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15 years 7 months ago #1397
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You will definately like the higher power for 1000 yards. I know it made a big difference for me, going from a fixed 10x to the 5.5-22x Nightforce!
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I wish I had that much land for myself. I guess I could have if I would have become a farmer like my dad.
Glad to see you're making lemonade out of the lemons that mother nature sent you.
I wish I had that much land for myself. I guess I could have if I would have become a farmer like my dad.
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15 years 7 months ago #1415
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Good stuff, them Nightforce Scopes!!
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15 years 7 months ago - 15 years 7 months ago #1418
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Yes, I can.
Swaro has excellent glass. Most likely even better than Nightforce. My only exposure to Swaro's are my Laser Range finder and Swarovski crystal that my Grandma used to collect.
I've looked through one in a store, but never in the field.
Anyway, the Swaro LRF is superb! Beats out everyone else! And I suspect it's because of it's glass.
My issue with Swaro, is I haven't seen one that is built as "tough" as Nightforce. A good long range "sniper" type scope, which I personally like using, needs to have other features besides good glass. They need to have big exposed "knobby" turrets, that you can turn with gloves on. They need to have either a milradian or MOA based reticle. They need to track consistently and pass a "box test". They need to have a lot of elevation adjustment (like 100 moa or more). They need to have the same POI regardless of the zoom setting.
You need to pick a scope to your application. On any given day I'll shoot from 25 yards all the way out to 2000 yards. And I'm in various prediciments that could potentially cause my rifle to get knocked around hard, like rappelling off a cliff, for example. The Nightforce, US Optics and Leupolds fit my needs.
S&B has supperior glass, but requires a 35mm tube, just to get the 100+ moa elevation.
Swaro has excellent glass. Most likely even better than Nightforce. My only exposure to Swaro's are my Laser Range finder and Swarovski crystal that my Grandma used to collect.
I've looked through one in a store, but never in the field.Anyway, the Swaro LRF is superb! Beats out everyone else! And I suspect it's because of it's glass.
My issue with Swaro, is I haven't seen one that is built as "tough" as Nightforce. A good long range "sniper" type scope, which I personally like using, needs to have other features besides good glass. They need to have big exposed "knobby" turrets, that you can turn with gloves on. They need to have either a milradian or MOA based reticle. They need to track consistently and pass a "box test". They need to have a lot of elevation adjustment (like 100 moa or more). They need to have the same POI regardless of the zoom setting.
You need to pick a scope to your application. On any given day I'll shoot from 25 yards all the way out to 2000 yards. And I'm in various prediciments that could potentially cause my rifle to get knocked around hard, like rappelling off a cliff, for example. The Nightforce, US Optics and Leupolds fit my needs.
S&B has supperior glass, but requires a 35mm tube, just to get the 100+ moa elevation.
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