On the elk hunt this year my *50-year-old huntin' bud complained that his 4.5-14x 50mm Leupold was disappointing in its ability to help him see elk moving around in a meadow before dawn - in fact it was no better than my 3.5-10x 40mm Leupold, which is more than enough scope but not a night-vision device.

I tried to tell him that it wasn't really necessary to buy that more expensive top-heavy 50mm version in extra-high rings, but he is a true "if it is bigger - it must be better" kind of guy.
So I just had to laugh about the whole incident!

*The scope�s EP corresponds to our pupils, which dilate to a maximum of 7mm in a young person, decline to about 5mm by age 50 and another millimeter each decade after that. If a scope�s EP exceeds the diameter of ours, the rim of extra light spills out onto our irises, wasted.

"We deal in lead - friend"