No BS Comparison of the Swarovski STC vs the rest of the field.

[S&S Archery (Rob)]

Hey Roksliders!
What makes S&S Archery stand out from the rest of the industry? We test, and test, and test. And then we post honest, REAL reviews and opinions of our findings. Our goal is to get you into the gear that's going to work best for you. Period.

With that said...Here is our no BS comparison between the Swarovski STC, the Kowa 55mm, the ATS 65, Kowa 77 and Kowa 88. We've spent a ton of time with all of these spotting scopes, so we know them pretty well. However, its always best to get them side by side to compare. Let me know what you guys think, Ill try to answer any questions and or comments you have.

 

[Tahoe1305]

Awesome. Thanks gents.

 

[JNDEER]

Great job guys! Always love an unbiased review.

Any idea if in fact the ATS of new is made that much better than the ATS of old or could it be a quality control thing? -

 

[Matt G.]

what year production was Marks ATS body and eyepiece?

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[Mark at EXO]

what year production was Marks ATS body and eyepiece?

Early 2022. Steve & Rob are holding it hostage...I hope I can get it back ;-)

 

[eaglemountainman]

Great review. Thank you.

 

[N2TRKYS]

Early 2022. Steve & Rob are holding it hostage...I hope I can get it back ;-)

Do you think it would be worth getting the 80mm or sticking with the 65?

 

[Matt G.]

Early 2022. Steve & Rob are holding it hostage...I hope I can get it back ;-)

You need to watch those two!

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[elkeaterco]

Thanks for the great review. I’m a big Kowa fan with the micro adjustment.


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[eaglemountainman]

Thanks for the great review. I’m a big Kowa fan with the micro adjustment.


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Yep. I use my tiny Kowa like Steve does. Glass heavily with the binos, and pull the scope for a more serious look. A barrel focus would drive me crazy bouncing the image all over while trying to attain that super fine view.

 

[tdhanses]

Yep. I use my tiny Kowa like Steve does. Glass heavily with the binos, and pull the scope for a more serious look. A barrel focus would drive me crazy bouncing the image all over while trying to attain that super fine view.

Same here, that is one big thing I don’t miss from my swaro.

 

[realunlucky]

Great review

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[S&S Archery (Rob)]

Great job guys! Always love an unbiased review.

Any idea if in fact the ATS of new is made that much better than the ATS of old or could it be a quality control thing? -

Our understanding is that its performance increase is simply due to improved manufacturing processes. But i also suspect that coatings have improved over time as well.

 

[S&S Archery (Rob)]

Do you think it would be worth getting the 80mm or sticking with the 65?

We'll have to take another look at the 80mm. In the past it did not perform near as well as the Kowa 77mm. Same weight, much better performance, and $900 less.

 

[NuclearGrave]

Thanks for the review.

 

[C.payne]

Awesome job guys!
Last year I finally made the investment into a quality spotting scope and picked up an ATS 65. I have been really happy with it.

 

[Shayman]

Great review and exactly what I needed to see to pull the trigger on Kowa 553s

 

[UpTop]

Probably not what people were wanting to hear, including myself. Wish kowa made their 66 with the premium glass. That would possibly be the “ONE”. I personally think if your going to the 77 might as well go all in on a 80-90+ class spotter.

 

[AZ_Hunter_2000]

Appreciate the review.

 

[AZ_Hunter_2000]

Probably not what people were wanting to hear, including myself. Wish kowa made their 66 with the premium glass. That would possibly be the “ONE”. I personally think if your going to the 77 might as well go all in on a 80-90+ class spotter.

They'd cannibalize the sales of the 55X and 77X (assumption on my part).