Author: Rancid Coolaid
Subject: Opticsthoughts vs Precision Rifle
Posted: February/14/2016 at 21:08
As a general rule, I hate everything, even the best stuff, over 20X - the same holds true of my gen2 Kahles K624i. Eye box gets cramped, FOV constricts, and in anything but bench shooting, it is all but worthless. I've played with the gen3, they made a few improvements, I just got sick of spending what they want, only to find several optical shortcomings, then have the value of the scope drop by half when they come out with a new gen that addresses - with varying degrees of success - the generation's issues.
I keep my gen2 only because I like the parallax adjustment, and I refuse to take the hit selling it. Truth be told, the parallax is a pain in the ass, way more picky than comparable scopes, but I love the design since I shoot lefty as much as righty.
My go to rifle right now wears the Kahles, but I have a backup, and it wears a 3-18 gen2 vortex HD and I really almost everything about that scope (minor annoyances, nothing as bad as some of my Kahles gripes.) If I could, for even money, today, I might swap my gen2 Kahles for the gen2 vortex, though there is a $1000 list price difference. Yes, it is that good.
Aside from those, my next in line is a SFP Hensoldt 3-12 that I really might never sell. It is almost impossible to get anything but an amazing sight picture with that scope, and at 12X, eye box is humorously generous. I shoot better with that inside 800 yards than anything else of higher power, simply because I focus on target and basics rather than get distracted by my heartbeat in the reticle or by those tiny muscle movements that only a 20X let you see.
We're it my money, I'd look hard at the gen2 Vortex HD and at the S&B. The Beast is okay, the Kahles is getting close to what it costs, and a few others will work just fine; but in that price range, get something you can shoot well for 10 years - or sell next year without losing your shirt.
Subject: Opticsthoughts vs Precision Rifle
Posted: February/14/2016 at 21:08
As a general rule, I hate everything, even the best stuff, over 20X - the same holds true of my gen2 Kahles K624i. Eye box gets cramped, FOV constricts, and in anything but bench shooting, it is all but worthless. I've played with the gen3, they made a few improvements, I just got sick of spending what they want, only to find several optical shortcomings, then have the value of the scope drop by half when they come out with a new gen that addresses - with varying degrees of success - the generation's issues.
I keep my gen2 only because I like the parallax adjustment, and I refuse to take the hit selling it. Truth be told, the parallax is a pain in the ass, way more picky than comparable scopes, but I love the design since I shoot lefty as much as righty.
My go to rifle right now wears the Kahles, but I have a backup, and it wears a 3-18 gen2 vortex HD and I really almost everything about that scope (minor annoyances, nothing as bad as some of my Kahles gripes.) If I could, for even money, today, I might swap my gen2 Kahles for the gen2 vortex, though there is a $1000 list price difference. Yes, it is that good.
Aside from those, my next in line is a SFP Hensoldt 3-12 that I really might never sell. It is almost impossible to get anything but an amazing sight picture with that scope, and at 12X, eye box is humorously generous. I shoot better with that inside 800 yards than anything else of higher power, simply because I focus on target and basics rather than get distracted by my heartbeat in the reticle or by those tiny muscle movements that only a 20X let you see.
We're it my money, I'd look hard at the gen2 Vortex HD and at the S&B. The Beast is okay, the Kahles is getting close to what it costs, and a few others will work just fine; but in that price range, get something you can shoot well for 10 years - or sell next year without losing your shirt.