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    Posted: May/16/2016 at 09:43
I deer hunt from a stand that overlooks a farm field on one side, and a deep thicket that the deer seem to" stage up" and wait till dark to feed. I like to stay after legal hours to see if any trophy animals are on the farm. I want to buy 1 top end optic to put on my Kimber 7mm-08, 250yds is max range. I was leaning to the Zeiss victory HT but people seem to like Meopta r2's just as much. My question is this, what would I be able to see with the Zeiss that I can't see with the r2 ? Or a Swaro z6 for that matter? I can use any scope to view animals in the cut corn field but the thickets get real dark early, so I want all the help I can get. Set and forget type scope is what I'm after. Thank you much
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Nothing.  Meopta R1s and R2s are right there with the best Zeiss and Swaros. 

Also some good binos with a large exit pupil may be worth it for you as well.  You will be able to see a lot better in low light with those than with a scope.  I have some Zeiss Victory binos, and a Swaro Z6 scope, I can see things in low light way better with my binos. 
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Once you have settled on the glass, the reticle becomes paramount. I would certainly look at a 4A, #4 or anything similar for your application. I find the plex types lacking when shooting into heavy cover and in low light.
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Originally posted by tahqua tahqua wrote:

Once you have settled on the glass, the reticle becomes paramount. I would certainly look at a 4A, #4 or anything similar for your application. I find the plex types lacking when shooting into heavy cover and in low light.

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