately couldn't decide between the Schmidt & Bender Exos 3-21x50 and the Swarovski Z8i 2.5-18x56. So I needed two scopes thus I bought one of each. </p><p>Its now a full season and a half later and having with both I have made some conclusions. </p><p>Either will blow u away......the clarity and edge to edge distortion is next level to the other top end brands.....for my 50 yr old eyes anyway. </p><p>The S&B is a tad heavier but also built more durable and feels like it could withstand more punishment. </p><p>But the most important difference for me is the user friendliness of the illumination control. It's a dial on the side of the eyepiece. Very easy to find and adjust. Also the definition of the dot and clarity of the sight picture around it is unbelievable. </p><p>I was able to find both scopes for sale as demos and thus saved 700-800$ each from retail. </p><p>It took me 6 months and I bought and returned more glass in that time than you'd believe.....but it was worth it. </p><p>Please feel free to ask about most any model as I've likely had my hands on it. </p><p>good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullmark, post: 2023274, member: 113003"] Trust me on this one..... trust me on this one......I’ve recently gone through a pretty extensive comparison of scopes for two new hunting rifles that I had built. My needs were a simple hunting reticle with a small illuminated dot that was adjustable and didn’t glare and affect the overall sight picture in low light. Of course clarity and brightness was crucial but so was user friendliness, weight, and durability. I really wanted to own a Nightforce so I was determined to give one a try. I bought and mounted the ATAC-R with the MOAR reticle. It was bright and clear, distortion edge to edge was excellent and it was built like a brick $h!thouse. The only knocks were the weight and the busy reticle. I wasn’t using on a featherweight mountain rifle but on a naked 8lb rifle it felt too too heavy. I will spare you much of what happened but I ultimately couldn’t decide between the Schmidt & Bender Exos 3-21x50 and the Swarovski Z8i 2.5-18x56. So I needed two scopes thus I bought one of each. Its now a full season and a half later and having with both I have made some conclusions. Either will blow u away......the clarity and edge to edge distortion is next level to the other top end brands.....for my 50 yr old eyes anyway. The S&B is a tad heavier but also built more durable and feels like it could withstand more punishment. But the most important difference for me is the user friendliness of the illumination control. It’s a dial on the side of the eyepiece. Very easy to find and adjust. Also the definition of the dot and clarity of the sight picture around it is unbelievable. I was able to find both scopes for sale as demos and thus saved 700-800$ each from retail. It took me 6 months and I bought and returned more glass in that time than you’d believe.....but it was worth it. Please feel free to ask about most any model as I’ve likely had my hands on it. good luck. [/QUOTE]
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