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Posted: January/10/2013 at 20:10 |
Here once again the Super Sniper line provides a cost effective alternative.
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SWFA SS HD
5-20x50 Tactical 30mm Riflescope
Stock # - SSHD520X50MQI
- Patented First Focal Plane Illuminated Mil-Quad Reticle
- 30mm
- HD Model
- Locking Ocular Adjustment
- 0.1 Mrad Elevation & Windage
- 10 Mils Per Revolution
- 30 Mils Of Total Travel
- Side Focus
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SWFA SS HD
5-20x50 Tactical 30mm Riflescope
Stock # - SSHD520X50MQ
- Patented First Focal Plane Mil-Quad Reticle
- 30mm
- HD Model
- Locking Ocular Adjustment
- 0.1 Mrad Elevation & Windage
- 10 Mils Per Revolution
- 30 Mils Of Total Travel
- Side Focus
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Posted: January/10/2013 at 20:48 |
I would be looking more for better glass than more magnification. I know a number of people here use the SS HD10x at 1000yds. Plus high magnification just increases problems such as mirage. Since you can adjust it for conditions. Also 1000yds with a 10x is similar to 100yds with no magnification.
And if you must have 20x the 5-20 SS that Urimaginaryfrnd suggested is a great choice. But it is over your budget. Also the image at 20x with the 5-20 SS will be much better than the image with the 20x fixed SS.
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Posted: January/11/2013 at 09:03 |
Better glass will serve you much better than more magnification.
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Posted: January/11/2013 at 11:53 |
My humble suggestion would be to take a look at the sightron. I think it will meet your needs and optically it is impressive. Sightron SIII are very hard to beet for the money they perform as a 1250-1999 scope does...
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Posted: January/11/2013 at 12:14 |
338, is it your opinion that the glass in the Sightron SIII is better than the glass in the Vortex Viper HS?
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Posted: January/11/2013 at 12:55 |
+1 on the better glass. Personally, I had better results with a scope like the Premier LT, which is "only" 3-15 than I did shooting at 20X with the SS 5-20, which is the only scope I've ever had over 15. I more often shot the SS 5-20 at 15-16X when going out to 1000-1250 yards. It was just easier to get behind then and mirage was less of a problem. I'd still consider it, esp. the non-illum @ $1299 vs. shelling out a ton of coin for the really high end stuff. The glass is almost as good.
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Posted: January/11/2013 at 13:00 |
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Posted: January/11/2013 at 13:00 |
BeltFed wrote:
338, is it your opinion that the glass in the Sightron SIII is better than the glass in the Vortex Viper HS? |
Its a fact. J/k but my choice of the Sightron is not just brand preference. The high magnification stays clearer to my eyes and has better resolution and better contrast. I am able to distinguish depth better and it is seemingly brighter and does not have issues with low light. At 24x the do not compare you get a much more intense and sharper image.
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Posted: January/11/2013 at 13:05 |
338LAPUASLAP wrote:
BeltFed wrote:
338, is it your opinion that the glass in the Sightron SIII is better than the glass in the Vortex Viper HS? |
Its a fact. J/k but my choice of the Sightron is not just brand preference. The high magnification stays clearer to my eyes and has better resolution and better contrast. I am able to distinguish depth better and it is seemingly brighter and does not have issues with low light. At 24x the do not compare you get a much more intense and sharper image. |
That's interesting. Thanks
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Posted: January/11/2013 at 13:59 |
338LAPUASLAP wrote:
At 24x the do not compare you get a much more intense and sharper image.
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Posted: January/11/2013 at 14:41 |
Sightron SIII 6-24 vs Vortex HS 6-24
My eyes prefer Sightron SIII
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Posted: January/11/2013 at 14:42 |
BeltFed wrote:
338LAPUASLAP wrote:
BeltFed wrote:
338, is it your opinion that the glass in the Sightron SIII is better than the glass in the Vortex Viper HS? |
Its a fact. J/k but my choice of the Sightron is not just brand preference. The high magnification stays clearer to my eyes and has better resolution and better contrast. I am able to distinguish depth better and it is seemingly brighter and does not have issues with low light. At 24x the do not compare you get a much more intense and sharper image. |
That's interesting. Thanks |
It is only my perceived optical evaluation.
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Posted: January/14/2013 at 06:10 |
338LAPUASLAP wrote:
BeltFed wrote:
338LAPUASLAP wrote:
BeltFed wrote:
338, is it your opinion that the glass in the Sightron SIII is better than the glass in the Vortex Viper HS? |
Its a fact. J/k but my choice of the Sightron is not just brand preference. The high magnification stays clearer to my eyes and has better resolution and better contrast. I am able to distinguish depth better and it is seemingly brighter and does not have issues with low light. At 24x the do not compare you get a much more intense and sharper image. |
That's interesting. Thanks |
It is only my perceived optical evaluation.
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Yes but I give your opinion a lot of weight (almost as much as ILya's), since you spent a lot of time behind glass professionally.
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Posted: January/18/2013 at 13:10 |
BeltFed wrote:
338LAPUASLAP wrote:
BeltFed wrote:
338LAPUASLAP wrote:
BeltFed wrote:
338, is it your opinion that the glass in the Sightron SIII is better than the glass in the Vortex Viper HS? |
Its a fact. J/k but my choice of the Sightron is not just brand preference. The high magnification stays clearer to my eyes and has better resolution and better contrast. I am able to distinguish depth better and it is seemingly brighter and does not have issues with low light. At 24x the do not compare you get a much more intense and sharper image. |
That's interesting. Thanks |
It is only my perceived optical evaluation.
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Yes but I give your opinion a lot of weight (almost as much as ILya's), since you spent a lot of time behind glass professionally. |
Perhaps you should ask him how he ended up giving Sightron a chance...
Oh, and for the record, while the PST is a more fully featured scope, the S3 does have better optics.
Also, Sightron has just added a FFP version of S3 6-24x50 to their line-up.
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