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$50 vs $1,200 Scope! #longrangehunting #hunting #sniper #shorts

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  1. it's the objective size that allows more or less light in, not the scope tube, the larger the objective the better lower light performance it'll have because it allows more light in. the larger scope tube size allows you more adjustment range than with a smaller tube.

  2. Please don't hurt innocent animals , think if the same happens with you , when you going to work or shopping alone and some random animal or a guy killed you and someone in your home is waiting for you like parents your kids

  3. Don’t forget that cheap scope is a second focal plane scope and the $1200 on is probably a first focal plane scope. The turrets rarely track properly on a cheap scope so your only option is to use maximum magnification so your retical is accurate for holdovers and windage. Then there is the whole fixed parallax problem. Airguns and .22LRs are actually places where it’s much more important to get a good scope even at close ranges. Shooting an air gun or a .22LR at 100-200 yards is the equivalent of shooting a centerfire rifle at say 600-800 yards or more when it comes to drop and windage. To top it off you’re often shooting them at extremely close ranges as well. My advice is to spend at least as much on a scope as you do on the rifle you’re using it on. In my opinion a good set of iron sights is better than a cheap scope, I don’t recommend getting a scope that costs less than say $200, it’s basically guaranteed to be a POS.

  4. The 30mm tube does not let more light in. That is a myth that has been proven false many times.

    The better glass is the key there. If you bought a 1" tube scope with exceptional glass, and a 30mm scope with cruddy glass, the results you speak of would be opposite.

    They both have "focus." What the expensive scope has is a parallax adjustment. It is not the same as focus. Cheap scopes can have a parallax adjustment. Most scopes without a parallax adjustment are factory set for parallax at 100 yds. Even the really expensive ones without parallax adjustment. Obviously, being able to adjust that can be an advantage. It appears to focus the scope, but it is not specifically for that. Focus is different.

    And again, many cheap scopes have the "focus" adjustment as you call it. Yet, they probably aren't as good as an expensive glass even with the parallax adjusted.

  5. The tube diameter has nothing to do with how much light goes through the tube. All it does is with a 30mm tube you get more adjustments. The size of the front lens is what determines the amount of light going through the scope.

  6. Larger tubes is not better. Only the objective lens (and glass treatments) has an effect on light.

    Larger tube diameter only gives you more adjustment, for instance for longer shots. It also adds weight wich is not always something you want.

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