What is your favorite for shots at dark?
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What is your favorite for shots at dark?
Leupold 4.5-14 50mm
I have a Redfield 3x9x50 and it sees way past shooting time at 150 yards, evening on bad cloudy days
Leopold 50mm. If price is no problem go with Zeiss or swarovski.( 50mm) if you on a budget Simmons atec is not bad but it will not hold up to big magnum guns
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Don't like to shoot at dark if it can be avoided,but When we do a good 40-50 mm scope and the lowest power 3x9 "3" 2x 10-50 mm "2" gathers more light,also works good in foggy conditions.
Leave mine on 9 power most of the time, 99 percent of my shots are over 100 yards, gets to late to see that way I need to leave. shooting time is over at 5:36 this evening, even with it cloudy I will be able to see till 6, need to be gone before that.
Nikon prostaff 7's are the brightest scopes I've seen. I have several $1500+ scopes that are not as bright.
I have a Bushnell Elite 2.5-16x50 that's good for dusk/dawn shooting. I keep it set on 2.5-3 most of the time for a wider field of view. I also have a Millet TRS 4-16x50 illuminated ; it's a decent scope for the money but, it is a heavy rascal.
How old is your Atec ?Quote:
Originally Posted by lowe175
I've got one one my dad's muzzleloader it's probably been on it for 15ys or more. Got one on his 30-06 It's been on for 10ys. I had one on a 270 that only lasted 2yrs. So it's a roll of the dice. That same 270 has got the good out of a few scopes so I want talk bad about it for that one.
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For the money your not going to beat a trijicon 2.5-10x56 or a meopta meostar 3-10x56. Got 2 if the trijicons and sold might nightforce shv because it couldn’t hang with the trijicons in low light
they are very nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by cantcaresb
X2 on the Bushnell Dust to Dawn
Nikon all the way ....can night hunt with it and have taken hogs way past last light with it ....they rock at last light for sureQuote:
Originally Posted by shadboy
Best I ever had was a Pentax Lightseeker, but they are no more. Using Nikon now and they are almost as good as the Pentax. Have no problem hunting in South Carolina's hour before sunrise to hour after sunset legal shooting time. Could at times even extend that a bit depending on background.
One thing for sure..We have allot of choices !!
Right there with ya,my son enjoys building long range rifles,he has spent several thousands on various scopes,but my Nikon pro staff 7 can walk side by side with them,and he will admit it,:biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by shadboy
Have you had any trouble with the Nikons? I broke a crosshair on one...don't know if that is a common problem or not
I had one that wouldn't hold zero. Sent it back they said nothing wrong with it. I put it on eBay and replace with a Leopold. Problem solved.
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I guess I probably have enough rifles..I pick ten to sight in each year...Most are wearing Leopold...I guess I will keep them...Seems the common denominator is that 50 mm gather more light...I will use those at dark..I hate hunting till dark anyway
I do better in the morning but do almost as good in the evenings. When I was younger and did not care what size deer I killed I love to hunt evenings because I killed more but now I'm a little more Selective and will leave when I can't tell how big they are. Good luck with what ever you decide
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Like everything,there is bound to be a problem sooner or later no matter the product.Get the best you can afford,nearly all scopes have lifetime warranty,like others have said,50mmQuote:
Originally Posted by KnightShadow10
Are Nikon Pro Staff 7s still being produced..haven't seen one
Google them,there are several sites you can peruse over.
Nikon for me.
I agree 50 mm is most likely the correct answer but can also be misleading . A few years back I was searching for a Stainless scope to replace and old Simmons . Seems like everyone stopped making them especially for a 22 cal . I had a guy ask me if I had looked at a Weaver 2-7 , with a 28 mm lens . Told him I was not interested in cheap scopes . I take my squirrel hunting serious . Wanted something that you could shoot at first light even if tree rat was on the ground . Long story short ,turned out to be a great low light scope . I have a new appreciation for Weaver . Don't expect them to be cheap , they are not . google them . This man shoots competition and recommends that weaver is worthy of a look . As he put it "all glass is not equal". This 28 mm is clearer at dark-thirty than my Leopold on my other 22 .Quote:
Originally Posted by Yaker
Putting this on a new Winchester M70 in 270.Attachment 288567
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