Re: I can see my hose from here ( March scope )
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Captain Moroni</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Ian, the Lowlight treatment is not quite what you think. There is sometimes a lot of light, a bright blinding flash of light. </div></div>
And with much of the treatment, light only comes into play when trying to locate a scope that just took a dive off a 2 story tower.
Our gracious host on this board is the creator of the "Lowlight treatment". His unique background has made him an expert in the area of, shall we say, "destructive testing". If a scope can run his evil gauntlet and keep on ticking, it has passed the treatment.
On tactical (and many hunting scopes), a scope sustains a few nudges, bumps and "weather anomalies". Now, many of us here are current or retired military. The military teaches many great things and skills, including a disregard for gentle handling of one's equipment. A pack rated for say, 50 pounds, will be expected to hold 110 pounds. Or as much stuff as you can jam in there with all seams and the fabric remaining intact.
A scope? It is just another part of a rifle. Keep it clean and it should never fail.
A fall from 2 stories? Hah! That's only about 4G's.
The Lowlight Treatment is kind of like the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval for scopes and firearms. Or like the UL approval. Not sure of he has a little stick on seal yet (actually, I think we should have SH design contest for that!), but many of us here look for the LL Seal of Approval before we buy.
Kind of like that line from <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">The Dirty Dozen</span></span> - "They're very pretty Colonel, but can they fight?"