So i finally tracked down a new scope for my crossbow and got a Twilight DLX from Excalibur.
While everything seems fine with it (it sat in the mailbox for hours in -10 and then i brought it inside and didnt notice any condensation inside). The glass looks clear and the reticles light up properly. My issue is with the edges of the glass when seen from inside. It is hard to explain and i cant for the life of me get a picture that shows the issue.
There is a small ring inside the scope that looks like where the glass sits against the tube, it has a halo effect when the reticle is illuminated. Thats not an issue for me but what i noticed is that it is not uniform. The majority of the halo is solid and crisp and uniform but on one side it looks frosted/cracked/fractured. Not much but it is clearly not the same as the rest of the ring.
Has anyone seen this before? Is this to be expected with a sub 300 dollar scope?
Edit: managed to get some actual shots to focus on the issue.
Thanks!
While everything seems fine with it (it sat in the mailbox for hours in -10 and then i brought it inside and didnt notice any condensation inside). The glass looks clear and the reticles light up properly. My issue is with the edges of the glass when seen from inside. It is hard to explain and i cant for the life of me get a picture that shows the issue.
There is a small ring inside the scope that looks like where the glass sits against the tube, it has a halo effect when the reticle is illuminated. Thats not an issue for me but what i noticed is that it is not uniform. The majority of the halo is solid and crisp and uniform but on one side it looks frosted/cracked/fractured. Not much but it is clearly not the same as the rest of the ring.
Has anyone seen this before? Is this to be expected with a sub 300 dollar scope?
Edit: managed to get some actual shots to focus on the issue.
Thanks!
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