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AlaskaCub,
It's O.K. to make mistakes here. It't the 'net where everyone does it.
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If you are really interested in low light performance, I'd get a larger scope. Like the 2-7X33 models. Even a VX1. A 33mm scope would transmit about 67% more light. That would allow you to use over 6X during twilight. The best you can do with a 20mm scope is 4X. E
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If you are really interested in low light performance, I'd get a larger scope. Like the 2-7X33 models. Even a VX1. A 33mm scope would transmit about 67% more light. That would allow you to use over 6X during twilight. The best you can do with a 20mm scope is 4X. E A looooong turkey shot is 60 yards; the vast majority are shot at 40 yards or closer. I don't think magnification will be an issue. In fact, they'll probably have the scopes on the lowest end anyway - 1.5X. Why not a simple red-dot then? My wife can't see well enough through the best red-dots. The VX3 glass is much better than the best red-dot glass available.
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I think you'd be best served by getting the 2.5 fixed.
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I think you'd be better served with fiber optics open sights.
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*sigh*
I don't know how many ways I can say it; my lovely bride of 25 years has less than adequate eye sight.
She needs the vision correction (Diopter correction) of the ocular, and the vision "boost" of very good, multi-coated glass.
A scope that you can see things through that you could not make out with the naked eye.
Given a good scope she can shoot very well. Open sights are a non-starter.
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Throw your Hensoldt on there. That should provide all the quality she could ever hope for.
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Throw your Hensoldt on there. That should provide all the quality she could ever hope for. Thousands of comedians out of work and you're trying to break into their ranks; don't quit your day job.
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Are you saying your 72mm Hensoldt is a joke?
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*sigh*
I don't know how many ways I can say it; my lovely bride of 25 years has less than adequate eye sight.
She needs the vision correction (Diopter correction) of the ocular, and the vision "boost" of very good, multi-coated glass.
A scope that you can see things through that you could not make out with the naked eye.
Given a good scope she can shoot very well. Open sights are a non-starter. In that case, it sounds like she would benefit from a lot better glass than the VX3.
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Are you saying your 72mm Hensoldt is a joke? OK, I'll knock down that straw man just because I like you; yes, putting ANY Hensoldt on a turkey shotgun would be a joke. Putting one with a 72mm Objective on a turkey shotgun would peg the silly meter. ...and no, I'm not saying my Hensoldt is a joke, but, you knew that.
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In that case, it sounds like she would benefit from a lot better glass than the VX3. Who makes a scope with a lot better glass that doesn't cost $2K or more?
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The 2.5x will get the job done and be the easiest for her to use.
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The 2.5x will get the job done and be the easiest for her to use. Will the 2.5X be the optical equal to the VX3 under that dark canopy right at first legal shooting time?
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