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<blockquote data-quote="SnowbirdUT" data-source="post: 1617460" data-attributes="member: 88029"><p>It is true that the S&B glass hasn't changed in 18 years. The same is also true with the quality of glass in my Zeiss spotting scope as well as my Swarovski binoculars. People use those pieces of equipment and say "wow! My point was and still is that it is important to purchase equipment that matches your current needs and paying more for higher quality and durability for particular features (If you can afford it) often means that you will use that equipment for much longer than you originally thought and not have to purchase new equipment sooner than necessary. </p><p></p><p>Everyone who gets behind one of my S&B scopes says "wow! That is good glass". They would likely say the same thing if they looked through a Swarovski, Nightforce or Kahles. My point about using my now 18 year old scope on a new rifle is that the glass doesn't matter. The glass on that scope is every bit as good as my new scopes and as good as other high end scopes on the market today. But what does matter is that the turrets on that old scope still work as well as they did when I purchased it. </p><p></p><p>The newer S&B models are better than my old scope (larger field of view, greater range of magnification and more functionality on the turrets) but the glass, accuracy of the turrets and ability to take a beating (like getting dropped and still holding zero) are the same. There is a reason many members of the military use this equipment. </p><p></p><p>I regular build new rifles either to upgrade or add capability mostly because it is fun and I have a bad habit. However, I don't see a need to purchase another scope any time soon even if I upgrade a rifle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SnowbirdUT, post: 1617460, member: 88029"] It is true that the S&B glass hasn’t changed in 18 years. The same is also true with the quality of glass in my Zeiss spotting scope as well as my Swarovski binoculars. People use those pieces of equipment and say “wow! My point was and still is that it is important to purchase equipment that matches your current needs and paying more for higher quality and durability for particular features (If you can afford it) often means that you will use that equipment for much longer than you originally thought and not have to purchase new equipment sooner than necessary. Everyone who gets behind one of my S&B scopes says “wow! That is good glass”. They would likely say the same thing if they looked through a Swarovski, Nightforce or Kahles. My point about using my now 18 year old scope on a new rifle is that the glass doesn’t matter. The glass on that scope is every bit as good as my new scopes and as good as other high end scopes on the market today. But what does matter is that the turrets on that old scope still work as well as they did when I purchased it. The newer S&B models are better than my old scope (larger field of view, greater range of magnification and more functionality on the turrets) but the glass, accuracy of the turrets and ability to take a beating (like getting dropped and still holding zero) are the same. There is a reason many members of the military use this equipment. I regular build new rifles either to upgrade or add capability mostly because it is fun and I have a bad habit. However, I don’t see a need to purchase another scope any time soon even if I upgrade a rifle. [/QUOTE]
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