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Re: Best Low Light Scope [Re: WGDfarm23] #3030037
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Use this to mount your Fenix and any scope becomes a low light champion.


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Re: Best Low Light Scope [Re: Out back] #3030252
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Originally Posted by Out back
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Use this to mount your Fenix and any scope becomes a low light champion.

I lost my Fenix flashlight earlier this season. Best flashlight out there.


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Re: Best Low Light Scope [Re: WGDfarm23] #3030345
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Few years back I put a $50 3x9x50 Simmons on a H&R 35 whelen . Left it on for 3 years , shot it maybe 30 times , killed 14 deer

Really ain't nothing I can say bad about the scope . It got the job done .

Re: Best Low Light Scope [Re: WGDfarm23] #3030741
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Too many scope snobs on here. A lot of good suggestions mentioned above. My suggestion is a GPO (German Precision Optics) scope. They're made in both 1" & 30mm tubes. I've always thought the 30mm drew in more light. That was based on my observations not printed data from the scope maker. I also think that the better scopes have better glass coatings. I might be saying that wrong, but oh well. I have a GPO 2.5-15x50mm with Lighted #4 reticle, red dot. I've hunted with friends rifles that has Zeiss, Swaros and Kahles on them and the GPO was just as clear & bright the high end european scopes. The price was a lot less than those scopes too. It comes down to what you're comfortable spending on a scope to meet your needs. I have an opinion just like everyone else, but when it's all said and done, only what matters to you is the decision you'll make. Like I said, a lot of good scopes have been mentioned. Do your own research and make the decision you feel most comfortable with.


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Re: Best Low Light Scope [Re: WGDfarm23] #3031814
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Re: Best Low Light Scope [Re: TickaTicka] #3031920
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Absolutely.

Re: Best Low Light Scope [Re: WGDfarm23] #3031970
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Re: Best Low Light Scope [Re: WGDfarm23] #3032045
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Damn, really good deal on the Swaro. Just ordered the same scope with a plex reticle last week. Paid $450 more than this one.


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Re: Best Low Light Scope [Re: Shaw] #3032062
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Yep. I'm hoping someone buys it real soon or I'm not gonna be able to help myself. That #8 reticle seems like it would be about as good as a #4.


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Re: Best Low Light Scope [Re: WGDfarm23] #3033467
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Ive heard any scope will do if you have a good enough spotlight😁


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Re: Best Low Light Scope [Re: WGDfarm23] #3033577
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Pawn shops occasionally have great deals on high end scopes. With the great warranty on the better ones, I'm just not worried about buying one used.

I bought a Zeiss (marked Made in West Germany) a few years back. Had a problem with the windage turret. Zeiss USA sent me a shipping label, offered a loaner scope, and covered the postage to ship it back to the factory in Germany. They replaced the mechanicals, all the seals, re-purged with nitrogen, and delivered it back to me. At no cost.

Re: Best Low Light Scope [Re: Big Game Hunter] #3033736
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Originally Posted by Big Game Hunter
Originally Posted by Out back
Originally Posted by Big Game Hunter
All of the high end euro scopes with a 30mm tube will have more light gathering capabilities that the human eye can use.

Swarovski
Zeiss
Schmidt & Bender

Now that we got the millionaire optics out of the way.
The best scope, for less than three months of mortgage payments, is the Meopta.


I agree that Meopta and/or Minox are very good for the money as long as they have the 30mm tube. The tube size is more Important that the objective size.

As an example; a scope with a 30mm tube with a 42mm objective brings in more light than a 1" tube with a 56mm objective.


I once thought the exact same thing. Turns out that is not the case. Tube size has nothing to do with light gathering. It's all in the glass. Tube size allows for more elevation.
And before people begin to RIP me and not know.....please google it and read optics planets article on the subject. Or anybodies article on the subject really. I guess it was just an old wives tale. Dunno!!


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