I ditched the spotter, because I realized I rarely glass over 1.5 miles away. In that case scenario, I prefer the wider FOV and comfortable views of 15x binoculars
SWFA had supply issues for years, way before the Ukraine.
Honestly with more competition being introduced into the market. Is SWFA worth dealing with anymore
I went red dot on my tikka after seeing many European hunters using them for boar hunting
The red dot keeps the rifle light and nimble and aid to faster snap shooting under 100 yards.
You might be surprised of the light gathering of LPVO's. Since magnification tends to be much lower, the exit pupils are huge.
Plus many come with 300 BO BDC reticles which is similar to 8.6 BO trajectory
Stay away from those shows, it will sour you on the opposite sex!
The fact of the matter is there are lots of quality women out there as long as you have self control and can filter through the enormous options you have these days, compared to decades ago
50mm objective lens is superior in dark environments compared to 42mm. Astronomers prefer them for a reason
I would imagine bigger then 50mm would be even better
I own the maven 6x30 and Kowa 6.5x32. They are quite different and depends what you are looking for in a binocular. But if it’s for astronomy then the Kowa wins hands down. I can pick up the North American nebula way better in the Kowa
but here is my findings
Mavens
1. smaller form...
Been down this road many times
what I did learn is that one eye viewing of a spotting scope was not for me and most of the time the magnification was between 20-30x And I only looked out to 1-2 miles tops!
At that point 15x covers that range well, more pleasing to view, and brighter due to...