Originally Posted By: 2muchgunOriginally Posted By: 6724i fail to see how a 3-12 scope is no good for hunting? weight? not an issue.
If the weight a 25.8 oz scope is not an issue for you, so be it. If find it ridiculously heavy for a hunting rifle, and twice the weight of anything I normally hunt with.
The heaviest scope I ever hunt with(rarely) is a VX3 4.5-14x40 with M1. It still weighs 10 oz less than said Zeiss, is higher powered, more eye relief, more internal adjustment. Why would I hunt with a LOG instead, which offers ZERO advantages?
Furthermore, you have to mount said Zeiss WAY high. Screwing up the ergos of any rifle designed for hunting. And then there's the balance thing.
No thanks......
You may want to consider different people & different terrain offer different styles of hunting. Stalking miles in a day up a steep incline, every ounce matters. Brudging through thick vegitation, size really matters. Walking 100 yards to a box blind were you can see 800 yards in 3 directions, a guy may want to carry a little heavier rifle (with bigger scope). Short walk in thick timber were it gets dark earlier than in the open, a guy may want to take advantage of the most light transmition he can...
While I agree lots of guys now days get a little overboard with scope size. For a non-pack rifle, without a ton of comb drop; no stink on a 56mm objective scope. I can dang sure tell you that both on 10X - 30minutes after sunset... The exit puple on the 56mm scope will make a big difference. I wouldn't quite say someone turned on the flood lights. But could dang sure mean the difference in telling if it's a shooter buck or not.
I have a 56mm VX-7 -slug- on my favorite "stand" rifle.
Of course I could be wrong... I've been stupid enough to kill deer with a 21# f-class rig.
If I was *that* worried about scope size & weight... I'd shoot iron sights; lighter & smaller than your "best" hunting scope.