MY first scope?
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palmer_mike
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As long as it's in good condition i'd say it should be a good scope for you. Some go for fixed power, but if you have an offer for a variable why not!
Just want some advice on a scope
Seen a Schmidt & Bender zenith 3 - 10 x 50 second hand ,is this a good all round scope for my first deer rifle?
if you don't fancy the zenith if you go new zeiss duralyt is worth a look great scope for the money
Rob
Sanb knocks the dirt off he duralyt , no competition .
8x57
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No.
sir-lamp-alot
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in a nut shell no not even close i know everyone raves on about the duralyt's especially the magazines but there not all there cracked up to be
Well said. I can't understand why they're so highly rated. Is it just me who can see how fuzzy around the outside of the image through a Duralyt is?
sir-lamp-alot
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no its not just you its definatly there infact very little of the image seems to be in focus
Gotta say I agree with what's being said about the Duralyt being fuzzy round the edges of the sight picture - I've always wanted to know if anyone else had experienced that! I find it is worst at 3x mag, and gradually gets better until (probably around 9x mag) it isn't a problem.
Claret_Dabbler
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The S&B Zenith is an excellent choice. I would buy it without reservations.
Fixed power scopes are fine, but if your budget runs to a good veriable, that is the only way to go.
3-12x50 is the most generally useful size for UK conditions.
Fixed power scopes are fine, but if your budget runs to a good veriable, that is the only way to go.
3-12x50 is the most generally useful size for UK conditions.
+1 mine us fine aswell before everyone starts mocking me i'v had a few scopes, swarovski had the best glass followed by s&b my duralyt has better glass than the 2 nightforce i'v owned! I won't disagree about the image being clearer with schmidt but what good is it when the reticle is so big you can't see your target!!!!!! Perhaps that why I love the duralyt the reticle 6 is lovely! I'm not knocking the zenith but I can't stand scopes in the first focal plane. The other plus with the zeiss is the fact that if you fall over when out and about which seems to be quite alot for me, if it gets marked on the tube or bell it doesn't matter so much! You won't find me crying in the corner of a field because my scope has got marked
Lol, the fuzziness you see is the outside of the objective housing as the field of view opens up at low mag. Duralyt's have a highly recessed objective lens but are by no means the only scope this happens to.
To be fair, you ought to compare apples and apples. At the price point there isn't anything german and vari power to compete.
I also like the no 6 ret in the Duralyt.
Oh right, hadn't thought of that! The Duralyt is my first decent centrefire rifle scope and although I don't have anything to compare it to, I love it. It's great value for money and I would recommend it to anyone - the reticle is great, especially illuminated. I was just intrigued to know why the outside edges were sometimes blurry - thanks for clearing that up
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