Is my swarovski still good?
11-03-2015, 02:07 PM
#12
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: West TN
Posts: 847
Is a 1963 Mercedes 190SL still a nice sports car? 
My Swarovski still works like the day I got it 15yrs ago. The ONLY reason I must climb down from the stand under a 1/2 moon is because the law says I have to. The scope certainly doesn't quit then. (It's a 6x24x50PVS sitting atop a Sako TRG-S in Warbird Lazzeroni)
Last year my best bud bought a new Swarovski Z3 3x9x36 (atop a new Sako Finnlight 7-08) & it's an amazing piece of work for a scope of that size! My Zeiss', Leupys, Nikon's & Redfields have never let me down either.
Some guns just deserve a "nice" tube on it. I wouldn't put a Schmidtt & Bender on a 700SPS nor would I put a Tasco World Class on a new Blaser.
My Swarovski still works like the day I got it 15yrs ago. The ONLY reason I must climb down from the stand under a 1/2 moon is because the law says I have to. The scope certainly doesn't quit then. (It's a 6x24x50PVS sitting atop a Sako TRG-S in Warbird Lazzeroni)
Last year my best bud bought a new Swarovski Z3 3x9x36 (atop a new Sako Finnlight 7-08) & it's an amazing piece of work for a scope of that size! My Zeiss', Leupys, Nikon's & Redfields have never let me down either.
Some guns just deserve a "nice" tube on it. I wouldn't put a Schmidtt & Bender on a 700SPS nor would I put a Tasco World Class on a new Blaser.
11-03-2015, 03:20 PM
#13
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 153
Is a 1963 Mercedes 190SL still a nice sports car?
My Swarovski still works like the day I got it 15yrs ago. The ONLY reason I must climb down from the stand under a 1/2 moon is because the law says I have to. The scope certainly doesn't quit then. (It's a 6x24x50PVS sitting atop a Sako TRG-S in Warbird Lazzeroni)
Last year my best bud bought a new Swarovski Z3 3x9x36 (atop a new Sako Finnlight 7-08) & it's an amazing piece of work for a scope of that size! My Zeiss', Leupys, Nikon's & Redfields have never let me down either.
Some guns just deserve a "nice" tube on it. I wouldn't put a Schmidtt & Bender on a 700SPS nor would I put a Tasco World Class on a new Blaser.
My Swarovski still works like the day I got it 15yrs ago. The ONLY reason I must climb down from the stand under a 1/2 moon is because the law says I have to. The scope certainly doesn't quit then. (It's a 6x24x50PVS sitting atop a Sako TRG-S in Warbird Lazzeroni)
Last year my best bud bought a new Swarovski Z3 3x9x36 (atop a new Sako Finnlight 7-08) & it's an amazing piece of work for a scope of that size! My Zeiss', Leupys, Nikon's & Redfields have never let me down either.
Some guns just deserve a "nice" tube on it. I wouldn't put a Schmidtt & Bender on a 700SPS nor would I put a Tasco World Class on a new Blaser.
Its not that Are My Swarovski still good?
Its how do My Swarovski compare to TODAYS optics?
I would say a pair of Swarovski's made 15-20 years ago are about on par with mid set of $300 to $500 NON HD Binos.
I will get mine out this weekend and do some side by side testing and let you know more in depth what I think. But just off the top of my head that is what I think.
11-05-2015, 03:55 PM
#14
Typical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 508
I think some people are missing the OP's original question.
Its not that Are My Swarovski still good?
Its how do My Swarovski compare to TODAYS optics?
I would say a pair of Swarovski's made 15-20 years ago are about on par with mid set of $300 to $500 NON HD Binos.
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Its not that Are My Swarovski still good?
Its how do My Swarovski compare to TODAYS optics?
I would say a pair of Swarovski's made 15-20 years ago are about on par with mid set of $300 to $500 NON HD Binos.
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Last edited by tealboy; 11-06-2015 at 01:36 AM.
11-05-2015, 09:59 PM
#15
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Posts: 5,130
There are great optics companies that just don't have the marketing budgets like some others.
But it never hurts to get a "full" lifetime warranty from a company that has been around for a long time when spending your hard earned dollars !
But it never hurts to get a "full" lifetime warranty from a company that has been around for a long time when spending your hard earned dollars !
