New Moose Rifle ... New & Improved w/ VX lll
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There are advantages to a 50mm scope... they do transmit more light... they do provide a larger exit pupil.
Disadvantages are weight and size. Mounting hieght is usually not that much of an issue if the proper base and rings are used... half a centimeter is the real hieght difference to the eye.
Disadvantages are weight and size. Mounting hieght is usually not that much of an issue if the proper base and rings are used... half a centimeter is the real hieght difference to the eye.
I am sure the moose will hit the ground weather it be a elite 50mm or a 1.5x4 33mm tube Kahles, or leupold.
With moose you have time, 90% of the time to set up and make the shot.
If it were a eastern Ontario deer rig thats a different storry with optics.
As for light unless you have 70-80 year old eyes and are young like mine with good vision , I realy do no notice to much diffence between my higher quality optics vs the elites for LIGHT at dusk or dawn.
But I would still take the gun any day any place.
As much bashing as the T-3s gets on looks I like them and they will shoot with accuracy up against some of the finest rifles ever made.
With moose you have time, 90% of the time to set up and make the shot.
If it were a eastern Ontario deer rig thats a different storry with optics.
As for light unless you have 70-80 year old eyes and are young like mine with good vision , I realy do no notice to much diffence between my higher quality optics vs the elites for LIGHT at dusk or dawn.
But I would still take the gun any day any place.
As much bashing as the T-3s gets on looks I like them and they will shoot with accuracy up against some of the finest rifles ever made.
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Of course that is only true when comparing scopes with identical lenses and coatings.A high quality 40mm lens can transmit more light than a 50mm lens of lower quality glass and coatings.Numbers alone do not determine brightness.
Do yourself a favour and don't compare your vxIII to the ziess conquest.I did and then ended up buying four ziess scopes.Then I compared a swarovski 3x10x42 to my ziess scopes and I ended up buying four swarovskis.Comparing a 3.5x10x50 vxIII to my swarovski 3x10x42 at last light,brightness is a draw but the edge in clarity goes to the swarovski.Thankfully,I haven't found a brighter or clearer 1" scope than the swarovski.
stubblejumper said:
That's exactly why I buy the elites. If the 3200 is only $200-$300 worth of scope, then the VXlll should be worth 25% - 50% more, not 100% - 150% more.
For me it's about the value. I know its not a high end scope for the $$ I pay.And my reasoning for spending the extra money on a swarovski is that they offer a brighter,clearer scope than the vxIII.That extra brightness and clarity,could mean the difference between a clean kill or a missed or wounded animal.That to me is worth the extra money.Everyone has their own priorities,even if other people don't agree.
stubblejumper said:
funny guy
you get to a point where your optics are high enough quality that once you still have the capability to make a shot before/after legal shooting hours (1 hr before/after sunrise here in BC), your scope is bright enough, clear enough, crisp enough, etc etc, then whatever beats it is a 'moot point'.
Im not knockin the AV, its really one hell of a scope. of course, it should be, for $1500+
you get to a point where your optics are high enough quality that once you still have the capability to make a shot before/after legal shooting hours (1 hr before/after sunrise here in BC), your scope is bright enough, clear enough, crisp enough, etc etc, then whatever beats it is a 'moot point'.
Im not knockin the AV, its really one hell of a scope. of course, it should be, for $1500+
I have passed up two shots that were within legal hours because I could not see the animal well enough in the scope to be sure of it's position and proper crosshairs placement.In both cases the scope that I was using was the varix III 3.5x10x40.The 3x10x42 swarovski is noticeably brighter than even the new vxIII 3.5x10x40 so if I had the swarovski mounted,I may have been able to take the shots.And for the record,I bought four of the swarovski 3x10x42 scopes for $1150 each which was about $500 more than the vxIII 3.5x10x40.Or in other words the same difference in price between between the elite 3200 3x9x40 and the vxIII 3.5x10x40.
