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    Posted: March/20/2009 at 10:52
So just how much will I lose using an El Paso Weaver K2.5 instead of a newer VX-III or Sightron SII Big Sky in a similar power? I'm scoping a very nice Remington 600 so length, weight, and asthetics are important. The Weaver just seems to match due to being from a similar era. Other than flare control the optics really look pretty good for the age.
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My K2.5 has the fine cross-hair and that would be the main drawback. If yours has the dual-X you will not see that much difference for a similar scope. There is not much else that can directly compare in todays scopes. The El Paso Weaver holds up very well.
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The Weaver should do the job.To compare it to the newer scopes of today,your looking at a disadvantage of not being able to see through the Weaver when its all fogged up when the lens is wet.Sightron Big Sky has climate control and brighter optics. 
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