A few scopes compared - 12/21/14
A few scopes compared for resolving detail.
December 20, 2014 misty and overcast about 3PM
Today I compared several scopes on the new �eye chart� I stapled to the pump house 127 yards from the porch. The �eye chart� is about 8 ��X11� part of a red line 1� grid target with some bullet holes in it I laminated for weather protection. I think they are .25 caliber holes. The scopes compared are listed below.
Son-in-law John (about forty-eight years old) and I (seventy years old) checked the scopes at 127 yards. Also I checked them at 200 yards by myself . Everyone knows, or should know anyway, everyone�s eyes are different. Most certainly I have discovered mine are at the lower end of the angle of acuity spectrum while John�s are closer to the upper end. With corrective lenses, though, I was tested at 20/15. John said the Bushnell 6500 4 �-30X50 and Leupold VX-6 were the easiest to get a full picture. We were adjusting the scopes as best we could and marking the magnification at which we could see the red lines.
Here are the results:.........John...............Rich
Swarovski z5 5-25X52 SF........6X...............5 1/4X
Bushnell 6500 4 �-30X50 SF.....4 1/2X...........4 3/4X
Bushnell 6500 2 �-16X42 SF.....5X...............6X
Bushnell 4200 4-16X40 A.O.....4 1/2X...........5X
Tasco W. C. Trajectory 6-24X40..6X..............6X
Ezekiel 3-30X56.................--..............6 1/4X
When John saw that I came up with a lower number than he did with the z5 he rechecked. Again he came up with 6X. He left before I brought out the Ezekiel.
This morning about 10AM I took the scope to the range to check them on the new �eye chart� at 300 yards. There was a �3 gun� shoot on the long range so I had to settle for 200 yards. The weather was totally overcast and sprinkling. On the 200 yard comparison I decided to compare three things. There is a red �dot� about 1/32� smaller than 1/2� on the chart. That was the first thing I checked. Next was when could I see the lines and then when could I positively identify the bullet holes? Here are the results:
.............Red Dot.........Lines..........Bullet Holes
Ezekiel.......6X..............11X..............17X
Tasco.........5X..............13X..............15X
Swarovski.....5X...............9X..............14X
Bush.2 �-16X..5 1/2X..........8 1/2X...........12X
Bush. 4 �-30X.4 1/2X..........10X..............14 1/2X
4200..........5 1/2X..........8X...............16X
VX-6..........5X..............8X...............13X
I will return the Leupold to the company for customer service before I even mount it. Both the side focus and magnification adjustments are very stiff. The side focus is almost not usable.
December 20, 2014 misty and overcast about 3PM
Today I compared several scopes on the new �eye chart� I stapled to the pump house 127 yards from the porch. The �eye chart� is about 8 ��X11� part of a red line 1� grid target with some bullet holes in it I laminated for weather protection. I think they are .25 caliber holes. The scopes compared are listed below.
Son-in-law John (about forty-eight years old) and I (seventy years old) checked the scopes at 127 yards. Also I checked them at 200 yards by myself . Everyone knows, or should know anyway, everyone�s eyes are different. Most certainly I have discovered mine are at the lower end of the angle of acuity spectrum while John�s are closer to the upper end. With corrective lenses, though, I was tested at 20/15. John said the Bushnell 6500 4 �-30X50 and Leupold VX-6 were the easiest to get a full picture. We were adjusting the scopes as best we could and marking the magnification at which we could see the red lines.
Here are the results:.........John...............Rich
Swarovski z5 5-25X52 SF........6X...............5 1/4X
Bushnell 6500 4 �-30X50 SF.....4 1/2X...........4 3/4X
Bushnell 6500 2 �-16X42 SF.....5X...............6X
Bushnell 4200 4-16X40 A.O.....4 1/2X...........5X
Tasco W. C. Trajectory 6-24X40..6X..............6X
Ezekiel 3-30X56.................--..............6 1/4X
When John saw that I came up with a lower number than he did with the z5 he rechecked. Again he came up with 6X. He left before I brought out the Ezekiel.
This morning about 10AM I took the scope to the range to check them on the new �eye chart� at 300 yards. There was a �3 gun� shoot on the long range so I had to settle for 200 yards. The weather was totally overcast and sprinkling. On the 200 yard comparison I decided to compare three things. There is a red �dot� about 1/32� smaller than 1/2� on the chart. That was the first thing I checked. Next was when could I see the lines and then when could I positively identify the bullet holes? Here are the results:
.............Red Dot.........Lines..........Bullet Holes
Ezekiel.......6X..............11X..............17X
Tasco.........5X..............13X..............15X
Swarovski.....5X...............9X..............14X
Bush.2 �-16X..5 1/2X..........8 1/2X...........12X
Bush. 4 �-30X.4 1/2X..........10X..............14 1/2X
4200..........5 1/2X..........8X...............16X
VX-6..........5X..............8X...............13X
I will return the Leupold to the company for customer service before I even mount it. Both the side focus and magnification adjustments are very stiff. The side focus is almost not usable.