Re: Are S&B scopes really that much better?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Rob01</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: EricCartmann</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
A lot of people do not need "S&B Glass" so why even save? S&B Glass is for old blind guys that can't see. Some people are born with horrible vision, and as you age it gets worse. Your ability to see contrast and shades of colors degrade.
I think I just talked myself out of an S&B and will stick to NightForce and Leupolds (as well as Weavers and Bushnells). </div></div>
And thinking it's all about the glass is the first mistake. Glass is a little ways down the line in the wants and needs list for scopes. Reliability in the adjustments and repeatability in those adjustments are a higher concern and you also get those in an S&B. You get those in NF scopes as well but Leupold is not known for them or are the other brands mentioned. Depends how much precision you want on your precision rifle.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Hamstur</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Wow. How is this thread still going? I really like this contrasting perspective of this post but it reinforces the truth:
- If the actual activity of shooting is not your profession & source of income, you don't <span style="text-decoration: underline">need </span>one -- and that's almost all of us
- If you have to sweat & save to buy one, it is not worth buying
- If you are trying to quantify $2500 as having to be twice as good as $1250, it is not worth buying
- If you can think of much better ways to spend money, it is not worth buying
- If you judge, stereotype or classify S&B owners or view ownership as a status symbol, you definitely don't need one
If you enjoy shooting as a hobby, appreciate refinement and have disposable income ... why the fuck not buy a few to enhance the hobby? I own 2 now and I love them. I'm not a sniper. I don't think I'm a sniper. I don't even compete. I'm not old. I love to shoot. I notice the difference -- and I absolutely love the difference. I shoot in the desert with friends, and I could care less if nobody ever sees or knows I have them cause I bought them for me. That's my story.</div></div>
So sweating and saving isn't worth doing anymore? Guess that says alot about our society now where hard work is just too hard. No need to train or work to refine the skills either I guess.
Obviously if you need the money to feed the kids you wouldn't take from that to buy something you want. That's common sense. But there is nothing wrong with seeing an item you want and think it might help you in your hobby and putting money aside and saving for it
Apply that list to any shooting product. With that list we all shouldn't be shooting anything more than inexpensive factory rifles topped with Barskas. No custom rifles, no Atlas bipods, no Sphur mounts, no expensive packs etc, etc. Well I guess you get the point. Precision isn't always cheap especially where optics are concerned. </div></div>
Why limit you and your hard work to a S&B? Why not work harder and get a Hensoldt ZF 6-24x72 SAM? Why use the cheapie S&B? The ZF is only $8000 more, and if you value hard work, you will have no problem saving up for it