Leupold, Ziess, or Swavorski
01-16-2007, 12:03 PM
#3
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: SC USA
Posts: 1,434
RE: Leupold, Ziess, or Swavorski
Low cost I would go with a Ziess Conquest , ,Meopta Meostar, or Nikon Monarch Gold(great prices on these right now) !!
Spending more cash will give you some more clarity at dark and maybe a few more minutes !! But do not expect huge differences in scopes for the money !! What becomes important are things like being able to tell an animal's body position etc. instead of a black spot in a field at low light !! Is it worth twice the price ???.........that's a question you have to ask yourself !!
I know I have forked it out twice and have a hard time justifying it when I see a scope half the price that does "nearly" as well !!
Spending more cash will give you some more clarity at dark and maybe a few more minutes !! But do not expect huge differences in scopes for the money !! What becomes important are things like being able to tell an animal's body position etc. instead of a black spot in a field at low light !! Is it worth twice the price ???.........that's a question you have to ask yourself !!
I know I have forked it out twice and have a hard time justifying it when I see a scope half the price that does "nearly" as well !!
01-19-2007, 08:24 PM
#7
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ponce de Leon Florida USA
Posts: 10,079
RE: Leupold, Ziess, or Swavorski
ORIGINAL: Cryptic Gypsy
Leupold. They might not be as clear as that german crap but you can go up the mountainand back down with no worries.
All American.
Leupold. They might not be as clear as that german crap but you can go up the mountainand back down with no worries.
All American.
Not all American.
01-19-2007, 09:03 PM
#8
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Dark and Bloody Land
Posts: 40
RE: Leupold, Ziess, or Swavorski
ORIGINAL: timbercruiser
Leupold buys their glass from Japan and Korea.
Not all American.
ORIGINAL: Cryptic Gypsy
Leupold. They might not be as clear as that german crap but you can go up the mountainand back down with no worries.
All American.
Leupold. They might not be as clear as that german crap but you can go up the mountainand back down with no worries.
All American.
Not all American.
01-21-2007, 12:16 AM
#9
Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 612
RE: Leupold, Ziess, or Swavorski
Go someplace that has a wide selection of glass. Spend some time and look through scopes your intersted in. Look through those three brands and then look through a few more as well. Come up with a handful your are seriosly interested in and have the salesman walk outside with you and see how they are under natural light. If they are open in the evening, look through them in low light. Look at the balance in your check book and consider all of lifes obligations realtive to the balance. Now through all that into the equation and buy the scope that fits.
01-25-2007, 08:54 PM
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Heart of Dixie
Posts: 373
RE: Leupold, Ziess, or Swavorski
I bought a Leupold VXIII, size is 4.5x14x50 and it has the 30mm tube and the B&C crosshairs and I love it. So far I have shot one buck @ 110 yards and another @ 130 yardsusing this scope. Did I happen to metion that I love it.