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Yes,I spotted that Delta just before you mentioned it on here a few months ago. I have been wanting to read your full review. If it needs the weight to be dependable,I do love the power range for eastern whitetail where I might go from 3 yards visibility to 300 several times a day.

It is sitting on my 280Rem Tikka right now and is working really well. At 1.5x, I can easily see the barrel in the FOV and one interesting thing that occurred to me is that for quick shooting, I sorta "put the muzzle on the target and pull the trigger". It works surprisingly well. Also, the illuminated dot is quite bright and easy to see even during the day. Even without that, the reticle is thick enough for low light use.

Overall, I am pretty impressed. It is a fairly basic scope, but as a general purpose design, it is a really compelling option. If Delta does not figure out their importer issues, I might just import a couple of models myself when I am done with the testing.






ILya

I like everything about it except that I wish it were a bit lighter. I wouldn't lighten it however to sacrifice mechanical integrity. I also like that it's long enough to mount on a long action. Do you have any concerns about possible warranty work down the line?

Is it as bright,and does the image fill the ocular, like it does on the Razor HD LH?

How much does the delta weigh? It says made in Japan, LOW? I am beginning to wonder how different these scopes really are. I know NF focuses on durability and repeatability above all else, but I have to wonder with a 34mm scope made in maybe the same factory how is it not durable and repeatable? Still liking the idea of the 17 ounce NSX8 and yet 45 mm at 8x is intriguing. Nice number 4 as well are they etched or wire reticles?

I havn't yet done a proper side-by-side with the HD LH. At first blush, it looks in the same ballpark in terms of image quality, but first impressions are just that: first impressions.

It is definitely a substantially larger scope than HD LH.

ILya

This reticle is called 2D and it is basically a #4 with two additional lead dots. The scope also comes with a regular number 4 reticle.

The weight is close to 24 ounces.

It is made by LOW. LOW, like all OEMs, builds to spec and there are always some differences between the assembly tolerances, component selection, etc. A lot of what people say about Nightforce is a result of very successful marketing, but they are definitely very good in keeping OEMs in line and in doing very careful QC. That makes a big difference.

Delta seems to have a very good track record of maintaining QC with their LOW products (they are pretty big in Central and Northern Europe, so I talked to some of the people who carry their scopes and they are very happy with quality and consistency).

ILya