Heym SR20
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Coatings are a cheap way of improving cheap glass / plastics.Makes sense. But you hear a lot about modern coatings and how they improve light transmission () or is that to make up for the glass quality? I can see how it helps with reflections, flare etc, although how adding something to the surface let’s more light through is harder to understand.
High quality lenses have been around for a long time. But they required expensive glass and then a lot of skill and time to make.
Top end glass has not really improved. But the lower end optically are now so much better - and thats what sells.
But optics are just one part of the scope. More important for consistent accuracy is the quality of assembly, especially all the aiming devices under the turrets. It’s here that quality still counts.
Leupolds have always been very good scopes and have a good reputation for durability and ability to hold zero. Difference between a Leupold and say S&B is the image. Leupold to my eyes seem to have a flat almost matt image. S&B is bright and glossy. And I have always found Leupolds to be fussy about the eye position. They have a short eye box. German / Austrian scopes seem to be more fore-giving.
American hunting laws don’t allow shooting at first and last light - I think legal shooting starts and stops at sunrise and sunset.
In Germany they shoot a lot of Boar under the moon, and until recently you were not allowed to use any form of artificial light or image intensifying device. But with a good scope you don’t really need that - with a 6x42 or 8x56 and good 4A reticle shooting Boar at night on grass, stubble or against snow is not an issue.
