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Bill C
Optics GrassHopper Joined: October/26/2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1 |
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Posted: October/26/2004 at 19:13 |
Has anybody had a look at the Kahles CSX Illuminated, and/or the Schmidt & Bender 1.5-6x42 Scopes? The CSX "looks" on paper to be the more advanced scope, and the features and ergonomics appear to be better thought out then the Swarovski Pro Hunter with the large top turret. However, the regular Kahles 1.5-6 that I looked through last year did not seem too incredibly bright. Anybody have first hand experience w/any of these?
Also, the Kahles says this in their literature: "This new reticle, like all reticles available for the CSX scope line, is ideally situated in the second image focal plane, which allows the posts and wires to remain the same size at all magnifications.", as if this is a competitive advantage. Do any of the premium brands do differently?
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cheaptrick
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I had a S&B 3-12x42mm, with a L7 lit reticle. It was the cat's a$$!!! My scope was a front focal plane reticle though. The reticle "grew" when the power was turned up or down. Doesnt actually grow, but it appears too.
The S&B would be my choice hands down!! |
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Chris Farris
TEAM SWFA - Admin swfa.com Joined: October/01/2003 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 8024 |
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The Kahles CSX is by far the most advanced illuminated reticle scope in the world. No other scope has these features.
They shocked the world with this technology and they are currently the only company in the world to illuminate the reticle in this fashion. Most scopes use a mirror projection system to illuminate the reticle which causes a 10-15% light loss in the scopes performance. Projected reticles can only be seen if they are turned on. Kahles illuminates the reticle by shining 4 LED's into the reticle from the side. The reticle pattern is etched onto the lens and lights up when the scope is on and appears black when the scope is off. They can make any reticle pattern they want as opposed to just a dot or a plus sign. |
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BIGWHITE
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So Chris, is there a website you can suggest to take a look at these scopes. They sound great and I am curious about price. Thanks Bigwhite Also, I notice under my Handle(user name), that I am a Grasshoper. Is this to suggest that I am new, and just starting out on this forum as a young grasshoper Edited by BIGWHITE |
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Chris Farris
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BIGWHITE GRASSHOPPER,
You can go to RifleScopes.com (I have heard that they stock almost every scope made). |
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BIGWHITE
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Have a good one eh. Bigwhite |
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kokdyer
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Yeah but can you get that CSX in a rail mount????????????
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Chris Farris
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Not over here (USA).
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SAKO75
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i think you can get S&B rail mounted scopes over here
i'll have to break from chris here and recommend the S&B 1.5-6x42 zenith flashdot Edited by SAKO75 |
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Chris Farris
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I think any of the big 4 can special order a rail mount scope if you just gotta have one, might take a while and be non returnable and non refundable though.
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