Thread: Burris Signature HD 3-15's first day out.

Originally Posted by Blackfern

Be very keen to see how it stacks up against the delta titanium as i just bought one based on the review that @thar did on his one. Be a bit dark if the burris at 700 bucks is as good on last light. The suspense waiting for the next installment is killing me....

I am sure you wont have any worries :-)
You have illumination - Side Focus - interchange Turrets - higher mag

All optics I have trialed - its that last 20mins of daylight that sorts the wheat from the chaff
Build quality is also a hidden feature that only shows over time

Rule on Optics in general is
$$ spent - governs quality received

Originally Posted by Blackfern

Be very keen to see how it stacks up against the delta titanium as i just bought one based on the review that @thar did on his one. Be a bit dark if the burris at 700 bucks is as good on last light. The suspense waiting for the next installment is killing me....

I love my Delta taitainum the extra mag range is awesome and the turret adjustment is always spot on.
The only negative is the zero stop the tiny screw needs to be an allen screw.

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Originally Posted by Sarvo

Here are some 2020 models that I could get by mid month

Burris Four Xe 2.5-10x50 3P#4 2020 model
SKU 200503
$775

Burris Four Xe 3-12x56 3P#4 2020 model
SKU 200504c
$855

Burris Four Xe 6-24x56 E3 MOA 2020 Model
SKU 200505c
$955

Burris RT-6 1-6x24 3P#4
SKU 200472c
$685

Pity they don’t do a 44mm objective in 4-16 or 3-12.

Originally Posted by chainsaw

Pity they don’t do a 44mm objective in 4-16 or 3-12.

Seems almost every 3-12 these days is a 56mm

Originally Posted by chainsaw

Pity they don’t do a 44mm objective in 4-16 or 3-12.

The Signature HD 3-15x44 is still available - here I would think
But its off the production line or supply line in Europe from what I can gather

There will be 50mm 2020 editions
My list is just a taste above

Originally Posted by superdiver

Seems almost every 3-12 these days is a 56mm

No - will be a good range in 50mm still
But yes - 56mm is the trend in Europe now

Our pricing on Burris full field 4 and signature is hundreds under NZ retail.

Originally Posted by 55six

Our pricing on Burris full field 4 and signature is hundreds under NZ retail.

Yes, it is.

Signature comparison continued:

Tonight, the Burris, a Delta Titanium 4-24x50, Z5 3-12x50, Z5 3.5-18x42

All set on 5 power. Same cabbage tree at circa 300 yards. Focussing on light coloured trunk.

5.15pm all on par. With Burris Signature the yellow autumn colours really "popped". Z5 3.5-18 had clarity edge.

5.30pm. Par. Burris holding its own.

5.40pm Burris fading but still ok for shot. then 3-12, then Delta. 3.5-18 best by slight margin.

5.45pm Burris and 3-12 gone, couldn't take shot. Delta still marginally ok. 3.5-18 marginally better. Very last of light and all gone 4.47pm.

So 5 mins between the lot. Delta and Z5 3.5-18 held up well. Burris damned good value.

Originally Posted by Tahr

Signature comparison continued:

Tonight, the Burris, a Delta Titanium 4-24x50, Z5 3-12x50, Z5 3.5-18x42

All set on 5 power. Same cabbage tree at circa 300 yards. Focussing on light coloured trunk.

5.15pm all on par. With Burris Signature the yellow autumn colours really "popped". Z5 3.5-18 had clarity edge.

5.30pm. Par. Burris holding its own.

5.40pm Burris fading but still ok for shot. then 3-12, then Delta. 3.5-18 best by slight margin.

5.45pm Burris and 3-12 gone, couldn't take shot. Delta still marginally ok. 3.5-18 marginally better. Very last of light and all gone 4.47pm.

So 5 mins between the lot. Delta and Z5 3.5-18 held up well. Burris damned good value.

Great honest test Tahr

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Hey Thanks for that Tahr - did any of them have an illuminated reticle? Ages ago I did a similar test with a Z5 3.5-18 and a Leupold VX5HD 3-15 and found that the firedot at it lowest setting gave it a slight edge i.e. were you loosing the target or the reticle in your comparison ??

Originally Posted by Tentman

Hey Thanks for that Tahr - did any of them have an illuminated reticle? Ages ago I did a similar test with a Z5 3.5-18 and a Leupold VX5HD 3-15 and found that the firedot at it lowest setting gave it a slight edge i.e. were you loosing the target or the reticle in your comparison ??

Actually, yes. The Delta. But I didn't turn it on because I didn't want the light to muck my eyes up for the others' in comparison. I expect that the illuminated reticle on the Delta (which is a wonderful sharp little dot) would have given it an edge - albeit an unfair one.

@davhope

Great to read your test Tahr, just last night two friends brought their Leupolds over and we did an extreme ( to total failure at 6:37pm ) low light test here. Leupold VX3i 3.5 - 10 x40, Leupold European 30mm tube. Delta Titanium 1.5 -9 x 45, Delta Titanium 4-24 x 50, Swaro Z5 3.5 -18, Kahles 4 - 12 x56 FFP and Swaro EL 10x Binos.
We looked at 50 Elk Bulls at 350 metres and two other bulls in a dark corner of another paddock at 140 metres for our test. It was a crappy sunset for a test with a black horizontal line of cloud and above it a bright Norwest sunset
The two Leupolds died early and were a real disappointment. The Delta 1,5 -9 was very clear and I really liked the 2D reticle which is a 4A style with two windage dots. The 4-24 was also very clear and was a surprise in how well it performed with the mag cranked up. The side focus making the difference I think. The 3.5 - 18 swaro was very good, but disappointingly for it's owner (me) the two Deltas kept up and were on a par until 6.10pm when the 1.5 - 9 Delta fell slightly behind the swaro and bigger Delta. The Kahles was not quite as good in clarity as the swaro and Delta but made up for it with the big 4A FFP Reticle and would be the best for a close shot in the dark. At 6:37 it had been dark for half an hour with the deer not visible to the naked eye since 6pm and was almost totally black. The close deer were still just shootable with the swaro, Kahles and 4-24 Delta, but were getting fuzzy and loosing definition to the point of being just deer shapes. The Binos were very slightly ahead of all the scopes at this point. We tried the illuminated delta reticles and this did help by confirming the centre of the crosshair.
We then went and spotlighted a few Hares, comparing scopes for flare and reticle clarity with reflected light off the bonnet and general spotlighting positions.
This morning I compared the Delta 4-24 x 50 against my Z5 swaro. The extra mag range was worth having and gave quite an advantage to the Delta which was just as clear optically as the Swaro, with colour definition on par.
As a result of our test Andrew and John have both ordered Delta scopes to replace their Leupolds.

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

Great to read your test Tahr, just last night two friends brought their Leupolds over and we did an extreme ( to total failure at 6:37pm ) low light test here. Leupold VX3i 3.5 - 10 x40, Leupold European 30mm tube. Delta Titanium 1.5 -9 x 45, Delta Titanium 4-24 x 50, Swaro Z5 3.5 -18, Kahles 4 - 12 x56 FFP and Swaro EL 10x Binos.
We looked at 50 Elk Bulls at 350 metres and two other bulls in a dark corner of another paddock at 140 metres for our test. It was a crappy sunset for a test with a black horizontal line of cloud and above it a bright Norwest sunset
The two Leupolds died early and were a real disappointment. The Delta 1,5 -9 was very clear and I really liked the 2D reticle which is a 4A style with two windage dots. The 4-24 was also very clear and was a surprise in how well it performed with the mag cranked up. The side focus making the difference I think. The 3.5 - 18 swaro was very good, but disappointingly for it's owner (me) the two Deltas kept up and were on a par until 6.10pm when the 1.5 - 9 Delta fell slightly behind the swaro and bigger Delta. The Kahles was not quite as good in clarity as the swaro and Delta but made up for it with the big 4A FFP Reticle and would be the best for a close shot in the dark. At 6:37 it had been dark for half an hour with the deer not visible to the naked eye since 6pm and was almost totally black. The close deer were still just shootable with the swaro, Kahles and 4-24 Delta, but were getting fuzzy and loosing definition to the point of being just deer shapes. The Binos were very slightly ahead of all the scopes at this point. We tried the illuminated delta reticles and this did help by confirming the centre of the crosshair.
We then went and spotlighted a few Hares, comparing scopes for flare and reticle clarity with reflected light off the bonnet and general spotlighting positions.
This morning I compared the Delta 4-24 x 50 against my Z5 swaro. The extra mag range was worth having and gave quite an advantage to the Delta which was just as clear optically as the Swaro, with colour definition on par.
As a result of our test Andrew and John have both ordered Delta scopes to replace their Leupolds.

Great write up @Moa Hunter
These results - although not surprising are above what I even thought Delta could achieve against Alpha level !!!
Glad I could come to the party Re supplying said modes etc

Again huge thanks for you effort in Review/Field Test
I know its an honest review as you are fully known as a Swarovski promo addict

Will send you the Docter V6 to test next