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Swarovski z8i 3.5-28x50 thoughts?
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<blockquote data-quote="Cred1" data-source="post: 2219156" data-attributes="member: 112407"><p>This has all turned out quite civilized...I'm glad, I don't post much and stop reading when things get silly. I shot the march 2.5-25x52 with mtr-4 reticle this morning atop my new sako s20 6.5. Zero'd in 2 shots at one hundred, thought what the hey I'll try the 875. Ding. Ding, ding. Ding ding ding. So much fun I dialed up the 730 yard small plate. Ping, ping ping ping. Cranked it back up to 84 clicks for 875.... 20 or so rounds later, big smile. I was just going to do a quick site in today....</p><p> Grabbed the Bartlien TIkka 6.5 with the NX8. Had Strelok set to mils so I missed the first few..un-stupided myself, then more clanging' fun. Two little wisps of clouds were my wind flags. They sat there without a stir. Dead calm. Unusual up on that ridge.</p><p>Didn't have the Swaro's today. March seems to have better colors than NX8. It's really green up here now. March is more finicky focus. I say focus not parallax because unless your're trying to count details, there is no parallax effect on any of theses scopes past 200 unless you're way out of focus. March at 25 and NX8 at 32 both showed plenty of detail and bullet splash. Clipped a branch at 700 or so on the way to 875 and saw it snap and fall, then a steel splash, then a ding a little later. Beautiful optics make life worth living. I hope you all love whatever you have and enjoy it as much as I do. Come to think of it popping squirrels by the barn with my dad's ruger 10/22 gave me the same feeling. Guess we're all just chasing the Dragon, but it's a peaceful easy feeling and it's not even bad for you...</p><p>You will love the March's capability of zooming in on a Caterpillar at 12 yards and seeing what color his eyes are. Useless? Perhaps. Surprising how much you'll do it? Definitely. I gotta say there's no flies on the NX8. I was watching a bird at 20 yards on 32x the other day, waiting for the fog to clear out, and was watching the inside of his mouth thingy all white and pink while he warbled...just like Planet Earth on the big screen.</p><p>If you love optics and can swing it in any way, you have to own a March one day. For the money the 2.5-25x50 is 60ish percent the price of z8 and theta, but still 100% world class optic in it's own way. It's a hard toss up between the NF and the March, but it would be like choosing between a Harley and one of those new BMW GS's...real tough. But thinking of that decision makes scopes sound cheap! Sell your extra pistols, buy some optics, I did!</p><p>There is no right or wrong at this level of optics. Pick one and know you have one of the best.</p><p>Ping ping ping what a morning. Going back out tomorrow...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cred1, post: 2219156, member: 112407"] This has all turned out quite civilized...I'm glad, I don't post much and stop reading when things get silly. I shot the march 2.5-25x52 with mtr-4 reticle this morning atop my new sako s20 6.5. Zero'd in 2 shots at one hundred, thought what the hey I'll try the 875. Ding. Ding, ding. Ding ding ding. So much fun I dialed up the 730 yard small plate. Ping, ping ping ping. Cranked it back up to 84 clicks for 875.... 20 or so rounds later, big smile. I was just going to do a quick site in today.... Grabbed the Bartlien TIkka 6.5 with the NX8. Had Strelok set to mils so I missed the first few..un-stupided myself, then more clanging' fun. Two little wisps of clouds were my wind flags. They sat there without a stir. Dead calm. Unusual up on that ridge. Didn't have the Swaro's today. March seems to have better colors than NX8. It's really green up here now. March is more finicky focus. I say focus not parallax because unless your're trying to count details, there is no parallax effect on any of theses scopes past 200 unless you're way out of focus. March at 25 and NX8 at 32 both showed plenty of detail and bullet splash. Clipped a branch at 700 or so on the way to 875 and saw it snap and fall, then a steel splash, then a ding a little later. Beautiful optics make life worth living. I hope you all love whatever you have and enjoy it as much as I do. Come to think of it popping squirrels by the barn with my dad's ruger 10/22 gave me the same feeling. Guess we're all just chasing the Dragon, but it's a peaceful easy feeling and it's not even bad for you... You will love the March's capability of zooming in on a Caterpillar at 12 yards and seeing what color his eyes are. Useless? Perhaps. Surprising how much you'll do it? Definitely. I gotta say there's no flies on the NX8. I was watching a bird at 20 yards on 32x the other day, waiting for the fog to clear out, and was watching the inside of his mouth thingy all white and pink while he warbled...just like Planet Earth on the big screen. If you love optics and can swing it in any way, you have to own a March one day. For the money the 2.5-25x50 is 60ish percent the price of z8 and theta, but still 100% world class optic in it's own way. It's a hard toss up between the NF and the March, but it would be like choosing between a Harley and one of those new BMW GS's...real tough. But thinking of that decision makes scopes sound cheap! Sell your extra pistols, buy some optics, I did! There is no right or wrong at this level of optics. Pick one and know you have one of the best. Ping ping ping what a morning. Going back out tomorrow... [/QUOTE]
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