Re: is my cheap scope screwing me?
I bought a $300 Millett TRS-1 on my first long range gun.
For a $300 scope I was impressed with the build quality and the features.
Now I have 2 Nightforce scopes at home and I can tell you having high quality glass is more than just a luxury. This isn't to say Nightforce even makes the best optics available, it's just that the level of quality and usability is so much higher.
The feel of the adjustments, and the knowledge that you can count on it are huge. The fact that you can count on it to make repeatable consistent adjustments every time- can you imagine how badly the lack of that could screw you over?
The quality and clarity of the glass at distance are truly critical as well. The ability to see the target and point of impact. The eye relief. With my Millet you have to be uncomfortably close to the eye piece, setting you up for flinches (or at worst a nasty cut). The eye relief on the NF is so much more forgiving.
I have a friend with an older Leupold Gold Ring, 3-9x40....the repeatability of the adjustments has completely gone away, really disturbing. We were trying to zero it in a Lead Sled and it was just a disaster. He hasn't tried to get in touch with them to fix it, probably should.
I bought a $300 Millett TRS-1 on my first long range gun.
For a $300 scope I was impressed with the build quality and the features.
Now I have 2 Nightforce scopes at home and I can tell you having high quality glass is more than just a luxury. This isn't to say Nightforce even makes the best optics available, it's just that the level of quality and usability is so much higher.
The feel of the adjustments, and the knowledge that you can count on it are huge. The fact that you can count on it to make repeatable consistent adjustments every time- can you imagine how badly the lack of that could screw you over?
The quality and clarity of the glass at distance are truly critical as well. The ability to see the target and point of impact. The eye relief. With my Millet you have to be uncomfortably close to the eye piece, setting you up for flinches (or at worst a nasty cut). The eye relief on the NF is so much more forgiving.
I have a friend with an older Leupold Gold Ring, 3-9x40....the repeatability of the adjustments has completely gone away, really disturbing. We were trying to zero it in a Lead Sled and it was just a disaster. He hasn't tried to get in touch with them to fix it, probably should.
