Is glass quality in scopes actually a factor?

[Gstew1930]

WAIT WAIT WAIT!! O-ring? Does it keep the turret from "wandering" when you breath on it? I've benched the Maven for the SWFA for this exact reason... Is it just a larger auto O-Ring or something from maven?

yeah Ninebanger came up with a fix for it, theres a thread around here somewhere about it

 

[Wprinkle]

yeah Ninebanger came up with a fix for it, theres a thread around here somewhere about it

And just like that @Nine Banger is getting a Christmas card!!!

 

[Nine Banger]

I’ve often wondered why folks set their optic to go below zero. What is the use case behind this?

My most current use case:

- 6 creed zeroed for 115/112 Match Burner loaded to Quick Drop but I was shooting a lot of full speed 95gr TMK too @-.2 mil

 

[Gstew1930]

And just like that @Nine Banger is getting a Christmas card!!!

he prefers feet pics

 

[Kyguy]

My neighbor has a 65 acre field across the road and the long dimension is 753 yards. I can put a SWFA fixed 6 and a SWFA 3-9x42 on his sturdy fence posts and discern a marked difference in glass quality at and after sunset.

I can't see much of a difference between the Maven Rs1.2 and the SWFA 3-9x42 tho.

The Maven is a whole new animal with a fat o-ring on the elevation turret if you're in on that. Mine went from an untrustworthy black sheep to back to my favorite.

I think my closet looks like GStew's closet. The ATACR glass is better/best but it was essentially a 30oz fixed 10x for me with Mil-C.

Can you make the shot with the 6x? Is the glass impeding you in any way? Or is that the 3-9 is just better, since it's HD glass?

 

[Bluumoon]

@Gstew1930 @Wprinkle

Y'all send me an address, and I'll mail you what you need. I think I have 10-12 O-rings left

 

[Nine Banger]

yeah Ninebanger came up with a fix for it, theres a thread around here somewhere about it

And just like that @Nine Banger is getting a Christmas card!!!

It was @Shortschaf that saved the day.

 

[Gstew1930]

@Gstew1930 @Wprinkle

Y'all send me an address, and I'll mail you what you need. I think I have 10-12 O-rings left

Thank you!

 

[Nine Banger]

Can you make the shot with the 6x? Is the glass impeding you in any way? Or is that the 3-9 is just better, since it's HD glass

There's a point in the evening where you can still see "deer" with the 3-9x set at 6x and just "dark shapes" with the 6x.

The fixed 6x is grainier prior to that time.

 

[JohnJohnson]

I will say that specifically for coues deer hunting I do care about the image quality (contrast/resolution/etc) of my scope. When you're looking into a shaded spot on a grey looking hill and the deer is basically the same exact shade of grey it's really freaking hard to see things well. I've had glasses since I was 11 so my eyes didn't exactly start off great though so it may not be an issue for other people.

 

[Kyguy]

There's a point in the evening where you can still see "deer" with the 3-9x set at 6x and just "dark shapes" with the 6x.

The fixed 6x is grainier prior to that time.

That's interesting. I'd say that's a resolution issue, so it makes sense that the HD makes a difference.

Another thing that I've noticed is that each individuals eyes can make quite a bit of difference. Some eyes and glass work well together, some doesn't.

 

[Kurts86]

I will also say if I can get 2 scopes that are both sufficiently durable I will take the one with better glass quality. With modern consumer products we are spoiled for choice and don’t have to make major compromises to get just one feature.