I am a fussy customer. The first 6500 I received was blurry above 25X. I sent it into customer service. When it was returned it was crystal clear all the way to 30X. When I turned it down it was blurry below 10X. I returned it for a full refund. After several months I ordered another, the one I have now. It is what the engineer had in mind: Crystal clear from 4 1/2 through 30 power. So far the only other rifle scope to be brighter or clearer than this 6500 was two Nightforces. Nothing else beats it. The z3's are not even close.
I don't understand keeping a scope, or anything for that matter, that does not do what I expect.
That is not surprising. The z3 seems to be repackaged Kahles 1" American line they had few years back. Kahles is owned by Swarovski and we are now truly "blessed" to get Swarovski name for about 40% more in price. The Bushnell 6500 is descendant of legendary Baush & Lomb 'Elite' series. The "granddaddy" was legendary Balvar line. .... American classic gents.
