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Have one 30mm but would like to try a 1nch since I have boo-koo rings and bases already. Any decent ones out there? powdr
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Enjoying my Sig Sauer whiskey 3 so far
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I haven’t tried one yet but the Tract Toric might be worthy of consideration.
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I’ve had a bunch and find leupold firedot tough to beat. Motion sensing switch saves battery, lightweight, well executed. Mark ar or vx freedom firedot?
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Had one Leupold with a green dot. Agree that the way they work is spot-on, and the light was usable under all legal conditions here.
I currently have four Hawkes that work well, but are definitely not daylight bright. On the other hand, they don't overwhelm the view under conditions where they are most useful either. You do have to remember to turn these off, or invest in a bunch of batteries.
If given a choice, I'd go with green every time.
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I’ve got a Trijicon Accupoint 3-9x40 in the classifieds. 😄. It’s green too!
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Thanks a bunch guys. Is the Freedom scope w/ill. a 1in scope? Keep the suggestions coming. powdr
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Swarovski just announced the Z5i
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Have one 30mm but would like to try a 1nch since I have boo-koo rings and bases already. Any decent ones out there? powdr I recently bought a Burris E1 3x9 Illuminated. Hadn't hunted with it yet, but so far I like it https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1548144260
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Ive had a few.My favorite is the Burris E-1 with german3P #4 reticle.Also like the SIG whiskey 3 and the Hawke Endurance.
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Had one Leupold with a green dot. Agree that the way they work is spot-on, and the light was usable under all legal conditions here.
I currently have four Hawkes that work well, but are definitely not daylight bright. On the other hand, they don't overwhelm the view under conditions where they are most useful either. You do have to remember to turn these off, or invest in a bunch of batteries.
If given a choice, I'd go with green every time. I also have Hawke scopes and a Leupold Firedot. I have three Hawke scopes, and the glass quality is competitive with other good optics sold in a similar price range. Illumination on the Hawke’s is not daylight bright, unlike the Leupold Firedot. I also don’t like the Hawke rheostat control. They advertise this as providing infinite control, but in practice I’d much rather have distinct steps with off options in between, I.e. 1, off, 2, off, 3, off.. Really depends on how important daylight bright is to you. ,
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What is the Z5I going to start at pricewise?
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Doug,
What is the Z5I going to start at pricewise? $1,429.00 - $1,729.00
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Ive had a few.My favorite is the Burris E-1 with german3P #4 reticle.Also like the SIG whiskey 3 and the Hawke Endurance. Digging my same Burris that I paid something like $160 for. Worth MUCH more than that.
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I find the electronics on the eyepiece much less aesthetically pleasing than on the turret/para adjustment.
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[quote=ingwe]Ive had a few.My favorite is the Burris E-1 with german3P #4 reticle.
Digging my same Burris that I paid something like $160 for. Worth MUCH more than that.
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Had one Leupold with a green dot. Agree that the way they work is spot-on, and the light was usable under all legal conditions here.
I currently have four Hawkes that work well, but are definitely not daylight bright. On the other hand, they don't overwhelm the view under conditions where they are most useful either. You do have to remember to turn these off, or invest in a bunch of batteries.
If given a choice, I'd go with green every time. I also have Hawke scopes and a Leupold Firedot. I have three Hawke scopes, and the glass quality is competitive with other good optics sold in a similar price range. Illumination on the Hawke’s is not daylight bright, unlike the Leupold Firedot. I also don’t like the Hawke rheostat control. They advertise this as providing infinite control, but in practice I’d much rather have distinct steps with off options in between, I.e. 1, off, 2, off, 3, off.. Really depends on how important daylight bright is to you. , The rheostat is okay, but lacks the auto-on/off of the Leupold system. While the daylight-bright Leupold dot is handy as it draws the eye to the aiming point, but for what they cost, the Hawkes work well and as I said before, working well in dim light is the most important part for me. Others who shoot in the dark seem to complain more about lit reticles being too bright than anything else.
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