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    Posted: November/11/2008 at 07:19
which scope would you guys choose for a varmint rig between the big sky 6.5-20-50 SF mildot, and the SIII 6-24-50 SF mildot? please try and answer questions such as which would be better in low light, which has better resolution, is the sightron mildot fine enough...? thanks all!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote trigger29 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November/11/2008 at 10:08
This would be a good question for Koshkin. I think he said some improvements were evident in the SIII series, but I don't remember for sure. Hopefully he will chime in and give some insight. I have yet to see an SIII here, and therefore am pretty useless.

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trigger - D. A. doesn't have the SIII's in stock?
take em!
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No, Bruce is too busy promoting the SI line yet. He must have a higher mark-up on them or something. When I was looking at Conquests, he was trying to push that SI on me. I told him I know what I want, and he didn't have it. Too bad for him. I did see the other day that they just got a bunch of new optics in though. They now carry more Leica and Zeiss stuff than before.

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I think SIII has slightly better resolution.  I am generally very impressed with the newly redesigned SIII.  Also, SIII has a lot more adjustment range for long range shooting.

Like most things in life, in the end it comes down to money: if you can afford SIII, get it.  If you can't get SII Big Sky, it is almost as good for a fair bit less.

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The Big Sky SII is as good as the SIII for low light conditions however the SIII has more adjustments for long range work.Both are premium rifle scopes.
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