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Some Swarovskis and a Bushnell
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<blockquote data-quote="Rich Coyle" data-source="post: 1339262" data-attributes="member: 70559"><p>Today I had a chance to compare a couple Swarovskis. I compared a Swarovski z6 5-30X50, a Swarovski z8i 2.3-18X56 and a Bushnell 6500 4 ½-30X50. They all have 30mm tubes. The Swarovskis are rifle mounted so I didn't get a chance to weigh them. I didn't have much time so I went right to the 13" wide deer antlers 131 yards away in the woods for low light comparison. The way I determine if I can continue with a particular optic is can I see the first long tine on the left enough so I would shoot the deer carrying them. By the time we got them adjusted on the antlers I had to turn up the z6 to 15X to positively identify the antlers. That was about 7:05PM. Then I adjusted the other two to the same magnification setting. The z6 was like a couple of z5 5-25X52 I had and sold. (Sometimes you don't get what you pay for.) It lasted until 7:13PM. When it came to the other Swarovski it was like a college player against a professional. The z8i was that much better. Bright and clear. Light right to the edge with almost no ring. The Bushnell went down at 7:24PM. The fantastic Swarovski lasted until 7:44PM! Twenty minutes longer than a very good scope. That is enough time to actually make a successful hunt if you have a very wary quarry which waits until almost dark before it moves out to feed or water.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rich Coyle, post: 1339262, member: 70559"] Today I had a chance to compare a couple Swarovskis. I compared a Swarovski z6 5-30X50, a Swarovski z8i 2.3-18X56 and a Bushnell 6500 4 ½-30X50. They all have 30mm tubes. The Swarovskis are rifle mounted so I didn’t get a chance to weigh them. I didn’t have much time so I went right to the 13” wide deer antlers 131 yards away in the woods for low light comparison. The way I determine if I can continue with a particular optic is can I see the first long tine on the left enough so I would shoot the deer carrying them. By the time we got them adjusted on the antlers I had to turn up the z6 to 15X to positively identify the antlers. That was about 7:05PM. Then I adjusted the other two to the same magnification setting. The z6 was like a couple of z5 5-25X52 I had and sold. (Sometimes you don’t get what you pay for.) It lasted until 7:13PM. When it came to the other Swarovski it was like a college player against a professional. The z8i was that much better. Bright and clear. Light right to the edge with almost no ring. The Bushnell went down at 7:24PM. The fantastic Swarovski lasted until 7:44PM! Twenty minutes longer than a very good scope. That is enough time to actually make a successful hunt if you have a very wary quarry which waits until almost dark before it moves out to feed or water. [/QUOTE]
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