Thread: Low light hunting scope circa 2021 ?

I dont know much about aging eyes yet thankfully but hunting into dark the first thing I loose is the recticle
I can clearly see that its in my scope but a black pig on a dark background all I can see is the outline

firedot illuminated dots helped me immensely

Originally Posted by 6x47

With rangefinders like 95% of us have, why on earth would we want FFP for precision longer range shooting?

Quicker to use reticle holds rather than dialling, especially if the first shot is off and a quick follow up is necessary.

My leica er5 lrs 5-26@56mm kicks arse

Originally Posted by Mathias

Swaro Z5 2.4-12x50 if that fits the budget, has most of what you are asking for. Euro glass will win hands down in low light.

One of these sitting at Rivers To Ranges in Rangiora with 4W, spotted it last week.
@Gibo

Originally Posted by Mathias

One of these sitting at Rivers To Ranges in Rangiora with 4W, spotted it last week.
@Gibo

Such a good scope, it blows me away every time i use it

Ive just changed 2 of my scopes from Leupold to Swarovski. Hard to beat the clarity

Originally Posted by caberslash

Quicker to use reticle holds rather than dialling, especially if the first shot is off and a quick follow up is necessary.

Don't agree on that one. I shoot F-Class and have done a lot of LR varminting. A SFP scope has NO disadvantage in those respects. If you know where the first strike actually was, correcting is easy with either. Either way, the finer aiming point with the SFP at higher magnification is more desirable.