New Swaro 75mm - 52.6 oz!

[ChrisAU]

If angled were my thing I’d be tempted to snap one up

https://outdoorsmans.com/products/swarovski-at-endura-21-65x75-spotting-scope?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=Email%20List&_kx=1X_OlnmHtKcz05meuGtbOc-ZKeZMRVhRIV4IkQu1c2zHsrVjcHFSYjFnCMnfLUth.XgEBy2

 

[Sully_44]

When’s the straight coming out? I want one!!

 

[gr8fuldoug]

When’s the straight coming out? I want one!!

No straight on the horizon at this time

 

[Sundodger]

No straight and 99ft of view at 1000 yards on low. I’ll pass.

 

[7PRC Pharmacy]

No straight and 99ft of view at 1000 yards on low. I’ll pass.

Within same ballpark as the 80mm ATS/STS

 

[Sundodger]

Within same ballpark as the 80mm ATS/STS

This might be a hot take, but the ATS/STS FOV is outdated and needs to be improved.

How many decades has it been 108ft at 1000 yards for the 20-60? This is coming from someone that has an STS with both the 25-50 and 20-60 eyepiece. It's really the only thing I don't like about it and the number one reason I keep threatening to upgrade.

 

[ChrisAU]

This seems bigger than my 554…and damn I hate barrel focus, but will test it out on a tripod this evening.

 

[7PRC Pharmacy]

This seems bigger than my 554…and damn I hate barrel focus, but will test it out on a tripod this evening.

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My wife wasn’t home to sign for the delivery today so I have to wait until tomorrow

 

[ChrisAU]

Well, rainy day here, but new shiny toy, so I put it up beside my 554 looking through a dirty window lol.

Resolution is definitely better on the Swaro, and comfort behind it is way better. But the little Kowa is pretty sweet as well. I looked at a cell tower a half mile or so away and the difference was obvious but man the baby Kowa is bad (as in good).

Also it’s 55.3 oz on my scale with both covers. I’ll remove the rear cover and use a Mountain Mag adapter and cover so that should be a wash.

Hope to get it out to my 1000 yard range one evening this week for more comparison.

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

Well, rainy day here, but new shiny toy, so I put it up beside my 554 looking through a dirty window lol.

Resolution is definitely better on the Swaro, and comfort behind it is way better. But the little Kowa is pretty sweet as well. I looked at a cell tower a half mile or so away and the difference was obvious but man the baby Kowa is bad (as in good).

Also it’s 55.3 oz on my scale with both covers. I’ll remove the rear cover and use a Mountain Mag adapter and cover so that should be a wash.

Hope to get it out to my 1000 yard range one evening this week for more comparison.

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I’d be curious about it against the upgraded Kowa 55. I went from the 553 to the 55a and the difference was substantial.

 

[ChrisAU]

I’d be curious about it against the upgraded Kowa 55. I went from the 553 to the 55a and the difference was substantial.

Was that substantial difference mostly FOV/user friendliness with the new eyepiece or did you see noticeable glass quality upgrades as well?

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

Was that substantial difference mostly FOV/user friendliness with the new eyepiece or did you see noticeable glass quality upgrades as well?

mainly FOV and just overall usability but I think there was a bump up in glass quality. Very useable throughout the entire range as well.

 

[ChrisAU]

Just did some low light comparison and I didn’t expect it to be that different. Wowzers. I was looking at the writing on a dumpster behind a business about 300 yards away. I could easily read the phone number on it at dark, about 2” high white lettering on brown paint. The Kowa struggled to show me there was writing there at all.

Will test it at my 1000 yard range at dusk tomorrow night, weather allowing.

One thing of note, the Swaro’s ARCA foot is undersized. Not a big deal if your tripod is twist tight like my Wiser Ridge Warden head, but very noticeable on my Leofoto Juggernaut I’m using for testing. I would not be able to swap between Bino adapter, Endura, and rifle without adjustment of the QD clamp. Could be a very big deal for some. Very tight on my MDT and XLR chassis’s is loose enough to dump the Endura right off, zero friction.

 

[ChrisAU]

Made it out to a friends 1400 yard range tonight. My plan was to observe our 1000 yard target from sunset to 30+ minutes past. But not longer after sunset thick fog rolled in and I wound up using our 600 yard target instead.

I set both scopes at 30x. Up until 15 minutes past sunset they both hung neck and neck with it difficult to pick up the Swaro’s edge but it was there with brightness and detail resolution. From that point on the gap widened to the point of 35 minutes after sunset I could still count impacts on the 600 yard steel with the Swaro but struggled to see that steel at all with the Kowa.

Is it worth it? For my high country Muley rifle hunt this year I think so. I’ll spend long hours checking shady spots far off for deer I imagine. And seeing whether those deer that came out at 25-30 minutes past sunset or before sunrise far down the basin are bucks or does could be big.

Of note, both scopes struggled mightily with humidity. There was a thin fog on all lenses tonight, but neither scope got wiped off to keep the playing field even.