Had to pass up on a big buck Thursday evening at last 5 minutes of legal shooting light as I couldn't see the cross hairs in my scope, it has the fine cross hairs and dot, I could see the buck but not the cross hairs through the scope, any one else ever experience this, during the day I love this scope but I wont ever do a evening hunt with it again.
Leupold Vari-x 3.5x10-50 low light bad deal !
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Yes, it does not matter how sharp and clear your optics are if the reticle blends into the background. I’ve taken a few coyotes with nightforce illuminated scopes and Leupold firedot. It’s the reason many crossbow scopes are illuminated. In the bush you can’t see well while it is still legal and bright in the fields. A thick, bold post is superior for low light also.
Another fantastic alternative are the bushnell firefly scopes. I have a 1-4.5 on my slug gun. You shine a flashlight into it and the reticle glows in the dark for half hour or so. Not sure they are still in production though. They are nice that there are no batteries or electronics to fail.
The Outsider
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Fine crosshairs in low light is a known issue.
I've got the same scope with a duplex reticle, no problems.
You could probably send it to Korth and have them change the reticle, I did that once and they didn't even charge me.
I've got the same scope with a duplex reticle, no problems.
You could probably send it to Korth and have them change the reticle, I did that once and they didn't even charge me.
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I thought a larger objective will help in low light condition, did I miss anything?
Nope. Low light performance is a combination of large objective with good glass & coatings, magnification, and you need a bold reticle to take advantage of it. Some people think that low powered scopes are superior in low light, but it just ain't so.
the combination of good lenses larger objective alone will not help much in low light conditions.
Add a larger tube (30mm) body this will improve it much more than just the objective and glass qualities.
so, the fine gross hairs in low light will not show up easily, hence the duplex cross hairs or the lit crosshairs.
Rob
It's called "Hunting" for a reason.........................
There's all sorts of legal night hunting out there. For instance I'd bet there are more night predator callers in the States than we have hunters.
According to Leupold technicians the diameter of the scope body has little if an any bearing on the brightness of the image. The brightness is controlled by the diameter of the objective lense and the magnification that the scope is set on. I also used to believe that body diameter influenced the brightness until I was corrected at one of my visits to the factory. They explained that the only benefit (with Leupold scopes anyway) of a larger diameter body was more internal windage and elevation adjustment. Phil.
of course it will help but you need the right tool for that kind of hunt.
the same with a red dot or a different reticle and we wont even talk about it.
german #1 was created for that task and doing it well ...
Interesting points of information there Phil.
To bad Myth Busters is now off the air.
Be interesting to see if they could debunk my point.
Rob
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If you want more light, turn down the power.
Correct.
Also, the OP is complaining about not being able to see a TARGET DOT in low light? That reticle isnt even designed to be used for hunting due to the dine crosshairs and small dot. Sounds like the scope works fine, the user on the other hand....
Also, the OP is complaining about not being able to see a TARGET DOT in low light? That reticle isnt even designed to be used for hunting due to the dine crosshairs and small dot. Sounds like the scope works fine, the user on the other hand....
