i like the Zeiss offerings enough to recently purchase one.
I do prefer the IOR Valdada scopes though. Just IMHO.
Yeah I know everyone has an opinion.
The IOR Valdada offerings are the only scopes I've ever owned that I can completely trust the the adjustments on the turrets every single time.
I can't say that for any other scope, other than Night Force.
I have IOR Valdadas, Leupolds, Zeracs, Burris Signatures,Leicas, Falcon Merlins, Bosch & Lomb, Pecar, Tasco Extreme, and a couple of junk brands.
They go down in repeatability from left to right.
The glass in all of them is comparable when the guts are comparable.
Some of the Leupold 30mm tubes, have 1 inch guts that have been modded to fit.
Anyway, I have just put a Burris Signature 3-9, US made, 15 year old scope on a Model 7, for my grandson. That scope isn't as bright as the later offerings but it is better than most out there and absolutely repeatable. Can't say that for the latest versions.
You can't go wrong with the Zeiss lineup. Excellent glass. Right up there with the best.
Once you reach a certain level of quality in a scope, the difference between them isn't all that great. One thing most don't understand is that the extra sharpness and brightness, comes from the rare earth coatings applied to the lenses. Another thing, many of the lenses offered in different scopes, come from the same manufacturers.
CNC equipment, makes some very decent products. After that, it's up to the people that assemble the products to do so correctly and with care.
I hate buying optical glass of any sort by mail order. I want to be able to look through all of the glass available and check them out against each other.
With the top offerings, I don't have to do that. I can just trust they will be OK and if they aren't, send them back for relatively quick replacement.
In all honesty, the top five in my lineup are tough to tell the difference between, until you start checking out the turret adjustments and try to shoot a perfect square, them back to center.
There is more to a good scope, than good glass.
I do prefer the IOR Valdada scopes though. Just IMHO.
Yeah I know everyone has an opinion.
The IOR Valdada offerings are the only scopes I've ever owned that I can completely trust the the adjustments on the turrets every single time.
I can't say that for any other scope, other than Night Force.
I have IOR Valdadas, Leupolds, Zeracs, Burris Signatures,Leicas, Falcon Merlins, Bosch & Lomb, Pecar, Tasco Extreme, and a couple of junk brands.
They go down in repeatability from left to right.
The glass in all of them is comparable when the guts are comparable.
Some of the Leupold 30mm tubes, have 1 inch guts that have been modded to fit.
Anyway, I have just put a Burris Signature 3-9, US made, 15 year old scope on a Model 7, for my grandson. That scope isn't as bright as the later offerings but it is better than most out there and absolutely repeatable. Can't say that for the latest versions.
You can't go wrong with the Zeiss lineup. Excellent glass. Right up there with the best.
Once you reach a certain level of quality in a scope, the difference between them isn't all that great. One thing most don't understand is that the extra sharpness and brightness, comes from the rare earth coatings applied to the lenses. Another thing, many of the lenses offered in different scopes, come from the same manufacturers.
CNC equipment, makes some very decent products. After that, it's up to the people that assemble the products to do so correctly and with care.
I hate buying optical glass of any sort by mail order. I want to be able to look through all of the glass available and check them out against each other.
With the top offerings, I don't have to do that. I can just trust they will be OK and if they aren't, send them back for relatively quick replacement.
In all honesty, the top five in my lineup are tough to tell the difference between, until you start checking out the turret adjustments and try to shoot a perfect square, them back to center.
There is more to a good scope, than good glass.
