Which is the best digi scope
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kenbro
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Not cheating in any way.
It’s progress.
Just like all other sighting systems have improved over time. (Would you want to go back to only using open sights?)
It’s down to how you use your tools.
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the prowler
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I never shoot at fox passed 200yard, mainly 100yards, I've seen the fox and terriers going jaw to jaw. I think a well placed bullet is more humane.Nowt wrong with digging fox chap.. Lot more selective control than some divi practicing long range target practice with them..
Recent Alpex purchase solely for Deer management
Sheamus
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Nowt wrong either way in my opinion so carry on chap..
the prowler
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Will do
the prowler
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I've got a c50. But mainly used on airguns. It's a rather heavy scope though.
Everlong
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In the current firmware you can change the style AND colour of the LRF adjusted aim point
I've got a couple of Pards - as DS35 and an 008. Both are set up on dedicated night rifles. They are adequate for what I need but I don't like their daytime performance much. To be honest, the 008 shoots more daytime squirrels than rabbits at the minute and it's "ok" at rimfire ranges but I much prefer glass.
I'd like a digital day scope to maximise the first and last light opportunities on deer on a couple of my bits but I don't like the shallow focal depth and image quality. It's just not there for me yet and I do think that digital scope performance does focus largely on improvements to night time / IR performance (rather than dawn / dusk / natural light) so I'm holding off just now (but watching this thread with interest!).
I'd like a digital day scope to maximise the first and last light opportunities on deer on a couple of my bits but I don't like the shallow focal depth and image quality. It's just not there for me yet and I do think that digital scope performance does focus largely on improvements to night time / IR performance (rather than dawn / dusk / natural light) so I'm holding off just now (but watching this thread with interest!).
Thanks Ben - I might take you up on that. How fussy is it on focus? That's one of the things I struggle with.
BenBhoy
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It's less fussy than the Zulus.It is focus fussy , but manageable
Well that’s done it. Been mulling this thread over and then out tonight and on a couple of deer at about 60yds in the trees and, with thick cloud cover, no way I could pick them out with the scope 20 mins before last legal light.
I’m going sell my souls to the devil and order an Alpex!! It’ll reluctantly replace a nice light Zeiss with lovely optics. But nice optics are no use if I can’t shoot deer!
I’m going sell my souls to the devil and order an Alpex!! It’ll reluctantly replace a nice light Zeiss with lovely optics. But nice optics are no use if I can’t shoot deer!
hairlesshunter
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This rabbit was shot at 160y on x19 on my Atn x-sight 5 to give an idea
Alpex arrived, needed some higher mounts and they came yesterday so zeroed it and a right pain it was too.
Left the eye bellows thing off (as it said you could) and mounted the scope for comfortable eye relief on the digi display. Turns out that is too close to your face for a lightweight 308. Ouch. Never done that before but once I'd stemmed the bleeding I fitted the bellows and moved the scope forward and, with a newly developed flinch, proceeded to zero. Was miles off target at 20 yards but eventually got it sorted and hopefully saved all the parameters and it stays where it should. I guess that is one of the things I like about conventional glass - I trust the turrets to stay put, whereas I've often had to re-zero my Pard 008. Once I've shot a few deer and built up a bit of trust in the thing then I'm sure all will be good
Left the eye bellows thing off (as it said you could) and mounted the scope for comfortable eye relief on the digi display. Turns out that is too close to your face for a lightweight 308. Ouch. Never done that before but once I'd stemmed the bleeding I fitted the bellows and moved the scope forward and, with a newly developed flinch, proceeded to zero. Was miles off target at 20 yards but eventually got it sorted and hopefully saved all the parameters and it stays where it should. I guess that is one of the things I like about conventional glass - I trust the turrets to stay put, whereas I've often had to re-zero my Pard 008. Once I've shot a few deer and built up a bit of trust in the thing then I'm sure all will be good
First one to the Alpex this morning. Shot about 45 mins before sunrise on a very murky morning. I couldn't make out the deer with the binos but got a shot with the Alpex quite clearly. Nice red hind at about 165yds. I reckon it'd have been another 15+ mins before I could see with a conventional scope, by which time the deer would have made the wood they were heading back to.
I'm becoming converted
I'm becoming converted
Sheamus
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We should of brought one of these years agoFirst one to the Alpex this morning. Shot about 45 mins before sunrise on a very murky morning. I couldn't make out the deer with the binos but got a shot with the Alpex quite clearly. Nice red hind at about 165yds. I reckon it'd have been another 15+ mins before I could see with a conventional scope, by which time the deer would have made the wood they were heading back to.
I'm becoming converted
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