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<blockquote data-quote="4onaside" data-source="post: 995955" data-attributes="member: 2975"><p>Interesting takes boys, but I am, always have been, and always will be a yellow mustard man. And, contrary to Jim, I am, always have been, and suppose always will be a very serious hunter. I don't think that time in the woods has much to do with how serious that you are, but I spend, always have and always will every convenient moment in the field. I have looked at crosshairs,I'm sure, longer than any of you have been alive. I have killed my share of game, at first light, last light, deep woods, high plains, alpine, etc. etc. I have only had two scopes malfunction that I recall, and neither cost me game. One was an old Weaver, that would fog internally. It did not happen on dry days, but on humid mornings, it had a tendency to fog. The solution was put it in the oven and dry it out, so it would be ready to go again, the next time, I kid you not! The only other was a Simmons 8 point, which I discovered had a loose objective lens. Unforntately, I made this discovery at 11,600 ft in the Colorado rockies, and killed a bull with it at 275 yards an hour or so later. Since there was not way to tighten it, I threw it away when I got back to Tennessee. But, it performed just as well as a $1,500 scope would have performed. I have always been partial to Bushnells, Sportviews mostly, and have found them to have extremely bright optics, all things considered. So my track record does not indicate any serious sacrifices of my sport by usuing bargain basement scopes. I'm proud that you fellows are able to buy what you want and what you feel like you need. Me, I'll continue to spend my spare change on Great Western hunts, on which my rifles are scoped with inexpensive glass. Different strokes for different folks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4onaside, post: 995955, member: 2975"] Interesting takes boys, but I am, always have been, and always will be a yellow mustard man. And, contrary to Jim, I am, always have been, and suppose always will be a very serious hunter. I don't think that time in the woods has much to do with how serious that you are, but I spend, always have and always will every convenient moment in the field. I have looked at crosshairs,I'm sure, longer than any of you have been alive. I have killed my share of game, at first light, last light, deep woods, high plains, alpine, etc. etc. I have only had two scopes malfunction that I recall, and neither cost me game. One was an old Weaver, that would fog internally. It did not happen on dry days, but on humid mornings, it had a tendency to fog. The solution was put it in the oven and dry it out, so it would be ready to go again, the next time, I kid you not! The only other was a Simmons 8 point, which I discovered had a loose objective lens. Unforntately, I made this discovery at 11,600 ft in the Colorado rockies, and killed a bull with it at 275 yards an hour or so later. Since there was not way to tighten it, I threw it away when I got back to Tennessee. But, it performed just as well as a $1,500 scope would have performed. I have always been partial to Bushnells, Sportviews mostly, and have found them to have extremely bright optics, all things considered. So my track record does not indicate any serious sacrifices of my sport by usuing bargain basement scopes. I'm proud that you fellows are able to buy what you want and what you feel like you need. Me, I'll continue to spend my spare change on Great Western hunts, on which my rifles are scoped with inexpensive glass. Different strokes for different folks. [/QUOTE]
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