paulbshooting
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As above, my zeiss HT is the best in low light but love my V8 as an all rounder with ASV turret and higher mag
Which scope Swaro Z8i or Zeiss V8?
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I have both, Z8 and a V8, in fact I have x3 V8s in 14, 20, and 35 mag. I prefer my Zeiss 2.8-20 x 56 really as someone else has said the single dot for hunting is pin sharp and really focuses the eye. But I'd still probably say my Kahles 624i is a better all round scope being FFP.
norcan
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For hunting, though?
norcan
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Agreed; the HT is well worth considering over the V8/Z8i as it has the purest, brightest glass available. Plus it‘s significantly less weighty, which would suit the ultralight build.
Do the Zeiss have more than one rotation in the zero stop on the asv? My HT doesn't.
To do what you want you will have a compromise. But I'd give the swaro x5i a look in 1/8 moa. Nice simple Ret and "ok" for stalking. But they are heavy. Will take you pretty late when you wind down the mag. Turrets are great for dialling
To do what you want you will have a compromise. But I'd give the swaro x5i a look in 1/8 moa. Nice simple Ret and "ok" for stalking. But they are heavy. Will take you pretty late when you wind down the mag. Turrets are great for dialling
HonestJohn
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wouldn't invest in either. S&B or high end Steiner for what you're talking about and budget. Zeiss and Swaro's top end offerings are far too expensive for what they deliver, they're great 'top end' hunting scopes, but not on par with the big players in dialling and 'hard work'.
Everlong
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Neither. Save a tonne of cash and buy a Delta Stryker 5-50x56. Excellent in low light. Great optical quality. Nice illuminated ret. 100MOA of adjustment in elevation (I shoot mine out to 1,200 and it still hasn't run out of adjustment.)
I looked through everything at the show, didn’t come across that model so presume it’s discontinued.
Before getting hands on & after a bit of research inc. reviews, I narrowed down a few scopes. S&B 4-16x56 Polar T96, followed by Zeiss Victory HT 3-12x56 for low light but still drawn to the Swaro Z8 & Zeiss V8.
Despite all the great reviews of the S&B, the clarity wasn’t as good as the Swaro or Zeiss. Maybe the position of the stand, lighting etc, who knows.
I like that Swaro Z8 integrated with their range finder binos, wasn’t aware of this. Unfortunately i bought some new Swaro Bono’s without range finder last year, so didn’t press on the is topic. Think it basically tell you the number of clicks from 0 to adjust point of impact.
Surprisingly, I found the Zeiss V8 picked out more detail than the Zeiss HT. Again this is in the middle of the NEC trying to pick the darkest area to aim at. This lent me more towards the V8 which is also more suited to the range work I do.
Was a toss between the Swaro z8 & Zeiss v8 as per my original post.
Swaro weren’t offering and deals and as manufacturer, weren’t selling anything. Zeiss however, were directing people to Cluny but were giving a price to buy today.
Ended up bagging the Zeiss V8 2.8-20x56 with ballistic turret for £2,640, with £275 cash back from Zeiss. Zeiss also threw in flip covers & two battery bank phone chargers and some other goodies for free. Thought it was a decent deal so took it.
I don't think Swarovski, Zeiss or S & B make q fixed mag Scopes now, mine is 32 years old and still bomb proof.
S&B do an 8x56 Klassic
Steff
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Your observations re. clarity are no surprise to me. The best scopes for late dusk / early dawn are somewhat inferior during daylight hours. I guess this is down to the coatings which are optimized for the lowest of light conditions.
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