Re: LMAO!!!! Sightron as good as NF.
I am a huge proponent of Sightron scopes, and have been singing their praises for years. Currently, I own no fewer than 5 or 6 Sightrons, including two SIII's (3.5-10x and 6-24x), two SII Big Sky's (3-12x and 4-16x), and at least one or two SII's. In my eyes, their glass is so close to some of the top level scopes that its hard to call one better than the other. I own (or have owned) US Optics, Trijicon, Bushnell Elite Tactical, Leupold, Zeiss Conquest, Weaver, Meopta and the like, and have yet to shoot through one that I felt had any better glass than the SIII. I've also had the opportunity to shoot a few rifles with Nightforce optics, and the glass was honestly no better in my eyes.
Of course, when dealing with tactical scopes, there is a lot more to consider than just optical clarity or glass quality. Nightforce certainly has the upper hand in turrets and reticle choices, but things are changing. Sightron has now began offering mil/mil options, and are starting to include different reticles. The MMD in the 10x42 is as close to perfect as I could ask for, if they would only add mil turrets. In fact, at $500 its one of the best deals going in optics.
As far as customer service is concerned, Sightron is second to none. I've returned scopes to Sightron, US Optics, Leupold, Bushnell, and Weaver, and Sightron was the quickest of the bunch. Now, I have nothing bad to say about any of the aforementioned companies, as they all took care of my issues, but Sightron was the quickest by far.
I am a huge proponent of Sightron scopes, and have been singing their praises for years. Currently, I own no fewer than 5 or 6 Sightrons, including two SIII's (3.5-10x and 6-24x), two SII Big Sky's (3-12x and 4-16x), and at least one or two SII's. In my eyes, their glass is so close to some of the top level scopes that its hard to call one better than the other. I own (or have owned) US Optics, Trijicon, Bushnell Elite Tactical, Leupold, Zeiss Conquest, Weaver, Meopta and the like, and have yet to shoot through one that I felt had any better glass than the SIII. I've also had the opportunity to shoot a few rifles with Nightforce optics, and the glass was honestly no better in my eyes.
Of course, when dealing with tactical scopes, there is a lot more to consider than just optical clarity or glass quality. Nightforce certainly has the upper hand in turrets and reticle choices, but things are changing. Sightron has now began offering mil/mil options, and are starting to include different reticles. The MMD in the 10x42 is as close to perfect as I could ask for, if they would only add mil turrets. In fact, at $500 its one of the best deals going in optics.
As far as customer service is concerned, Sightron is second to none. I've returned scopes to Sightron, US Optics, Leupold, Bushnell, and Weaver, and Sightron was the quickest of the bunch. Now, I have nothing bad to say about any of the aforementioned companies, as they all took care of my issues, but Sightron was the quickest by far.