Originally Posted by Ringman
One of my range friends, who has lots of fine optics, called. He told me,
"The scope you like so much."
"You mean the Swarovski z8i 2.3-18X56?"
"Yea. It's on my elk rifle. The illumination failed."
"Man that thing beat my Leupold VX-6 4-24X52, Swarovski z5 5-25X52, and Bushnell 6500 4 1/2-30X50 by twenty minutes in the low light."
"But if I can't see the reticle it's worthless. It has to go back the Germany. They told me it's going to be twelve weeks. That's gonna be close."

I hope it makes it in time for him.


If it is being sent to Germany he will have a long wait to get it back. Did you make this story up? Since when are Swarovski scopes made in Germany. You did make this up.

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