I compared extensively.
From my testing the “glass” on them was near identical. I didn’t find the FOV that much greater than the ELs, although it’s a tad better.
IMO the biggest difference is how they feel in hand and weight. To me it was worth the upgrade. Can read more and see some...
The new 13-39. I did compare to 553. I personally preferred it because the fov and eye relief were better. The center resolution maybe not quite as good, but overall I liked it better. I will say many disagree, but if you look at the charts in that post you can see I compared them as...
I run and STM (mag model) and a mini razor (shorter distances and friends use it). No regrets. The ATC would be “close” to best compromise to only own one. It was sweet.
Concur that the newer mini spotters are an improvement.
I will say I believe they still suffer for max zoom. But viewing experience is much improved. About same cost as ATS.
I have used both separately and still use both together.
Digital is faster, but take time to setup, I have to recal mine every 30 min or so, and more importantly I don’t trust it nearly as much as my old beam scales. I now check every ten or so on a beam and if one is in discrepancy, I always...
https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/crowd-sourced-optics-comparison-co-area-updated-3-9-24.340252/
I meant to post this. But we looked at both here and you can see some more objective data. That said, the 553 we had seemed off. I’ve messed with 3 of them and this one seemed more “tunnel vision”...
I’ve used both. Don’t think they are in the same league. If all you want is a scope to look real quick to count points or something, the Kowa will be able to pick out details a good ways out. But as you mentioned the view is a bit tough….but 100% useable for that.
If you want to scan...
That’s a tough one. I’ve been in some good leadership roles (~300-800 folks) and then I’ve had some roles that pay the same with near zero stress.
There is a difference between leadership and management (at least in my world). Management isn’t as fun, but equally as challenging. Know what you...
I bought one with a 25-50. Personally I had dark spots in FOV a bit. It bothered me. So I picked up a 20-60 to compare. They went away. Additionally I was able to resolve more (objectively using charts) at distance with the extra 10x power.
The FOV suffered a tad, but in my measured...
Yeah concur I would call the scythe “good” in comparison. There isn’t a ton of actual data (tbac summit, pewscience last I checked). But a lot of first hand comparisons reported here (including my own) have the scythe neck and neck with a lot of 7” cans. So saying it’s the best for suppression...
Yup. I wanted to get on board, but with good(fast) powders I’m getting within 200fps easily with 6.5C. And with bullets topping out at ~150 grains (I shoot 143s) I don’t need it leaving north of 3000fps so I never could justify the jump.
Only use case is a really short barrel PRC where you want...