Re: Weaver Grand Slam 3-10X Tactical Video
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BoilerUP</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Anybody care to offer a comparison in image quality between the Weaver 3-10 and, say, a Burris FFII or Nikon ProStaff/Buckmaster? </div></div>
I just put a Weaver Grand Slam Tactical on my .243 coyote rifle and my hunting partner went with the Nikon Coyote Special. The Nikon CS is a buckmaster with the predator reticle and a camo finish. After doing a side by side comparision between the two, the Weaver has clearer glass, hands down. There is some distortion in the Nikon, where it is absent in the Weaver. We were shooting till dusk on Sunday evening and as it got dark, the Weaver left the Nikon in it's dust when it came to lowlight performance. All around I think the Weaver Tactical is a much better optic in the same price range as the Nikon Buckmaster/Coyote Special. You also get the added benefit of having matching reticle and knobs with the Weaver.
I should also add: I was itching to confirm the dope on my new handloads yesterday but couldn't shoot at the house due to workers in the field. After dinner it was dark as could be and I decided to try it in the dark. I propped a small LED flashlight in front of the target and went out to 350 yards. I could not only see my 3x5 card on the target, but I could see the 3/4" black dot I drew on it as well. I shot a three shot group, with the cold bore striking the black dot. The other two rounds were just below it with a 1.36" group, or .390 MOA.
The only complaints I have so far is the reticle is canted about 1 degree from the turrets. The scope tracks great and the knobs feel good. It has rode around in my pickup for two days so far and held a perfect zero. The knobs and reticle match to a "T", and the reticle measures correctly.