Anyone use the Swarovski Z6 5 x 30 x 50 scope for hunting?
What do you think about it?

What Do You hunt? If You need the high magnifition: The optics are perfect!!! Think about an illuminated reticle - you may regret not taking one...

Scuba,
I had a chance to pick up one at 40% off retail.
Thought it sounded like a fun, long range scope but am not sure.

I have a couple of illuminated scopes - I like them a lot.

I have the 3-18x50. Fantastic scope, however, away from a bench, I find anything more than 12x unusable.

If you are shooting on a range in good light you can use the high mag, but not in low light field conditions. I also have a Z6 2-12x50, this is a much more "friendly" scope to use.

It is probably an excellent scope being a Swarovski. I would be interested in it if I didn't already have 2 of the Swarovski 6 X 18 TDS scopes. Use both on varmint rifles. The higher power would be very helpful ringing the loads out from the bench and shooting longer distances in good light. Has there been any test reports of the scope yopu are interested?
Jim

Swarovski asked me to test their 5-30x50P and write it up in a hunters' magazine. I installed it on my AICS-Rem 700 .308 Win and rapidly fell in love with the scope (I did not actually hunt with it, though). The only sad point was that I had to return the scope after completion of the testing

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Originally posted by Andre Mertens:
Swarovski asked me to test their 5-30x50P and write it up in a hunters' magazine. I installed it on my AICS-Rem 700 .308 Win and rapidly fell in love with the scope (I did not actually hunt with it, though). The only sad point was that I had to return the scope after completion of the testing

Andre, you're going to have to change your ways and the price for testing and write up is you get to keep the test item Of course you would have to limit your testing to stuff like Sauer, Mauser, Blaser, Zeiss, Leica, etc. Waidmannsheil, Dom.

Dogcat and others.

I am kinda maybe looking at moving out of my Leupold 6.5 x 20 x 50 on my long range 7 Mag rig.

I am just curious of how did the Swaro work out if you got it, and your opinions of it now.

I am looking at both the Z5 and the Z6 (gasp $$$$) in the 5 x 25 which would seem enough or the 5 x 30 Z6.

Have you, or Andre or others, seen a better eye positioning on the Swaro vs the Leupold? And did anyone use the Swaro ballistic turret?

Finally how about the available adjustment. I think the Leupold has 94 elevation and 94 windage.

I am really a two scope owner in either the Leupold or Swaro. Anything else I should know or that you might share ?

Thanks.

i have a new 2-12x50 z6 in the classifieds that is awesome, great optics and light for a 50mm

It is absolutely an optical marvel

Clarity at 30x is beyond reproach

Those who struggle with high mag tunnelling don't even understand the basis of optics

If the stock does not fit them they will struggle with 30x magnification

How about the eyebox?

Norse,
What is an "eyebox"? That term is unfamiliar to me.

dog,

eyebox, when the magnification is crank all the way up (30X), is it much more difficult to position your eye behind the eye piece such as requiring a perfect cheek weld everytime on the riflestock otherwise the image will very easily blackout?