I've used both a 3x9x40 and a 3.5x10x50 Monarch Nikon and love them both. The light transmission of the glass is superb, but then again I've always been stuck on Nikon photographic lens quality.

The only time I believe the 40mm or 50mm objectives play a critical role is in low light situations at the 7x to 12x settings. A Monarch 32mm objective set at 2x to 6x will do well even in low light.

The downside to large objectives such as 40mm and 50mm is a smart deer and a little to much light reflecting off your scope's objective lens - then you're busted before you ever see the deer...the only blessing then is that deer can't shoot back. A nice reflective scope objective is always a good friend to a counter-spider specialist.

Heaven is best viewed from a deer stand at sunrise in the forest

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