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30mm scopes are old hat anyway.
34mm is where it's at these days.
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My secret is outOriginally Posted by tinbum
If you buy decent glass you will get more use in twilight conditions from a low mag 32-33mm scope. 40mm can be very good too, but be aware if you strap a 6-24x56, PX, AO, IR,BDC scope on your air rifle everyone will know you have a small willy
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Maybe those of us using 1.5-5x20 scopes are confident in what we've got then?From Leupold's blurb....
"Many of today’s riflescopes use 30mm maintubes. The 30mm tube provides more strength and often more windage and elevation adjustment. This makes it easier to get zeroed at the range, and for those shooters who love to shoot long distance, it allows you to “dial up” to be on target at longer ranges."
It also allows us feel superior to those without a similar girth...
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What about us open sights fans then? Super studs obviouslyMaybe those of us using 1.5-5x20 scopes are confident in what we've got then?
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Did I hear someone mutter "eunuchs"Hmmmmmm...
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Together with astronomical prices !
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34mm is so 2015, these days if it's not 35 or 40mm I won't give it cabinet space!
Still got a pair of 34mm PM2's in regular use though!
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Which model & how old? the "Endurance 30" series were very good scopes, while the Sidewinder pre 2015 (in the flight case) is certainly better with NV than the current model.
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Yeh, that's why 34 is where it's at34mm is so 2015, these days if it's not 35 or 40mm I won't give it cabinet space!
I wonder when the first 56mm tubed 56 is going to come out.
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Is that why you bought MY 1.5-5x20 WTC ??If you buy decent glass you will get more use in twilight conditions from a low mag 32-33mm scope. 40mm can be very good too, but be aware if you strap a 6-24x56, PX, AO, IR,BDC scope on your air rifle everyone will know you have a small willy
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I doubt there is any difference in performance between a 4x40 from body tube size.
The larger bodies give the designers more options when designing in all the toys like high magnification. Also a stronger thicker walled housing.
Everything else is in the quality of glass, the choice of coatings, and how all the lenses are designed to work together. Some manufacturers are better at putting it all together than others. Some scopes just have it all just right, more so than others in any range. Pure objective size is no guarantee of gathering more performance, especially if the glass isn't much good to start; which happens when trying to match a price to market. Whatever the scope it should match the scale and balance of the rifle. The rifle design and weight should match what its intended purpose is.
A lot of glass works in good light. The better glass works in all light conditions be it bright or at dusk. Quality does count.
That almost deserves a Roy "Chubby" Brown reply....It also allows us feel superior to those without a similar girth...
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One of the Titanium range. I think the 3-9 x 52 variety?
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this i so true.it ain't what yer got it's how you use it! Besides my old pecar champion 1" tube scope, I've never looked through any other air rifle scope at dusk or dawn & seen as much light transmitted to my eye than the lil whitetails.Maybe those of us using 1.5-5x20 scopes are confident in what we've got then?
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I couldn't let this drop, the little Simmons. They aren't that bright. I know why people use them as they give a great sight picture, but thy aren't bright nor particularly good at dusk.
There are a good few 4x40 scopes that are super bright, and the odd 3-9x40. Its all in the glass. The odd Hakko, Tasco, Leupold and Zeiss fixed x4 or x6 can be surprisingly bright. When it comes to air rifle scopes then its often what the manufacturer/brand decided to do that year. Some models in a range just light up, the rest are "also rans". It can be the case that a larger objective lens is so badly matched that it allows less light through to a small sized objective in the same line (Tasco, Simmons). There is more to making a scope than just putting some lenses together.
They all promise the earth. A very few do, or go beyond their price range.
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Tube size doesnt have a huge effect on light transmission.
Bigger tube allows more elevation and windage.
Weight can be more down to how many lens are in the tube as much as the tube itself.
I have both and they give good results if enginereed right
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