TheGDog from United States, CA Public Profile

The proof is in the pudding as they say. But in this case it means "putting" as it putting it on top of your tripod and doing a head-to-head against your existing glass. At first I thought somehow these 10x42's where providing me the same level of magnification as my Vultures. They do not, but what it is, is that these Conquests offer up soo much more detail to your eyes that you'd swear you are seeing the objects as close as that other one. Especially due to greater depth-of-field @300yds was trying to determine if this spike buck had enough of another nub on it's antler "that you could hang a ring off it". In desperation I tried grabbing for the 15x56 but since it just wasn't as clear as this Conquest, even though the image appeared with more magnification to it... it WAS NOT as sharp as the image made by these Conquests. Having these Conquests now... makes it pointless for me to have the lesser 15x56 binos from that other manufacturer. Anyhoo... get you a pair of these ZEISS and never look back.

Not too heavy. The combo serrated blade, together with the pliers with wire-cutters works great for cutting/snapping off small poking branches when you're trying to sit backed up into a Scrub Oak to get out of the hot sun while hunting.

For cleaning Rabbits this tool works pretty neat, ya just snap off the forelimbs with the wire-cutter part, peel the skin off, then filet-out the backstraps and leg muscles. Or you can use the knife to disconnect the legs whole.

Was glad to have this with me on one outing. The screws in the trusty Tripod stool's fulcrum were backing-out a little bit. Would have really sucked to have the stool come apart on me way out there.

Made sure to get one for my boy for his Boy Scout pack. The tool like this that's just the knife? It's cool and everything, and nice and light, but the way they engineered that little bottle-opener nub on its pocket-clip makes your clothing pull it out of your pocket silently when you're getting up from a sit while hunting. Lost one of those because of that. This is a much better option all around.

These things are great to have in the truck. They are fine for hunting in thicker terrain. At only 28mm's though that are not going to brighten up your view to better than the human eye like some of the larger lenses can. Really nice eye relief for eyeglass wearers! Very easy to hold still, even after you've been huffin and puffin up the hike-in trail.

The seat cushion needs more padding to it. I added a ThermaRest Z-sit Pad (just like 2oz more) and that handled it a lot better.

It helps you to sit very low and near the ground. Attaches to outside of pack

THE GOOD: Does work, does do it's job in fighting odors.
THE BAD: On mine, VERY QUICKLY the fan has started sounding very bad and it's only a matter of time before it will give up the ghost. I'm imagining they went VERY cheap on the lil' fan part inside this thing. It's a shame. I *was* considering buying another one, and will... just NOT from this maker.

Been using this since 2014, on top of a Big Agnes AirPad. The combo works great. Only once did temps give me concern. Places I go with it seldom delow the 45 F rating. One time though a cold layer of fog rolled in. That time I had to put on a pair of base layers and socks, but usually in the typical SoCal chapparal forest I go to I'm just wearing like a motoX jersey, and the soft hikers boxer briefs undergarment. The bivvy is nicely thin and light and rolls up quite easy. Easy to wash when you get home as well.

You probably won't notice it until hunting in the shade of the setting sun. But when light starts to be less and less... I distinctly began to notice that each quadrant within the circle that the crosshairs made had a faint amount of its own, differently shaped blurriness in its own pattern. Which I thought was very odd since you'd figure the glass would be a separate object with like the crosshairs overlaid onto it or something.

That being said... for AirRifle distances.. like out to 40-50yds... this scope is fine. But more than that...OR... when pushing the envelope as far as available light still left. It's usability quickly starts to fall-off.

I've opted to order another Crossfire II 2-7x32mm to instead replace this as the scope on my CZ452 American Scout .22 LR

These are just great scopes! Lightweight. Easy to sight-in. Eye Relief nice and long. Glass is great.

Really... about the only thing I'd like changed is if the tactile clicks on the adjusters were more crisp and positive to the touch. As they are they're not bad at all though. I just prefer a strong crisp tactile click is all.

With my first purchase of this scope on my Bolt-gun I was able to shoot a soda bottle at 200yds with the 2nd BDC mark.

This 2nd one is for my AR15. I had a Weaver 1-3x20mm on there... (which is an EXCELLENT CQB/Brush Country scope BTW) but my young son didn't like that he couldn't see the .223 bullet holes on the Targets set out at 100yds with the Weaver.

So... it was a no-brainer to pickup another one of these then. He already was good with it on the .223 Bolt-Gun

Unless you live in the Midwest Plains or something, I can't see why anyone would need more than this for hunting. And at 2x it's still relatively easy to aim both-eyes-open.

Bought this optic to replace a Vortex Crossfire II 2-7x33mm that I had on my .30-30. The Crossfire II is an excellent scope, it's just that it adds a little bulk to an already heavy-ish rifle. I really liked the idea of shaving off a significant number of ounces off the .30-30 lever action. The Weaver is a perfect combo for the .30-30. With the Weaver balance no longer gets shifted to front-end heavy. And the fast target acquisition of the both-eyes-open 1x is really cool. Especially when you plan on going into areas which are more woodland and dense. My 8yo son told me he "wants a Sniper" (an optic) for his .22LR. Though there are plenty of much cheaper optics that would work great on a .22LR I believe I will opt for another of these 1-3x20mm since they don't add much weight... and I don't want the boy learning to rely heavily on magnification... and realistically for a .22LR this would be all you'd ever need. There is thin amount of ever-so-slight fish-eye distortion around the perimeter of the FOV when on 1x. But the FOV is so nice and wide you don't really notice it when acquiring target, and it's not there when you dial-up the magnification to higher values.

I purchased the Angled model. And for a sit-down spotting scope with a Tripod the angled is the way to go. (It replaced a straight Redfield Rampage, which is a waste of money). In all seriousness... the straight model could easily be your do-everything optic if you wanted it to, since it starts out at 11x. The sharpness of the image and clarity are beautiful with this scope. Just beautiful. The picture narrows a bit after 22x and ya need to get a little close to the eyepiece after 22x. But you can't argue with the quality of image even up at 33x. That fine-focus knob is the key at the high power. I take this and the Vortex Summit SS tripod with me almost every time here in SoCal. The lightweight is the thing that encourages you to actually bring it. Plus it's just plain cool to look thru! Makes you realize and notice how the years (and computerwork) have affected your vision. Your brain gets excited at how clearly you once again can see the world around you! If you can't afford this spotter... then I highly recommend you look at getting the Bushnell Ultra Legend HD 10x42 Monocular as a Plan B. It has a built-in threaded tripod mount hole on its underside and it's image quality is pretty much the same as this, just no zoom. If I am packing for multi-nite campout and space becomes an issue so I cannot take this spotter... I don't feel that I am giving up very much by taking just that Bushnell 10x42 Monocular and the Tripod. On the Vortex I definitely appreciate the Angled