wedgetail
FNG
G’day guys. Just wondering if anyone can chime in with some direct experience. Been doing a bit of gong banging and wanting to get a reasonable scope to put on a new rifle I’m building with a view for hunting longer (for me - 5-600 yards) ranges. I had my heart set on a S&B Klassik 3-12x42 P3L, but it’s proving very hard to source in Australia.
I’ve been reading up on the Maven, it’s more available (as in, some coming into the country in the next 3 weeks). It’s more or less the same price as the S&B. It ticks a lot of boxes, although I much prefer the classic styling of the Klassik, not that the Maven is ugly.
My other scopes are S&B, I love the glass quality and robustness - I have absolute confidence in them in the field. According to reviews, the Maven is also no slouch here. Probably the main advantage the Maven has is elevation travel, although I don’t think the 4.8Mils of the Klassik will limit me. So assuming they are both able to hold zero under regular conditions, have good tracking, are similar prices and similar specs (15 vs 12 power doesn’t worry me) - that pretty much leaves image quality. How do they compare? I’m sure S&B is better but by how much? What about CA? There seemed to be a question about CA in a Kiwi review
I’ve been reading up on the Maven, it’s more available (as in, some coming into the country in the next 3 weeks). It’s more or less the same price as the S&B. It ticks a lot of boxes, although I much prefer the classic styling of the Klassik, not that the Maven is ugly.
My other scopes are S&B, I love the glass quality and robustness - I have absolute confidence in them in the field. According to reviews, the Maven is also no slouch here. Probably the main advantage the Maven has is elevation travel, although I don’t think the 4.8Mils of the Klassik will limit me. So assuming they are both able to hold zero under regular conditions, have good tracking, are similar prices and similar specs (15 vs 12 power doesn’t worry me) - that pretty much leaves image quality. How do they compare? I’m sure S&B is better but by how much? What about CA? There seemed to be a question about CA in a Kiwi review