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  1. 22-09-2019, 09:40 PM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post
    Trouble is is that that is the best part of the day hunting wise.
    Hard to go back from good glass.
    Hard to recover an animal shot in that window too.
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  3. 22-09-2019, 09:40 PM #32
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst View Post
    New 2.4-12 Z5 looks pretty good Cam, had a fondle of one the other day and was tossing up between it and the 3.5-18, ended up with the 3.5-18 but only because I want to shoot a bit of steel every now and then and side focus be good for that. The 2.4-12 was every bit as good optically, but simpler, no side focus, can be had with or without ballistic turret
    Color me interested.....can ya get the 3.5-18 with no side focus/parallax adj ? that mag range in a lighter scope than the 6 would be ideal.
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  4. 22-09-2019, 09:43 PM #33
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    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post
    is is that that
    That made my brain smoke Haha
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    270 is a sparsely totient number, the largest integer with 72 as its totient
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    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post
    Color me interested.....can ya get the 3.5-18 with no side focus/parallax adj ? that mag range in a lighter scope than the 6 would be ideal.
    Not sure, theres probably something in the Z6 range that would be similar but you're stepping up quite a bit in price and probably weight also
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    270 is a sparsely totient number, the largest integer with 72 as its totient
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    Z5 is my pick I’ve got vx3i and a meopta meopro which is a good value scope and not super heavy


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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst View Post
    Not sure, theres probably something in the Z6 range that would be similar but you're stepping up quite a bit in price and probably weight also
    Weight bad.....any spare weight I want to put into the barrel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst View Post
    That made my brain smoke Haha
    I failed engkish spectacularly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dannyb View Post
    haven't lost an animal yet due to lack of light......haven't missed one either
    No you wont,and you never will untill you hunt with someone with better glass and they can see and you cant, then you will look threw their glass and be like "Oh I see NOW'
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    Quote Originally Posted by kiwijames View Post
    Hard to recover an animal shot in that window too.
    Not if its in the morning
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    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post
    No you wont,and you never will untill you hunt with someone with better glass and they can see and you cant, then you will look threw their glass and be like "Oh I see NOW'
    quite often do, honestly it's never been a problem nothing is perfect there's always a trade off weight/better glass/zoom/size/cost etc etc
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    That is true, it is always a trade off.
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    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post
    Want dial up, dont want parallax adj.
    VX6 2-12 with cds then. They are a great straight forward 'scope. Like mine a lot.
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    Quote Originally Posted by veitnamcam View Post
    I got a vx3 when they came out and went to a 6 when they arrived on the scene.
    The 6 is great but I would like something lighter....but what?
    March and it will help lighten other things you carry around as well like your wallet
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahr View Post
    VX6 2-12 with cds then. They are a great straight forward 'scope. Like mine a lot.
    Thats what I have....its great but could be lighter.
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    Never understood why you would put a brick on top of a hunting rifle. They absolutely serve their purpose for the places they are designed for like getting a hammering in military use but when it comes time for the shot in a hunting situation the high end lightweight options will not put you at any disadvantage. If you are worried about throwing the thing off a cliff then maybe you are overthinking it?
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